Non caloric frozen carbonated beverage

A method of making a non-caloric frozen carbonated dispenser beverage having a given freezing point comprising dispensing from a mechanical beverage dispenser having a mechanical mixing chamber a combination comprising:

• a. a non-caloric beverage syrup containing a mixture of a high-potency non-caloric sweetener and a low caloric sugar, said low caloric sugar acting as a freezing point depressant and comprising erythritol in an amount of at least about 3.5% (w/v);
• b. water;
• and
• c. carbon dioxide,
• wherein the amount of low caloric sugar is chosen to achieve said given freezing point, and
• wherein the given freezing point is determined from a reference molal concentration of full-caloric sugar in a standard frozen carbonated beverage for achieving said given freezing point, and the amount of low caloric sugar in the mixture is selected to achieve substantially the same molal concentration thereof as the reference molal concentration.

A method of controlling the freezing point depressant characteristics of a non-caloric beverage syrup for a frozen dispenser beverage dispensable from a mechanical mixing chamber to be mixed with a diluent comprising the steps of:

• a. blending a high-potency non-caloric sweetener and a low-caloric sugar, said low-caloric sugar acting as a freezing point depressant for the finished beverage formulation and comprising erythritol in an amount of at least about 3.5% (w/v);
• b. controlling the amount of low-caloric sugar to achieve a given freezing point of the finished beverage formulation;
• and
• wherein the given freezing point is determined from a reference molal concentration of full-caloric sugar in a standard frozen carbonated beverage for achieving said given freezing point, and the amount of low caloric sugar in the mixture is selected to achieve substantially the same molal concentration thereof as the reference molal concentration,
• wherein the low caloric sugar depressed the freezing point of the finished beverage formulation rendering it dispensable from said mechanical mixing chamber.

A non-caloric frozen carbonated dispenser beverage having a given freezing point for dispensing from a mechanical mixing chamber comprising:

• a. a non-caloric beverage syrup containing a mixture of high-potency non-caloric sweetener and a low caloric sugar, the low caloric sugar depressing the freezing point of the mixture to create a frozen carbonated beverage dispensable from said mechanical mixing chamber, said low caloric sugar comprising erythritol in an amount of at least about 3.5% (w/v);
• b. water;
• and
• c. carbon dioxide;
• wherein the given freezing point is determined from a reference molal concentration of full-caloric sugar in a standard frozen carbonated beverage for achieving said given freezing point, and the amount of low-caloric sugar in the mixture is selected to achieve substantially the same molal concentration thereof as the reference molal concentration.