Method of making a protein beverage

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DESCRIPTION

Method of manufacturing a protein drink

The present invention is defined in the claims and in the methods of manufacturing a protein beverage.

This section describes the substantive issue related to the described embodiments of the present invention. There is no intention, either express or implied, that the background of the technique discussed in this section legally constitutes the prior art. In addition, this brief description is not intended to fully describe the subject of this technique, the reader is invited to further examine the background to better understand what is described.

Carbonated dairy products have been much sought after, and several different types of products have been developed. One of the most serious obstacles to overcome is the production of a highly carbonated beverage where, for example, the carbon dioxide gas dissolved at room temperature is at least half the volume of the liquid product in which it is dissolved without causing separation or precipitation of Liquid milk protein during manufacturing and handling, transport and storage. In addition to the manufacturing capacity and shelf life, the taste of the above carbonated dairy products may generally have been adversely affected by the type of proteins present in combination with the carbonation.

Milk contains two main protein fractions, casein, which can provide approximately 80% by weight of total protein and whey protein, which can provide approximately 20% by weight of total protein. The whey protein fraction is the protein fraction that can remain soluble when the casein fraction is coagulated (such as, for example, by enzyme or acid) and separated as a curd. Whey protein may include several protein fractions, including, for example, β-lactoglobulin, α-lactoglobulin, lactoalbumin, immunoglobulins (such as, for example, IgG1, IgG2, IgA and IgM), lactoferrin, glucomacropeptides and lactoperoxidase.

In comparison to casein and soy, whey proteins can be highly soluble. Whey proteins may be the least soluble at typically about pH 4.5 at about pH 5.5, which may be the isoelectric point (the pH at which the net electrical charge is zero) for whey protein . In more acidic systems with a pH lower than about 4.5, as in many carbonated beverages, the solubility in acids of whey proteins may be especially important; however, protein precipitation may occur during the mixing period when the pH of whey protein, which typically has a pH of about 6 to about 7, transits the isoelectric point zone. The solubility of the protein can be affected by heat, and consequently the elevated temperatures experienced during pasteurization can also adversely affect the solubility and fluidity resulting in precipitation or gelation of the protein.

Whey protein may have a biological value and / or an amino acid score corrected for protein digestibility (PDCAAS) greater than casein. The physical properties of whey proteins in the digestive tract can be quite different from the properties of casein. Caseins can form curds in the stomach, whose curds may be slow to leave the stomach and may increase hydrolysis before entering the small intestine. Alternatively, whey proteins can reach the jejunum almost immediately; however, its hydrolysis within the intestine may be slower than that of caseins, so that its digestion and absorption can occur along a longer length of the intestine.

The protein efficiency ratio (PER) of a protein source measures the weight gain of young animals per gram of protein eaten for a given period of time. Any protein that has a PER of 2.5 is considered of good quality. Whey protein is considered to be an excellent protein from a nutritional point of view, since it has a PER of 3.2. Casein has a PER of 2.5, while many normally used proteins have a PER of less than 2.5, such as soy protein (PER 2.2), corn protein (PER 2.2), protein of peanut (PER 1.8) and wheat gluten (PER 0.8). The greater PER of the whey protein may be due in part to the high level of sulfur-containing amino acids in the whey protein. Such a higher level may contribute to the ability of whey protein to improve immune function and antioxidant status.

Whey protein is a rich source of branched chain amino acids (BCAA), which contain the highest known levels of any natural food source. BCAAs are important for athletes, since, unlike the other essential amino acids, they are metabolized directly into muscle tissue and are the first amino acids used during periods of exercise and resistance training. Leucine can be important for athletes as it can play a key role in the synthesis of muscle proteins and support and growth of lean muscle. Research suggests that individuals who use the utility of diets high in leucine and may have more lean muscle tissue and less body fat than individuals whose diet contains lower levels of leucine. The whey protein isolate may have approximately 45% more weight of leucine than the soy protein isolate.

