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US 2004/0105923 A1Published application
Beverage
AssigneeUnilever Bestfoods North America, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorJohn O'Connell
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AssigneeUnilever Bestfoods North America, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorJohn O'Connell
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A beverage product comprises a container holding a liquid beverage component and sufficient nitrogen gas to give a gas pressure in the head space of at least about 3.3 bar at 5° C., said liquid beverage comprising an organoleptically acceptable foam-maintaining system such that when the liquid beverage is poured from the container a foam is generated, the volume of which is maintained at greater than about 80% of its initial volume for a period of at least about 10, preferably at least about 30 minutes. The initial volume of the foam may be less than about 20% of the volume of the liquid beverage. The foam-maintaining system may comprise octenylsuccinic acid modified starch, and at least one surface active agent selected from the group consisting of acyl lactylate salts, proteins, protein hydrolysates, sucrose esters, and mixtures thereof.
1) A beverage product comprising a container holding a liquid beverage component and sufficient nitrogen gas to give a gas pressure in the head space of at least about 3.3 bar at 5° C., said liquid beverage comprising an organoleptically acceptable foam-maintaining system such that when the liquid beverage is poured from the container a foam is generated, the volume of which is maintained at greater than about 80% of its initial volume for a period of at least about 10 minutes.
27) A method of making a beverage product comprising a container holding a liquid beverage component and nitrogen gas, said liquid beverage comprising an organoleptically acceptable foam-maintaining system, said method comprising the steps of:—
28) A method of making a beverage product comprising a container holding a liquid beverage component and nitrogen gas, said liquid beverage comprising octenylsuccinic acid modified starch, and at least one surface active agent selected from the group consisting of acyl lactylate salts, proteins, protein hydrolysates and sucrose esters and mixtures thereof, said method comprising the steps of:—
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