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US 2011/0086158 A1Published application
Beverage Manufacture Using a Static Mixer
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsBabatunde Aremu, Christopher Graham
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Abstract
Mouthfeel can be improved by processing a beverage product having an insoluble food component with a static mixer. The beverage product can be a soy beverage containing insoluble protein components. The static mixer serves to reduce the average particulate size of the insoluble food component.
Claims26
A method for processing a beverage, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a beverage comprising a food component insoluble in the beverage having an average particulate or droplet size;
- homogenizing the beverage;
- sterilizing the beverage;
- and
- processing the beverage in a static mixer to reduce the average particulate or droplet size of the food component.
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A beverage processing system for processing a beverage, the system comprising:
- a homogenization unit;
- a sterilization unit;
- and
- a static mixer.
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