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Whey protein is available in several forms, with preparations that can range from about 1% to about 99% whey protein. Whey protein preparations may be in an aqueous form created by the elimination of casein, although it often takes several different forms, such as, for example, but not by way of limitation, a whey protein extract , whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate or whey protein hydrolyzate.

The whey protein concentrate can be prepared by removing enough non-protein constituents from the whey by membrane filtration, so that the dried finished product can be selected to contain whey protein at a given concentration that can range from about 25% by weight to approximately 89.9% by weight protein.

Whey protein isolate can be obtained by removing enough non-protein constituents from whey by membrane filtration or ion exchange absorption, so that the dried finished product may contain approximately 90% by weight or more whey protein. milk, and little, if there is anything, of fat, cholesterol or carbohydrates (for example, lactose). Prior to concentration and spray drying, the whey protein aqueous isolate may have a whey protein concentration of about 1% by weight to about 35% by weight, and may also be essentially fat free, cholesterol and carbohydrates.

Whey protein hydrolyzate is a whey protein preparation that may have undergone enzymatic digestion with a protease enzyme or limited acid hydrolysis, or a suitable mechanical breakage of peptide bonds to form smaller peptides and polypeptides. The protein concentration of whey protein hydrolyzate may depend on the raw material. For example, a whey protein hydrolyzate prepared from an 80% by weight whey protein concentrate may have a protein concentration of 80% by weight, and a whey protein hydrolyzate prepared from a whey protein isolate at 90% by weight it can have a protein concentration at 90% by weight. Not all hydrolyzed whey proteins can behave the same as in a food formulation, and therefore one hydrolyzed whey protein may not be interchangeable with another. The functional and biological properties of whey protein hydrolysates may vary depending on factors, such as the degree of hydrolysis and what protease enzyme is used for hydrolysis.

Although the hydrolysis of whey protein can lead to increased solubility, it can also negatively impact the taste. Whey protein typically has a fresh, neutral taste, which may allow it to be included in other foods without adversely affecting the taste. However, the hydrolysis of whey protein can result in a very bitter taste, which may impose a practical limit on the amount of whey protein hydrolyzate that can be used in a food product. Therefore, a high protein beverage prepared with whey protein hydrolyzate may require a large amount of sweeteners, or bitterness masking agents to overcome the bitter taste. However, such a large amount of sweetener may not be desirable for many consumers or the bitter aftertaste of the high-protein beverage may be difficult or impossible to mask to a degree satisfactory to some applications.

Whey protein contains all the essential amino acids, and therefore, is a complete source of high quality protein, where complete means that whey protein contains all the essential amino acids for the growth of body tissues. Since whey protein is available in formulations that contain low fat and carbohydrates, it can be a particularly valuable source of nutrition for athletes and for individuals with special medical needs (e.g., individuals with lactose intolerance), and it can be a valuable component of a food program. In addition, since whey protein may contain biologically active proteins such as immunoglobulins, lactoperoxidase and lactoferrin, whey protein can provide advantages over other protein sources such as soy protein.

In an effort to increase the availability and use of whey protein, efforts have been made to include beverages with whey protein among the beverages with milk proteins currently available. In particular, efforts have been made to include whey protein as a source of protein in carbonated beverages. Unfortunately, the carbonation process can generally result in destabilization of whey protein, resulting in foaming and / or gelling problems under certain conditions. As a result, the amount of whey protein that has been included in carbonated drinks has been severely limited.

An article by VH Holsinger in Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 1978; 105: 735-47, entitled: "Fortification of soft drinks with protein from cottage cheese whey", describes the preparation of cottage cheese whey protein concentrates that have the solubility, stability and flavor to make them suitable for the enrichment of soft drinks and related products. Carbonated beverages prepared with conventional beverage ingredients and containing up to 1% by weight of the total whey protein drink added are said to have maintained clarity, color and taste for 203 days of storage at room temperature. The clarity of the solutions

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1% protein at a pH of 2 to 3.4 is said to be perfect heating for 6 hours at 80 degrees (without specifying ° C or ° F), although it was said that some structural change has occurred, since an average 37% of the protein is said to have precipitated in the displacement of pH to 4.7.

