Mineral-fortified beverage composition
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsPei Chang, Tony Blanc, Danielle Barbaro, Christine Sisler
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Abstract
Mineral-fortified beverage concentrate and beverage compositions are provided. The mineral-fortified composition may be a reduced-calorie beverage concentrate and beverage. Various additives and adjuvants are provided to prevent an objectionable chalky taste from beverages that are made with the mineral-fortified beverage concentrates of the invention.
Claims35
A mineral-fortified soft drink beverage concentrate comprising:
- a mineral source to provide a mineral selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and combinations thereof;
- cola flavor, present in an amount equivalent to from about 15 to about 18 grams caramel base cola flavor per liter of the beverage concentrate;
- and
- sweetener.
A mineral-fortified reduced-calorie cola-flavored soft drink beverage concentrate comprising:
- a mineral source to provide a mineral selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, zinc and combinations thereof;
- cola flavor, present in an amount equivalent to from about 12 to about 17 grams cola flavor per liter of the beverage concentrate;
- a nutritive sweetener comprising less than about 475 grams of sucrose per liter of the beverage concentrate;
- at least one non-nutritive sweetener;
- and
- from about 0.04% to about 0.08% on a volume basis of a flavor top note.
A mineral-fortified beverage concentrate comprising, on a parts by weight basis, 15-18 parts caramel base cola flavor, a mineral source to provide a mineral selected from the group consisting of from about 0.35 to about 2.8 parts calcium chloride, from about 5.25 parts to about 10.5 parts calcium citrate, from about 0.63 parts to about 5.1 parts magnesium sulfate and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.