Non-dairy creamer formulation
AssigneeWhiteWave Services, Inc.
InventorsBrandon Eugene Bell, James Matthew Owen
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Abstract
Pressurized non-dairy compositions that can be expelled from a pressurized container, typically through an actuator, into a beverage are described. Upon combining the non-dairy composition with the beverage, a portion of the non-dairy composition provides a stable foam on top of the beverage (“foaming”) and a portion of the non-dairy composition is mixed into and remains in the beverage (“creaming”).
Claims10
A pressurized product comprising a non-dairy composition contained within a delivery system comprising a container, a valve and spring assembly, and an actuator including a nozzle, wherein the non-dairy composition comprises:
- from about 25 to about 40 percent by weight of a sugar cane;
- from about 8 to about 16 percent by weight of coconut oil;
- from about 0.5 to about 1.5 percent by weight of a milk protein concentrate, comprising a protein content of greater than 50% by weight and a lactose content of less than 20% by weight;
- from about 0.5 to about 1.5 percent by weight of sodium caseinate;
- from about 0.2 to about 2 percent by weight of microcrystalline cellulose;
- from about 0.05 to about 0.3 percent by weight mono- and diglycerides;
- from about 0.05 to about 0.3 percent by weight stearoyl lactylate;
- from about 0.2 to about 0.8 percent by weight dipotassium phosphate;
- and
- water,
- wherein:
- the non-dairy composition is prepared by a process comprising:
- a first two-stage homogenization conducted at about 2000 psi in a first stage and about 500 psi in a second stage at a temperature of about 135-145° F.,
- pasteurization, and
- a second two-stage homogenization conducted at about 2000 psi in a first stage and about 500 psi in a second stage at a temperature of about 165-175° F.;
- the non-dairy composition has a unimodal peak particle size distribution in which a number-average or weight-average particle size is less than 0.5 microns;
- the non-dairy composition has an initial viscosity of about 100 to about 150 cP at 5° C.;
- and
- the non-dairy composition has a shelf life of at least 180 days.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.