Blinding or skimming agents useful for non-carbonated or carbonated beverages, especially acid types are described in US Pat. no. 4,790,998 issued to Marsha Schwartz on December 13, 1988, and entitled: "Beverage Cloud Based On A Whey Protein-Stabilized Lipid". The composition of the described matter comprises a lipid stabilized in whey protein emulsified in an acidic aqueous solution. Important characteristics of the patented whey protein stabilized lipid are said to include the balance of the lipid system, the use of whey protein at pH levels below 4.5, and heating and homogenization of the solution for achieve the stability of acid emulsification: All ingredients are said to be natural, that is, unaltered from the form typically found in nature.

A Russian summary by Kudryavtseva et al., In Molochnaya Promyshlennost 1981; 5: 45-46, with a title translated into English of: "Carbonated whey beverage," vaguely describes a method for manufacturing a carbonated beverage that involves the following main stages: Tvorog serum filtration containing less than 1.5% protein and 0.2% fat and with a valuable acidity below 75 degrees Thorner, maintenance up to one day at 6-8 ° C, heating at 90-95 ° C and maintenance for 15 minutes, cooling to 60 ° C, centrifugation, addition of unnamed ingredients, cooling to 4-6 ° C and CO2 injection. The summary then suggests that the product can be bottled in narrow neck bottles and closed with cork closures with crown. The subsequent storage is less than 8 ° C.

Tvorog is a soft Russian farmer's cheese. Tvorog is often prepared by letting the raw milk naturally crack. However, it can also be prepared by curdling raw milk by adding a bacterial culture or an initiator acid. Once set, the tvorog can be filtered to separate the tvorog rennet from the tvorog whey, which typically contains whey protein, fat and lactose.

U.S. Pat. no. 4,804,552, by Ahmed et al., Issued on February 14, 1989, and entitled: "Carbonated Liquid Dairy Product and Method of Production Thereof" describes a method of carbonation of a liquid dairy product at a level of "at least" 1.5 volumes of carbon dioxide dissolved in 1.0 volume of liquid milk product, while not destabilizing the liquid milk product. The liquid milk product is heated at a temperature of at least 70 ° C (160 ° F) for a time not exceeding 30 minutes, whereby the native milk protein and ash herein are at least partially denatured. The denatured liquid milk product is then cooled to a temperature of less than about 10 ° C (50 ° F). The cooled liquid is then subjected to pressurized carbon dioxide to carbonate the dairy product to provide taste and mouthfeel. The product is then packaged in sealed containers capable of essentially preserving the degree of carbonation. The carbonated dairy product is said to be buffered at a pH of at least 4.0 while it is highly carbonated but not destabilized.

U.S. Pat. no. 6,403.129, by Clark et al., Issued June 11, 2002, and entitled: "Carbonated Fortified Milk-Based Beverage And Method Of Making Carbonated Fortified Milk-Based Beverage For The Supplementation Of Essential Nutrients In The Human Diet", describes solutions of carbonated beverages enriched with dairy or non-dairy based that provide nutrients to the human diet. The described beverage is said to have carbonation to enhance flavor, improve sensation in the body and mouth and help stabilize milk proteins such as lactoalbumin and casein.

