Ph neutral beta-lactoglobulin beverage preparation

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims wherein the protein fraction of the beverage preparation has a colour value delta b* in the range of −0.10 to +0.51 at the CIELAB colour scale, wherein

• delta b*=bsample standardised to 6.0 w/w % protein*−bdemin. water*, measured at room temperature.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims wherein the beverage preparation has a colour value delta b* in the range of −0.10 to +0.51 at the CIELAB colour scale, wherein

• delta b*=bsample standardised to 6.0 w/w % protein*−bdemin. water*, measured at room temperature.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the sum of the amounts of Na, K, Mg and Ca is at most 400 mM.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the beverage preparation comprises at most 100 mg phosphor/100 g protein and at most 700 mg potassium/100 g protein.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims having a pH in the range of 6.5-7.5, preferably 6.5-7.0.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims having a turbidity of at most 200 NTU.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims having a turbidity of more than 200 NTU.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims having a viscosity of at most 200 cP centipoise, measured at 22 degrees Celsius at a shear rate of 100/s.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims comprising a total amount of protein of 1 to 10% w/w relative to the weight of the beverage preparation.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims comprising a total amount of protein of 10 to 20% w/w relative to the weight of the beverage preparation.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims furthermore comprising carbohydrate between 0 to 95% of the total energy content of the preparation.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims furthermore comprising a lipid content between 0 to 50% of the total energy content of the preparation.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims comprises a BLG isolate,

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims herein each main non-BLG whey protein is present in a weight percentage relative to total protein which is at most 20% of its weight percentage relative to total protein in a standard whey protein concentrate from sweet whey, preferably at most 15%, more preferably at most 10%, even more preferably at most 6%, most preferably at most 4%.

The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to any of the preceding claims comprising at least 50% w/w protein nanogels relative to total protein.

Use of a protein solution comprising a total amount of protein of 1 to 20% w/w relative to the weight of the solution, wherein at least 85 w/w % of the protein is beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) for controlling the whiteness of a sterile beverage preparation having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0.