# US 8,465,786 B2 · Non caloric frozen carbonated beverage

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- Number: US 8,465,786 B2
- Document ID: US8465786B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 09/838,809
- Filed: 2001-04-20
- Published: 2002-01-24
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2001-04-20
- Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company
- Applicants: Grant E. DuBois; James M. Shepherd; Sandra C. Ryan
- Inventors: Grant E. DuBois; James M. Shepherd; Sandra C. Ryan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465786B2

## CPC

- A23G 9/52: Liquid products; Solid products in the form of powders, flakes or granules for making liquid products {; Finished or semi-finished solid products, frozen granules}
- A23G 9/32: characterised by the composition {containing organic or inorganic compounds}
- A23G 9/34: characterised by carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (characterised by the dairy products used A23G9/40)
- A23L 2/40: Effervescence-generating compositions
- A23L 2/54: Mixing with gases
- A23L 2/60: Sweeteners
- A23L 33/20: Reducing nutritive value; Dietetic products with reduced nutritive value
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

The present invention is a non-caloric or reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage and a method of making it. The freezing point of a diet beverage syrup is reduced through the use of a freezing point depressant, particularly a Sugar MNS which is used to replace a portion of the known high-potency non-caloric sweetener. The preferred Sugar MNS for use in the beverage and method of the present invention is erythritol.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A frozen carbonated or non-carbonated beverage dispenser system including a non-caloric beverage for dispensing from a mechanical mixing chamber comprising:
a. a non-caloric beverage syrup containing a mixture of a high-potency non-caloric sweetener and a low caloric sugar, the 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. optionally, 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 chosen to achieve substantially the same molal concentration thereof as the reference molal concentration to achieve said given freezing point; and
wherein the beverage is dispensable from a mechanical mixing chamber as a slush.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the beverage syrup contains a high-potency non-caloric sweetener chosen from at least one of aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, cyclamate, or sucralose.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises tagatose.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises at least one mineral salt.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a mechanical beverage dispenser including a mixing chamber for dispensing therefrom said reduced calorie beverage having a given freezing point.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system according to claim 5, wherein the low caloric sugar further comprises a Sugar MNS chosen from at least one of isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, or fructo-oligosaccharide sweetener.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein said beverage is carbonated.

### Claim 8

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.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein the low caloric sugar further comprises a Sugar MNS chosen from at least one of isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, or fructo-oligosaccharide sweetener.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein the beverage syrup contains a high-potency non-caloric sweetener chosen from at least one of aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, cyclamate, or sucralose.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises tagatose.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises at least one mineral salt.

### Claim 13

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.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the low caloric sugar further comprises a Sugar MNS chosen from at least one of isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, or fructo-oligosaccharide sweetener.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the beverage syrup contains a high-potency non-caloric sweetener chosen from at least one of aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, cyclamate, or sucralose.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises tagatose.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises at least one mineral salt.

### Claim 18

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.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The beverage according to claim 18, wherein the low caloric sugar further comprises a Sugar MNS chosen from at least one of isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, and fructo-oligosaccharide sweetener.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The beverage according to claim 18, wherein the beverage syrup contains a high-potency non-caloric sweetener selected from at least one of aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, cyclamate, and sucralose.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

The beverage according to claim 18, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises tagatose.

### Claim 22 (depends on 18)

The beverage according to claim 18, wherein said beverage syrup further comprises at least one mineral salt.