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US 12,568,987 B2Granted
Ready-to-drink coffee beverages and method of making thereof
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsHelen Gillian Anantharaman, Guillermo E. Napolitano, Yubin Ye, Jun-Tse Ray Fu, Philippe Rousset, Alexander A. Sher
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Abstract
Ready to drink coffee beverages are provided. The beverage comprises coffee; medium chain triglycerides (MCT); high acyl gellan gum; plant-based protein; and buffer wherein coffee is 0.5-2.5 w/w %, and MCT is 5-10 w/w %. The beverage can be refrigerated and shelf-stable in a homogenous state for at least six months at 4, 20 and 30° C.
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A product comprising:
- a container;
- and
- a ready to drink coffee beverage filled in the container under aseptic conditions, the ready to drink coffee beverage comprising:
- coffee;
- medium chain triglycerides (MCT);
- high acyl gellan gum;
- plant-based protein;
- and
- a buffer,
- wherein the coffee is 0.5-2.5 w/w % of the ready to drink coffee beverage, the MCT is 5-10 w/w % of the ready to drink coffee beverage, and the ready to drink coffee beverage has no phase separation during storage at 4-30° C. for at least six months.
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A method of producing a ready to drink coffee, the method comprising:
- adding a high acyl gellan gum, sugar, and buffer to water to form a first mixture;
- adding a plant-based protein and a coffee component to the first mixture to form a second mixture;
- adding MCT oil to the second mixture to form a third mixture;
- homogenizing the third mixture at about 135/35 bars at 70-80° C. to form an emulsion;
- subjecting the emulsion to ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment for 2-6 sec at 141-148° C.;
- cooling the UHT treated emulsion to about 15-25° C. to obtain the ready to drink coffee;
- filling the ready to drink coffee in a container under aseptic conditions;
- and
- storing the ready to drink coffee in the container at refrigerated or ambient conditions, wherein the ready to drink coffee has no phase separation during storage at 4-30° C. for at least six months.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.