U.S. Pat. 6,761,920 by Jeffrey Kaplan, issued July 13, 2004, and entitled: "Process For Making Shelf-Stable Carbonated Milk Beverage," describes an aerated or carbonated dairy product beverage made using a method that includes preheating, pressurized ultra-thermal treatment. , subsequent carbonation with a gas or gas under pressure, and packaged in a container. The method of producing the non-perishable carbonated dairy product comprises injecting carbon dioxide gas or a mixture of gases into the dairy product at a low temperature below 10 degrees Celsius and high pressure from 50 KPA to 200 KPA. In a typical process, the dairy product is treated by preheating at a temperature of 80 ° C to 138 ° C, followed by ultra-thermal treatment of approximately 138 ° C to approximately 150 ° C in an accumulator tank, where it is maintained at a pressure of 700 KPA or an appropriate pressure. Carbonation can be achieved by direct injection of sterilized, purified carbon dioxide gas into an accumulator receptacle, or it can be injected online. Preferably the carbonation process is carried out at 2 ° C ± 14 ° C. The carbonated liquid is then transferred to an accumulation tank, where it is maintained at a pressure of 450 KPA and a temperature of 2 ° C to 6 ° C.

In US Pat. 6,761,920, it is said that if, for some reason, the amount of carbonation of the ultra-thermally preheated treated dairy product is insufficient, the product may be diverted to be processed again through the carbonator in a return loop to an accumulation tank to become to pasteurize to be within specification. After carbonation, the product is transported to a packaging station for packaging in sterile containers. It is said that the pH of the product is preferably maintained at 4.0 to 5.7 during packaging operations, depending on the product. After packing the dairy product in

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Individual containers, it is said that milk can be further sterilized by non-toxic radiation or pasteurization, however, a valid description of how this would be done is not provided.

International publication number WO 2006/042222 A2, by Sherwood and Jenkins, entitled "Carbonated Protein Drink and Method of Making," describes an improved composition of the carbonated protein drink / beverage that provides a relatively high protein content, ranging from about 2% by weight to about 15% by weight, wherein said protein is essentially free of caseinate, while simultaneously a concentration of carbonation is used between approximately 0.1 volumes of carbonation (by volume of liquid beverage solution or liquid beverage suspension) to approximately 4 volumes of carbonation. Preferably the protein is whey protein. The carbonated protein drink has been heat treated to inactivate microbes in the presence of carbonation that is used to provide taste and mouthfeel for the drink. Typically, the treatment for the inactivation of microbes is carried out in the individual package used for the storage and handling of the carbonated protein drink. EP 1 809 127 was granted as of WO 2006/042222 A2 on December 30, 2009.

Milk and milk-based products can provide an excellent medium for the growth and spread of a broad spectrum of microorganisms. Pasteurization, by applying heat for a specific time, has been the traditional method used for more than 100 years to prevent or reduce the growth of microorganisms and to increase the shelf life of milk and milk-based products. Pasteurization may not kill all microorganisms in milk and dairy products. However, it reduces its figures so it is unlikely to cause disease in people who consume those products. Non-sterilized dairy products, which include pasteurized dairy products, typically have a shelf life that is limited to a short period of time such as a few weeks due to deterioration by the growth of microorganisms that survived pasteurization or were introduced by microbial contamination after treatment.

The traditional method of pasteurization was tub pasteurization, which involved heating the liquid ingredients in a large tub or tank for at least 30 minutes. Variations have been developed in traditional methods of pasteurization, such as, short-term high temperature pasteurization (HTST), ultrapasteurization treatment (UP) and ultra high temperature pasteurization (UHT). These variations in the traditional pasteurization method use higher temperatures for shorter times, and may result in increased storage periods that may exceed 3 months without refrigeration. However, regardless of the pasteurization method used, stabilizers and preservatives may often be needed to improve the stability of pasteurized products.

Heat treatment by any pasteurization method can have detrimental effects on the organoleptic and nutritional properties of milk and milk-based products. Therefore, there may be a need for more non-thermal methods to extend the shelf life, which will not significantly decrease or alter the organoleptic and nutritional properties of milk and milk-based products.

