Non caloric frozen carbonated beverage
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsGrant E DuBois, James A Shepherd, Sandra C Ryan
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Abstract
Abstract of Disclosure The present invention is a non-caloric or reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage and a method of making it. The freezing point of a diet beverage syrup is reduced through the use of a freezing point depressant, particularly a Sugar MNS which is used to replace a portion of the known high-potency non-caloric sweetener. The preferred Sugar MNS for use in the beverage and method of the present invention is erythritol.
Claims91
A reduced calorie or non-caloric frozen carbonated beverage comprising:
- (a) a reduced calorie or non-caloric beverage syrup containing a freezing point depressant;
- (b) water;
- and
- (c) carbon dioxide.
A reduced calorie or non-caloric frozen non-carbonated beverage comprising:
- (a) a beverage syrup containing a high-potency non-caloric sweetener and a freezing point depressant;
- and
- (b) water.
A method of making a reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage comprising:
- combining a reduced calorie or non-caloric beverage syrup containing a freezing point depressant at a reduced temperature with water;
- and carbon dioxide.
A method of depressing the freezing point of a reduced calorie beverage syrup comprising:
- preparing a reduced calorie beverage syrup by replacing up to one third of a high-potency non-caloric sweetener with a freezing point depressant selected from a Sugar MNS selected from at least one of erythritol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, or fructo-oligosaccharide sweetener.
A reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage having a given freezing point comprising:
- (a) a reduced calorie beverage syrup containing a mixture of a non-caloric sweetener and a low caloric sugar, the low caloric sugar acting as a freezing point depressant, as compared to freezing point depressant characteristics of the non-caloric sweetener;
- (b) water;
- and
- (c) carbon dioxide.
A reduced calorie frozen non-carbonated beverage having a given freezing point comprising:
- (a) a beverage syrup containing a mixture of non-caloric sweetener and a low caloric sugar, said low-caloric sugar acting as a freezing point depressant, as compared to freezing point depressant characteristics of the non-caloric sweetener;
- and
- (b) water.
A method of making a reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage having a given freezing point comprising:
- combining a reduce calorie beverage syrup containing a mixture of a non-caloric sweetener and a low caloric sugar, said low caloric sugar acting as a freezing point depressant, as compared to freezing point depressant characteristics of the non-caloric sweetener;
- water and carbon dioxide.
A method of controlling the freezing point depressant characteristics of a beverage syrup to be mixed with a diluent comprising the steps of:
- (a) blending a non-caloric sweetener and a low-caloric sugar, said low-caloric sugar acting as a freezing point depressant for the diluent compared to freezing point depressant characteristics of the non-caloric sweetener;
- and
- (b) controlling the ratio of low-caloric sugar to non-caloric sweetener to achieve a given freezing point of the diluent and syrup mixture.
A method of depressing the freezing point of a reduced calorie beverage syrup comprising:
- preparing a reduced caloric beverage syrup by replacing up to one third of a high-potency non-caloric sweetener with a freezing point depressant selected from at least one of propylene glycol, glycerol and sorbitol.
A reduced calorie frozen beverage comprising:
- propylene glycol;
- glycerol;
- sorbitol;
- and
- sucralose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.