# US 2023/0265367 A1 · Alcoholic Carbonated Beverages with Improved Taste

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- Number: US 2023/0265367 A1
- Document ID: US20230265367A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/003,931
- Filed: 2021-07-01
- Published: 2023-08-24
- Earliest claimed: 2020-07-01
- Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company
- Applicants: The Coca-Cola Company
- Inventors: Ben C. Williams; Prashanthi Jella; John Fugate; Aaron Woody; Scott Michaluk; Jose Sosa; Fernando Carriedo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230265367A1

## CPC

- C12G 3/06: with flavouring ingredients
- A23L 33/16: Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements
- C12G 3/04: by mixing, e.g. for preparation of liqueurs
- C12G: WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (beer C12C); PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)

## Abstract

Alcoholic carbonated beverages with improved flavor profiles are provided comprising (i) at least one food grade acidulant, (ii) at least one mineral salt and (iii) at least one flavor compound. Methods of preparing the alcoholic carbonated beverages described herein are also provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An alcoholic carbonated beverage comprising (i) at least one food grade acidulant (ii) at least one mineral salt and (iii) at least one flavor compound.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the at least one food grade acidulant is present in an amount from about 250 ppm to about 5,000 ppm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The beverage of claim 2, wherein the at least one food grade acidulant is selected from the ground consisting of acetic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, fumaric acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, succinic acid, alkali or alkaline earth metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the at least one mineral salt is present in an amount from about 1 ppm to about 100 ppm.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the at least one mineral salt is selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, zinc chloride, sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, zinc sulfate, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium carbonate and potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate and combinations thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The beverage of claim 5, wherein the mineral salt is selected from:
a. sodium chloride in an amount from about 1 ppm to about 100 ppm;
b.,magnesium chloride in an amount from about 2 ppm to about 45 ppm;
c. magnesium sulfate in an amount from about 1.5 ppm to about 60 ppm;
d. potassium chloride in an amount from about 0.2 ppm to about 35 ppm;
e. zinc sulfate in an amount from about 0.1 ppm to about 20 ppm; and
f. potassium bicarbonate in an amount from about 2 ppm to about 40 ppm.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The beverage of claim 5, wherein the mineral salt is a combination of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The beverage of claim 7, wherein the at least one acidulant is citric acid.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The beverage of claim 8, wherein the citric acid is present in an amount from about 250 ppm to about 5,000 ppm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the flavor compound is selected from the group consisting of allyl caproate, benzaldehyde, ethyl butyrate, limonene, citral, geranyl acetate, neryl acetate, octanal, nonanal, decanal, vanillin, ocimene, alpha ionone, beta ionone, maltol, furaneol, gamma-decalactone, gamma-octalactone ethyl acetate, linalool, hexyl acetate, cinnamaldehyde, citronellal, nerol, geraniol, alpha terpineol, valencene, (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal, (E)-2-nonenal and combinations thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, further comprising at least one sweetener.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The beverage of claim 11, wherein the sweetener is caloric.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The beverage of claim 11, wherein the sweetener is non-caloric.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The beverage of claim 11, wherein the at least one sweetener is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, dextrose, fructose, erythritol, sucralose, steviol glycosides or stevia, monk fruit (Luo Han Guo), aspartame and acesulfame K and combinations thereof.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the beverage has a sweetness equivalent to 0.1 degrees Brix to about 8 degrees Brix.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the beverage is unsweetened.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the alcohol content is from about 2% to about 8% by volume (abv).

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The beverage of claim 1, wherein the beverage is a mid-calorie or low-calorie beverage having an alcohol content from about 2% to about 8% by weight.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

A container comprising the beverage of claim 1.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The container of claim 19, wherein the container is selected from a bottle or a can.