An alternative to pasteurization may be the high pressure treatment (PPH), which can be specially adjusted to foods with high acid content. HPP is a method of food treatment where food products can be exposed to high pressures, in the presence or absence of heat, to inactivate microorganisms. HPP can also be known as high hydrostatic pressure treatment (HPP) and ultra high pressure treatment (UHP).

Non-thermal HPP can be used to extend the shelf life of milk and milk-based products without damaging the organoleptic and nutritional properties of these products. Non-thermal HPP can eliminate thermal degradation and can allow the preservation of the "fresh" characteristics of food. Conservation periods similar to those of pasteurized products can be achieved from HPP.

The HPP of a milk or milk-based product can be achieved by placing the product in a container inside a pressure vessel filled with water (or other pressure transmitting fluid), closing the container and increasing the pressure exerted on the container by pumping more water in the pressure vessel by means of an external pressure intensifier. The high pressure can be maintained for a specific period of time, then it can be lowered. Pressure levels of approximately 600 MPa at 25 ° C may typically be sufficient to inactivate vegetative forms of microorganisms, such as pathogens that are formed without spores, vegetative bacteria, yeasts and molds.

HPP is explained in more detail in US Pat. 6,635,223 B2 to Maerz, issued on October 21, 2003, entitled "Method for inactivating microorganisms using high pressure processing", where a method for inactivating microorganisms in a product using a high pressure treatment is described. The method involves the steps of packaging the product in a flexible container, heating the product to a pre-pressurized temperature, subjecting the product to a pressure at a pressurized temperature for a period of time; and reduce the pressure after that period of time. The method may also further comprise an additional step of subjecting the

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product at a predetermined amount of oxygen over a period of time. These methods can be applied to food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical products.

Carbon dioxide (CO2), a naturally occurring raw milk component that decreases as raw milk is exposed to air or pasteurized, is known to have antimicrobial properties. CO2 results in minimal damage to food. Therefore, it is a suitable agent to inhibit microorganisms from food spoilage. Currently, there are at least three general mechanisms known by which CO2 inhibits microorganisms. These mechanisms, outlined briefly below are discussed in more detail in an article by JH Hotchkiss et al., In Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 2006; 5: 158-168, entitled: "Addition of carbon dioxide to dairy products to improve quality: a comprehensive review".

A mechanism by which CO2 can inhibit microbial growth can be simply by displacing O2 by CO2. Another mechanism by which CO2 can inhibit microbial growth can be by lowering the pH of the food by dissolving CO2 and forming carbonic acid in the aqueous phase.

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of the food through the following equilibrium reactions: H2O + CO2 ↔ H2CO3 ↔ H + + HCO3 ↔ 2H + + CO32-. The third mechanism by which CO2 can inhibit microbial growth is by a direct effect of CO2 on the metabolism of microorganisms.

The last mechanism mentioned, the direct antimicrobial effect of CO2 on the metabolism of microorganisms, may be the result of changes in membrane fluidity due to the dissolution of CO2, reductions in intracellular pH, and direct inhibition of metabolic pathways. , including reactions of decarboxylation and DNA replication. CO2 is quite lipophilic, which may allow it to concentrate on the lipid membrane of the bacterium, or pass through the lipid membrane and concentrate on the bacterial cell by lowering the intracellular pH. CO2 can also directly interfere with the necessary enzymatic procedures in microorganisms, such as gene expression.

Published European Patent Application EP 0812544 A2 by Henzler et al., Published on December 17, 1997, entitled "Method for preparing dairy products having increased shelf-life", describes a method for preparing dairy products that have increased shelf life incorporating CO2 into said products, which comprises contacting a fraction of fluid milk from a dairy food with CO2, Mix the fraction of fluid milk and CO2 in a solution and subject the solution to sufficient conditions to reach a stable state between the fraction of fluid milk and the dissolved CO2. It is said that the patented method is adapted for the consumption of dairy products of a wide variety, increasing the shelf life to approximately 45 to approximately 60 days.

