Textured beverage apparatus and method of manufacture thereof
AssigneeKorvata, Inc.
InventorsChristian T. Metcalfe, W. Davis Lee, Warren R. Kirsch
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Abstract
The invention comprises an apparatus and method of manufacture thereof for forming a frothing agent, including the steps of: forming a frozen pellet by at least partially immersing a first material in a liquid, the first material including at least one of: (1) a solid particle comprising at least thirty percent nitrous oxide by mass and (2) a liquid drop comprising at least thirty percent nitrous oxide by mass; sealing the frozen pellet in a container comprising an initial pressure exceeding one hundred pounds per square inch; and heating contents of the container, the step of heating resultant in: (1) a phase change of the nitrous oxide; and (2) formation of the frothing agent.
Claims3
An apparatus, comprising:
- a frothing agent, comprising:
- a core material, comprising at least thirty percent by mass nitrous oxide;
- and
- a coating, said coating comprising at least one of:
- (1) ice, (2) a solid material coating of at least seventy percent water by mass, and (3) a solid phase of cream,
- wherein said coating circumferentially encases at least seventy-five percent of said core material.
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