Beverage topping
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorAntonio Jimenez-Laguna
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for preparing a hot beverage having foamed milk-based topping. A frozen concentrated and aerated milk is combined with a liquid to form the beverage. The invention also relates to a product comprising a flavored beverage base and frozen milk concentrates constituting distinct separate portions of the product. The frozen milk incorporates gas, so that the product provides a flavored beverage having a foamed milk topping upon addition of a liquid.
Claims20
A product comprising a beverage-forming component and a frozen milk concentrate component, wherein the frozen milk concentrate component incorporates a gas therein at an overrun of at least 150%, with the components constituting distinct separate portions of the product and being present in amounts sufficient to form a beverage having a foamed milk topping thereon after addition of a liquid to the product and melting of the frozen milk concentrate component.
A package comprising a beverage-forming component and a frozen milk concentrate component, with the frozen milk concentrate component incorporating a gas at an overrun of at least 150%, and the components being present in amounts sufficient to form a beverage having a foamed milk topping thereon after addition of a liquid thereto and melting of the frozen milk concentrate component.
A method of preparing a beverage having foamed milk-based topping which comprises:
- preparing a frozen concentrated milk having an overrun of at least 150%, and combining a liquid with the frozen concentrated milk to form the beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.