The interaction between HPP and CO2 and their effects on enzymes and microorganisms of food spoilage were described by Corwin and Shellhammer in the Journal of Food Science 2002; 67: 697-701, entitled "Combined carbon dioxide and high pressure inactivation of pectin methylesterase, polyphenol oxidase, Lactobacillus plantarum and Escherichia coli." The enzymes studied were pectin methylesterase (PME) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and the microorganisms studied were Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014 (L. plantarum), an acid-tolerant bacterium, lactic acid producer, non-spore-forming, Gram positive, and Escherichia coli K12 (E. coli), an acid-sensitive, non-spore-forming bacteria, Gram negative. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of CO2 on increasing the effectiveness of pressure treatment to inactivate enzymes and microorganisms. The CO2 was added at approximately 0.2 mol% to solutions processed at 500 to 800 MPa to further inactivate PME, PPO, L. plantarum and E. coli. A significant interaction was found between CO2 and pressure at 25 ° C and 50 ° C for PME and PPO, respectively. It was said that PPO activity was decreased by CO2 at all pressure treatments. It was said that the survival of L. plantarum was decreased by the addition of CO2 at all pressures and the combination of CO2 and high pressure had a significant interaction. It was said that CO2 does not have a significant effect on the survival of E. coli under pressure.

U.S. Pat. 6,835,402 B1 and 6,866,877 B2 to Clark et al., Issued on December 28, 2004 and March 15, 2005, entitled, respectively: "Carbonated Fortified Milk-Based Beverage And Method For Suppressing Bacterial Formation In The Beverage" and "Carbonated Fortified Milk-Based Beverage And Method For Suppressing Bacterial Growth In The Beverage," describe solutions of carbonated beverages enriched with dairy or non-dairy based that are said to supply essential nutrients in the human diet. In addition to describing the composition of a beverage, patents describe a method of using carbonization to reduce bacterial counts and reduce degradation of essential nutrients in milk-based beverages with or without pasteurization. In one embodiment, CO2 is added before pasteurization to effectively eliminate or reduce the growth of bacterial colonies in the beverage and reduce nutrient degradation if UHT pasteurization is used. If CO2 is added before pasteurization, it is said that CO2 must be reintroduced, since pasteurization disseminates the majority of CO2 present. This is done by adding CO2 online after the temperature of the beverage is lowered from approximately 185 ° F-215 ° F (85 ° C-101.67 ° C) to approximately 40 ° F (4.44 ° C). The concentration of CO2 in the final product is said to be preferably from about 500 ppm to about

3,000 ppm 1,000 ppm is said to be approximately 0.5 volumes of carbonation per volume of liquid beverage solution, so that the final product contains approximately 0.25 volumes to approximately 1.5 volumes of carbon dioxide per volume of liquid beverage solution . It is said that this method increased the shelf life of the beverage from 10 days to more than 75 days without refrigeration.

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U.S. Pat. 7,041,327 B2 to Hotchkiss et al., Issued May 9, 2006, entitled "Carbon dioxide as an aid in pasteurization", describes procedures for inhibiting or reducing the growth of bacteria and other pathogens in a liquid by adding CO2 to the liquid, and thermally inactivating bacteria and other pathogens, so that CO2 improves the thermal inactivation procedure. The procedure is said to be applicable to a wide variety of fluids, liquids, semi-solids and solids. Before or simultaneously with thermal inactivation, CO2 is added to the product by spraying or bubbling, preferably to obtain levels of approximately 400-2000 ppm. At this level of CO2, the amount of microbial death that occurs during heating in a normal pasteurization procedure (HTST) is said to be increased by 10% to 90% above the thermal inactivation carried out without the addition of CO2 before the thermal inactivation stage. After completing the thermal inactivation procedure, the free CO2 is said to be removed.

