Process for producing acidic drinks
OwnerAkihisa Takaichi, Toshihiko Okamoto +2inventors
InventorsAkihisa Takaichi, Toshihiko Okamoto, Yoshinari Watanabe, Rieko Ito
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Abstract
The present invention provides a process for producing an acidic beverage comprising incorporating into the acidic beverage a substance effective for inhibiting the proliferation of acidophilic bacteria, such as an aqueous extract of grape seeds and the like; an acidic beverage obtained by the process wherein the proliferation of acidophilic bacteria is inhibited; and an acidophilic bacteria proliferation inhibitor to be used in acidic beverages comprising, as an active component, the above-mentioned substance effective for inhibiting the proliferation of acidophilic bacteria.
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(amended) A process for producing an acidic beverage comprising incorporating into the acidic beverage 0.00036 to 0.0073 wt. % of a substance effective for inhibiting the proliferation of thermotolerant acidophilic bacteria capable of proliferating in the acidic beverage, the substance being at least one species selected from the group consisting of an aqueous extract of grape seeds and an aqueous extract of the lees of squeezed grape juice.
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