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US 2004/0170739 A1Published application
Gelled juice product and method of making the same
AssigneeTropicana Products, Inc.
InventorsAlbert D. Bolles, Beata Klamczynska, Cindy L. Hart, Renee Mellican, Kristin Parshall, Jennifer DiCicco, Richard N. McArdle
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Abstract
A gelled juice product which includes a fruit or vegetable juice and carrageenan and which is palatable, stable and can be formed into a desired shape is disclosed herein. A method of making such a gelled juice product is also disclosed.
Claims50
A gelled juice product comprising:
- a juice;
- and
- approximately 0.28 to 0.7 weight percent of carrageenan.
A gelled juice product comprising:
- a juice;
- and
- approximately 0.28 to 0.7 weight percent of carrageenan and locust bean gum, wherein said locust bean gum is approximately 0.18 or less weight percent.
A method for producing a gelled juice product comprising:
- mixing juice and carrageenan to form a mixture;
- heating said mixture to a temperature above a gel activating temperature;
- decanting said heated mixture;
- holding said decanted mixture at a temperature above said gel activating temperature;
- and
- cooling said decanted mixture to form a gelled juice product.
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