One type of carbonated dairy product for which there is an increased demand is a carbonated dairy product that provides both high juice and high protein content. The problem of protein precipitation and separation during manufacturing, shipping and storage, discussed above for a highly carbonated highly protein drink, can be exacerbated when the beverage contains an additional component, such as juice. Methods are known in the art to attempt to overcome the protein precipitate of juice drinks. However, most of these methods involve the use of stabilizers.

Fiber or other carbohydrates can be added as a protein stabilizing agent, such as pectin, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, gum arabic, carrageenan, guar gum, dextrin, dextrose monohydrate and polydextrose. While stabilizers can help prevent protein precipitation, they may have the disadvantage of increasing the viscosity of the beverage due to cross-linking with naturally occurring calcium cations. This increased viscosity may be undesirable since it can lead to a beverage that has poor organoleptic properties for at least some applications. The range of stabilizer amount that can be used can be quite narrow. For example, at a pectin concentration of below 0.06% by weight, settling can be a significant problem, while above it, the viscosity of the beverage can be undesirably high. The ideal amount of stabilizer should be determined experimentally for each beverage formula, and may need to be adjusted from one load to the next. Thus, a beverage formula that does not include a protein stabilizer but generates a beverage with good protein solubility is desirable for many applications.

RU GB Patent 2,335,134 to Burke, published on June 19, 2002, entitled "A beverage", describes a carbonated beverage comprising: 5 to 20% by weight of fruit juice; carbohydrate in an amount of 2 to 6 grams per 100 milliliters; and a soluble whey protein hydrolyzate in an amount of 5 to 20 grams per liter; The drink contains carbon dioxide in an amount of 4 to 6 grams per liter and has a pH of less than 3.5. The pH is adjusted with citric acid and malic acid. Protein precipitation is supposedly avoided by adjusting the amount and nature of the carbohydrate used. The carbohydrate source is said to be most preferably dextrose monohydrate.

U.S. Pat. 7,101,585 B2, to Shen et al., Issued on September 5, 2006, entitled: "Ultra High Pressure Homogenization Process for Making a Stable Protein Based Acid Beverage" describes a procedure for preparing a stable suspension of an acidic beverage, wherein a hydrated protein stabilizing agent (A) and a flavoring material (B) are combined as a premix (I) and combined with both a slurry of a homogenized protein material (C) and a homogenized premix (II) of a hydrated protein stabilizing agent (A) and a slurry of a protein material (C) to form a mixture and pasteurize and homogenize the mixture. The homogenization of the mixture is carried out in two stages comprising a high pressure stage from 8,000-30,000 pounds per square inch (55158,058-20642.71 kPa) and a low pressure stage from 300-1,000 pounds per inch square (2068,427-6894.75 kPa). The acidic beverage composition has a pH from 3.0 to 4.5. This drink contains juice, although it is not carbonated. Pectin is added as a stabilizer.

Yang Published US Patent Application 2003/0099753 A1, published May 29, 2003, describes a fruit juice-based beverage composition containing a protein selected from the group consisting of whey protein isolate and a combination of whey protein isolate and whey protein hydrolyzate; a carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup 42 (HFCS 42), HFCS 55, combination of sucrose, fructose, HFCS 42 and HFCS 55, and combinations of maltodextrin with another carbohydrate selected from group consisting of sucrose, fructose, HFCS 42 and HFCS 55; an edible acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, phosphoric acid, combinations of citric acid and phosphoric acid, and combinations of malic acid with another edible acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid and phosphoric acid; a fruit juice or fruit juice combinations; various vitamins and minerals; and optional fibers and flavors and a method for making said composition. The composition containing the above ingredients is said to be clear, has a pH of about 4.0 or less, and has a viscosity of less than about 40 centipoise. Protein stabilizing agents, including pectin, are used.

