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US 4,363,810 AGranted
Flavor stabilized beet composition
AssigneeGeneral Foods Corporation
InventorsJoseph D. Albaum, Ronald W. Ponzoni, Eric C. Johnson
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Abstract
A red colorant obtained from beets is stabilized against off flavor by incorporating therein a alkali metal salt, such as sodium chloride.
Claims14
A co-dried food color composition comprising;
- (a) beet extract;
- and
- (b) a flavor-stabilizing amount of from 40-80%, by weight, of a food-acceptable alkali metal salt.
A method of preparing a flavor-stabilized beet extract composition in dry form which comprises:
- (a) admixing an aqueous solution comprising beet extract with a flavor-stabilizing amount of from 40-80% , by weight of a food-acceptable alkali metal salt;
- and
- (b) removing water from the admixture of step (a) to produce a dry powder of a floavor-stabilized beet extract composition.
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