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US 2014/0154374 A1Published application
Birch Sap Beverage
AssigneeFeronia Holdings, LLC
InventorsPaolo Cugnasca, Michael Farrell
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Abstract
A birch sap beverage having an extended shelf life and process for the manufacture thereof in which a birch sap is adjusted to a standard pre-determined Brix value and then subjected to either (a) ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurization followed with aseptic packaging (b) packaging followed by UHT. Additional birch sap products having extended shelf life are also disclosed and claimed.
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A birch beverage product having a product Brix value in the range of about 0.1 to about 15.0 comprising
- a first birch sap comprising water, said first birch sap having a sap Brix value in the range of about 0.1 to about 2.5 or optionally adjusted to have a predefined Brix value, said pre-defined Brix value being in the range of from about 0.1 to about 15.0, by
- (a) removal from said first sap or addition to said first sap of at least water to obtain a Brix value adjusted sap or
- (b) blending of said first birch sap with at least one other birch sap having a Brix value differing from that of said first birch sap to obtain a Brix value adjusted sap,
- said first birch sap and, if said at least one other birch sap is used, said at least one other birch sap, or said Brix value adjusted sap having been subjected to either of
- (a) ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurization followed by aseptic packaging;
- or
- (b) aseptic packaging
- followed by UHT as a terminal sterilization,
- said birch beverage product at the time of bottling after said ultra-high temperature pasteurization having a micro-organism load of not more than 10 colony forming units/ml and after 9 months of storage at 4° C. a micro-organism load of not more than 10 colony forming units/ml;
- said birch beverage product being prepared by the process consisting essentially of
- a) obtaining a birch sap;
- b) optionally filtering the sap in one or more filtration steps;
- c) optionally exposing the sap to a first partial sterilization process selected from
- (i) ultraviolet (UV) sterilization,
- (ii) low temperature pasteurization, and
- (iii) one or more of micro and nano filtration;
- d) optionally adjusting said birch sap to said predefined sap Brix value;
- e) optionally adding one or more additional flavorings;
- f) optionally adding one or more additional sweeteners;
- and
- g) subjecting the product to either of
- (a) an ultra-high temperature pasteurization step followed by aseptic packaging;
- or
- (b) using aseptic conditions to package said product followed by
- using UHT as a terminal sterilization step:
- wherein said optional step d), optional step e) and optional step can each independently be done at any point after obtaining the sap until after said step g, provided that if one or more of optional steps d), e), and f) are performed after step g), that the respective materials used therein and the conditions of carrying out such steps carried out after step g) be aseptic and conducted under aseptic conditions.
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An Ultra-High Temperature pasteurization sterilized packaged birch beverage product having a product Brix value in the range of about 0.1 to about 15.0 comprising a first birch sap comprising water, said first birch sap having a sap Brix value in the range of about 0.1 to about 5 or adjusted to have a pre-defined Brix value, said pre-defined Brix value being in the range of from about 0.1 to about 15.0, said adjusted Brix value being obtained by
- (a) removal from said first sap or addition to said first sap of at least water to obtain a Brix value adjusted sap or
- (b) blending of said first birch sap with at least one other birch sap having a sap Brix value differing from that of said first birch sap to obtain a Brix value adjusted sap,
- said first birch sap and, if said at least one other birch sap is used, also said at least one other birch sap, or said Brix value adjusted sap having been subjected to either of
- (a) ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurization followed by aseptic packaging;
- or
- (b) aseptic packaging followed by UHT as a terminal sterilization,
- said birch beverage product at the time of bottling after said ultra-high temperature pasteurization having a micro-organism load of not more than 10 colony forming units/ml and after 9 months of storage at 4° C. a micro-organism load of not more than 10 colony_forming units/ml;
- said birch beverage product being prepared by the process consisting essentially of
- a) obtaining a birch sap;
- b) optionally filtering the sap in one or more filtration steps;
- c) optionally exposing the sap to a first partial sterilization process selected from
- (i) ultraviolet (UV) sterilization,
- (ii) low temperature pasteurization, and
- (iii) one or more of micro and nano filtration;
- d) optionally adjusting said birch sap to a standard predefined Brix value;
- e) optionally adding one or more additional flavorings;
- f) optionally adding one or more additional sweeteners;
- and
- g) subjecting the product to either of
- (a) an ultra-high temperature pasteurization step followed by aseptic packaging;
- or
- (b) using aseptic conditions to package said product followed by using UHT as a terminal sterilization step;
- wherein said optional step d), optional step e), and optional step f) can each independently be done at any point after obtaining the sap until after said step g), provided that if one or more of steps d), e), and f) are performed after step g), that the respective materials used therein and the conditions of carrying out such steps carried out after step g) be aseptic and conducted under aseptic conditions.
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A birch sap product having a product Brix value in the range of about 0.1 to about 15.0 for use in cooking and/or flavoring of other products comprising
- a first birch sap comprising water, said first birch sap having a sap Brix value in the range of about 0.1 to about 2.5 or optionally adjusted to have a predefined Brix value, said predefined Brix value being in the range of from about 0.1 to about 15.0, by
- (a) removal therefrom or addition thereto of at least water to obtain a Brix value adjusted sap or
- (b) blending of said first birch sap with at least one other birch sap having a Brix value differing from that of said first birch sap to obtain a Brix value adjusted sap,
- said first birch sap and, if said at least one other birch sap is used, said at least one other birch sap, or said Brix value adjusted sap having been subjected to either of
- (a) ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurization followed by aseptic packaging;
- or
- (b) aseptic packaging followed by UHT as a terminal sterilization,
- said birch sap product at the time of bottling after said ultra-high temperature pasteurization having a micro-organism load of not more than 10 colony forming units/ml and after 9 months of storage at 4° C. a micro-organism load of not more than 10 colony forming units/ml;
- said birch sap product being prepared by the process consisting essentially of
- a) obtaining a birch sap;
- b) optionally filtering the Sap in one or more filtration steps;
- c) optionally exposing the sap to a first partial sterilization process selected from
- (i) ultraviolet (UV) sterilization,
- (ii) low temperature pasteurization, and
- (iii) one or more of micro and nano filtration;
- d) optionally adjusting said birch sap to said standard predefined Brix value;
- e) optionally adding one or more additional flavorings;
- f) optionally adding one or more additional sweeteners;
- and
- g) subjecting the product to either of
- (a) an ultra-high temperature pasteurization step followed by aseptic packaging;
- or
- (b) using aseptic conditions to package said product followed by using UHT as a terminal sterilization step;
- wherein said optional step d), optional step e), and optional step f) can each independently be done at any point after obtaining the sap until after said step g), provided that if one or more of steps d), e), and f) are performed after step g), that the respective materials used therein and the conditions of carrying out such steps carried out after step g) be aseptic and conducted under aseptic conditions.
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