Amino acid-containing acidic beverage and a method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsSaeko KOBAYASHI, Yasuyuki Tomiyama, Kazuyuki Abe
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Abstract
[Problems] To provide an amino acid-containing acidic beverage having a good acidic taste and also to provide a method for manufacturing the same. [Solving Means] Phosphoric acid and organic acid are used together as acidulating agents.
Claims26
A method for making an amino acid-containing acidic beverage, comprising:
- mixing:
- (a) at least one basic amino acid and/or at least one branched-chain amino acid;
- (b) phosphoric acid;
- and
- (c) at least one organic acid.
An amino acid-containing acidic beverage, comprising:
- (a) at least one basic amino acid and/or at least one branched-chain amino acid;
- (b) phosphoric acid;
- and
- (c) at least one organic acid.
The beverage according to claim 23, wherein said at least one electrolyte is selected from the group consisting of calcium phosphate, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium lactate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, zinc sulfate, magnesium carbonate, and a mixture thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.