Beverage dispenser for dispensing low solubility ingredients
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsWilliam J. MOORE, Susan R.W. LANE, Arthur G. RUDICK, Indra PRAKASH, Daniel S. QUARTARONE, Jamal Omarl WILSON, Will CANNON, III
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Abstract
The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for dispensing beverages with low solubility ingredients. The beverage dispensing system may include a sweetener flow, a first diluent flow, a low solubility ingredient premixing system for mixing a low solubility ingredient with a second diluent flow to create a mixed flow, and a nozzle to mix the sweetener flow, the first diluent flow, and the mixed flow.
Claims15
A beverage dispensing system for dispensing beverages with low solubility ingredients, comprising:
- a sweetener flow;
- a first diluent flow;
- a low solubility ingredient premixing system;
- wherein the low solubility ingredient premixing system mixes a low solubility ingredient with a second diluent flow to create a mixed flow;
- and
- a nozzle to mix the sweetener flow, the first diluent flow, and the mixed flow.
A method of producing a beverage with low solubility ingredients, comprising:
- flowing a first diluent to a nozzle;
- flowing a sweetener to the nozzle;
- flowing a low solubility ingredient to a low solubility ingredient mixing chamber;
- flowing a second diluent to the low solubility ingredient mixing chamber;
- mixing the low solubility ingredient and the second diluent to create a mixed flow;
- flowing the mixed flow to the nozzle;
- and
- mixing the first diluent, the sweetener, and the mixed flow about the nozzle to create the beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.