Beverage topping
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsAntonio Jimenez-Laguna, Josephine Lometillo
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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 method of preparing a hot beverage having a topping of foamed milk comprising:
- providing a concentrated frozen-beverage forming component in an amount sufficient to impart flavor to a liquid;
- providing a frozen concentrated milk component comprising milk solids and having a gas incorporated therein in an amount sufficient to form a foam when combined with a liquid, wherein the concentrated frozen-beverage forming component and the frozen concentrated milk component are distinct from each other;
- combining the two components with a liquid;
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- heating the concentrated frozen-beverage forming component, the frozen milk component and the liquid to provide a hot beverage with a foamed topping.
A method of preparing a beverage having foamed milk-based topping which comprises preparing a frozen concentrated milk having an overrun of at least about 80%, and combining a liquid with the frozen concentrated milk to form the beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.