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US 9,414,622 B2Granted
Stabilizer system for a ready-to-drink whole grain beverage
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsRicardo Pereyra, William Mutilangi
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Abstract
A stabilizer system for use in a whole grain beverage containing carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), xanthan gum and gellan gum. In one aspect of the present invention, the stabilizer system includes about 5 to 20% gellan gum, about 1 to 10% xanthan gum, and about 50 to 90% CMC. The stabilizer system may be used in milk-based or juice-based whole grain beverages.
Claims10
A beverage comprising,
- about 0.01 to 8% by total weight of the beverage of whole grain flour wherein the whole grain flour consists of whole oat flour;
- 0.01 to 99% by total weight of the beverage of a milk-based component selected from the group consisting of condensed milk, skim milk, steamed milk, whole milk, powder skim milk, powder whole milk, 2% fat milk, 2% powder milk and mixtures thereof;
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- a stabilizer system wherein the stabilizer system consists of a blend of about 0.01 to 0.05% xanthan gum, about 0.01 to 0.05% gellan gum and about 0.1 to 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose per total weight of the beverage, wherein the stabilizer system constitutes the only stabilizers present in the beverage;
- wherein the stabilizer system is present in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 3% by total weight of the beverage;
- and wherein the beverage has an average shelf life of about 12 months when stored at a temperature of about 25° C.
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A beverage comprising,
- about 0.01 to 8% by total weight of the beverage of whole grain flour wherein the whole grain flour consists of whole oat flour;
- 0.01 to 99% by total weight of the beverage of a juice-based component;
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- a stabilizer system wherein the stabilizer system consists of a blend of about 0.01 to 0.5% xanthan gum, about 0.01 to 0.05% gellan gum and about 0.1 to 0.05% carboxymethylcellulose per total weight of the beverage, wherein the stabilizer system constitutes the only stabilizers present in the beverage;
- wherein the stabilizer system is present in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 3% by total weight of the beverage;
- and wherein the beverage has an average shelf life of about 12 months when stored at a temperature of about 25° C.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.