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US 2025/0049081 A1Published application
Beverage additives comprising a clouding agent
AssigneeFirmenich SA
InventorsHui Ling GUO, Ding KANG, Yongtao WU, Ronald SKIFF
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a beverage additive comprising a clouding agent comprising a soluble citrus fiber as well as to a beverage comprising said beverage additive. The present invention further relates to a method for the preparation of soluble citrus fibers and the use of said soluble citrus fibers as a clouding agent in a beverage.
Claims21
A beverage additive comprising
- a clouding agent comprising a soluble citrus fiber, and
- optionally, one or more beverage ingredients.
(canceled)
A method of increasing the turbidity of a beverage comprising the step of adding a soluble citrus fiber to a beverage.
A method for preparing soluble citrus fibers comprising the steps of:
- a) Dispersing a mixture of soluble and insoluble citrus fibers in water;
- b) Subjecting the dispersion obtained in step a) to a centrifugation step, wherein a relative centrifugal force (RCF) of at least 1500×g is applied;
- c) Collecting the supernatant comprising soluble citrus fibers;
- d) Optionally, subjecting the supernatant to a concentration step and/or to a drying step.
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