Beverages, beverage capsules and processes of preparation of beverages
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsMarkus Kreuss, Virginie De Boishebert, Nicole Rohrer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a beverage composition comprising a beverage mix component and a milk powder, wherein at least part of the milk powder comprises caseins and whey proteins wherein the milk powder has a mean diameter value Dv50 of at least 1 pm as measured by laser diffraction. The invention also relates to a process for producing and dispensing such a beverage composition. A capsule holding such a composition is also taught.
Claims11
A beverage composition comprising a beverage mix component and a milk powder, wherein at least part of the milk powder comprises caseins and whey proteins such that, the milk powder upon reconstitution in an aqueous medium comprises casein-whey protein/fat aggregates and wherein the milk powder has a mean diameter value Dv50 of at least 1 μm as measured by laser diffraction.
A process for preparing a beverage composition comprising a beverage mix component and a milk powder, wherein at least part of the milk powder comprises caseins and whey proteins such that, the milk powder upon reconstitution in an aqueous medium comprises casein-whey protein/fat aggregates and wherein the milk powder has a mean diameter value Dv50 of at least 1 μm as measured by laser diffraction, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a liquid milk concentrate at temperature below 25° C.;
- b) adjusting pH between 5.7 and 6.4;
- c) heat treating the composition at 80-150° C. for 3-300 seconds;
- d) cooling the composition below 70° C.;
- e) drying the composition after step d to get a milk powder;
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- f) mixing soluble beverage mix component with the milk powder obtained in step e.
A beverage capsule containing a beverage composition comprising a beverage mix component and a milk powder, wherein at least part of the milk powder comprises caseins and whey proteins such that, the milk powder upon reconstitution in an aqueous medium comprises casein-whey protein/fat aggregates and wherein the milk powder has a mean diameter value Dv50 of at least 1 μm as measured by laser diffraction.
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