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US 2003/0157220 A1Published application
Beverages having L-ascorbic acid with stability of color and clarity
AssigneeStokely-Van Camp, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Morello, Susan L. Franz
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Abstract
An aqueous beverage solution includes L-ascorbic acid and EDTA. The resulting solution is free of sufficient constituents which could mask color change due to oxidation of the L-ascorbic acid. A color and/or turbidity of the beverage is substantially stable over a desired predetermined time.
Claims2
An aqueous beverage solution comprising:
- water;
- L-ascorbic acid;
- the solution being free of sufficient constituents which would mask any color change of the solution due to oxidation of the L-ascorbic acid;
- and,
- a color of the beverage being substantially stable over a predetermined time:
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An aqueous beverage solution comprising:
- water;
- L-ascorbic acid;
- the solution being free of sufficient constituents which would mask turbidity change due to oxidation of the L-ascorbic acid;
- and,
- a turbidity of the beverage is substantially stable over a desired predetermined time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.