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US 2002/0162458 A1Published application
Effervescent beverage product and method for drinking the same
AssigneeUnilever Bestfoods, North America
InventorsRobert Stanley Farr, Mark Nicmanis
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Abstract
An effervescent beverage having an effervescent gas dissolved therein is described. The beverage remains pressurized until consumed and may have a smooth and silky texture when a sparingly soluble gas is used.
Claims21
A pressurized beverage product comprising:
- (a) a beverage within a pressure resistant container, the beverage comprising a soluble gas, a sparingly soluble gas, or a mixture of gases dissolved therein;
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- (b) a valve in a position to seal the container, the valve, when opened, suitable to dispense the beverage as an effervescent beverage to a mouth of a consumer
- wherein, internally, the container has a headspace pressurized to less than about 25 bar, gauge, with the soluble gas, sparingly soluble gas, or mixture of gases.
1 more element
A method for consuming a beverage comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting an actuator of a pressurized beverage product with a mouth of a consumer;
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- (b) moving the actuator from a resting position to release beverage out of the beveraged product and into the mouth of the consumer, the beverage being effervescent and comprising suspended bubbles wherein at least 80% of the suspended bubbles have a diameter that is less than about 0.5 mm.
A method for consuming a beverage comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting an actuator of a pressurized beverage product with a mouth of a consumer;
- (b) moving the actuator from a resting position to release beverage out of the beverage product and into the mouth of the consumer
- wherein the beverage product comprises a container and, internally, the container has a headspace pressurized to less than abut 25 bar, gauge, with the soluble gas, sparingly soluble gas, or mixture thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.