U.S. Pat. no. 4,478,858, from Dahlen et al., Issued October 23, 1984, entitled: "Protein containing fruit drink and process for the manufacture thereof," describes a fruit juice beverage containing

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protein comprising a part of 10-85% fruit juice that contains a part of citrus juice, a part of milk raw material of 90-15% by weight in which the part of milk raw material comprises whey proteins of milk in an amount of 0.5-10% by weight of the finished product, and, as a sweetener, a hydrolyzed lactose, made of essentially pure lactose prepared from whey or a permeate from ultrafiltration of milk or buttermilk, It contains pure glucose and galactose derivative, which is alleged to act as a protein binder even in fruit drinks that contain some citrus juice. The fruit drink can be manufactured in a concentrated form from a protein concentrate, concentrated fruit juice and / or fruit aromas and a concentrated hydrolyzed lactose. A polysaccharide containing stabilizer can be added to the concentrate.

As illustrated above, there are a number of different factors that need, or at least can be considered in the development of a carbonated juice and protein drink. At least one of the references seems to move away from the others in relation to, among others, 1) the protein concentrations that can be used in a carbonated protein drink, 2) the amount of carbonation that can be used (and still allows a non-drink perishable), and 3) the pH at which several carbonated drinks containing protein are non-perishable.

There is also considerable lack of detail in the stages of the treatment method described in at least some of the preceding references, to the extent that one of those skilled in the art would not be able to produce a desired carbonated protein beverage after experimentation, in view of the description. The inactivation of microbes, such as by heat treatment, after carbonation of the beverage could be a problem for at least some applications, necessitating subsequent "recarbonation" to ensure that the beverage has the proper taste and mouthfeel.

As a preface to the detailed description, it should be noted that, as used herein and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "a" and "the" include plural referents, unless the context clearly dictates another thing.

The terms "approximate" and "approximately" as used herein, indicate that the accuracy of the nominal value presented is ± 10%.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a protein drink, comprising: mixing a protein in water to reach a percentage by weight of protein in the mixture of 2% to 15%, wherein said protein is selected from the group consisting of casein, lactoalbumin, serum albumin, glucomacropeptide, soy protein, protein rice, pea protein, rapeseed protein, wheat protein, hemp protein, zein, flax protein, egg white protein, ovalbumin, gelatin protein and combinations thereof; and an amount of a pH adjusting agent to provide a pH between 2 and 3.4; thus obtaining a mixture; and adding carbon dioxide to the mixture to obtain a protein drink wherein the amount of carbonation present in said mixture ranges from 0.1 volume per volume of liquid mixture to 6.0 volumes per volume of liquid mixture; and packaging said protein beverage in a container that can be stored without refrigeration for more than one year before using by a consumer of the protein beverage, wherein the essential solubility of the protein is maintained in the beverage composition, and said protein beverage is essentially free of active microbes known to be harmful to human health without heat treatment of the protein drink to inactivate the microbes.

The protein beverage composition, produced using the method described above, provides a high protein content (with respect to beverages described above) where the amount of carbonation can also be high. In addition, although the protein beverage can be heat treated to inactivate the microbes, the final product shows storage stability that is unexpectedly long for said product.

An improved protein drink / beverage has been developed, which contains a high concentration of protein compared to the protein concentrations of beverages previously known in the industry.

The typical protein concentration ranges from about 0.01% by weight from about 15% by weight, more typically the protein concentration ranges from about 2% by weight to about 15% by weight, with the most typical concentration ranging from about 5% by weight to approximately 8% by weight.

Whey protein is a fraction of protein obtained from mammalian milk. Commercially available whey protein is typically derived from cow's milk; however, whey protein can be derived from the milk of any mammal, such as, for example, but not as a form of limitation, the milk of goats, sheep, buffalo, camel, black bear, llama, deer, kangaroo , pig, dog, rabbit, elephant, dolphin, donkey, horse, seal or human being. Alternatively, whey protein can be prepared by recombinant DNA technology, using molecular biology techniques normally known in the art.

The protein is selected from the group consisting of casein, lactalbumin, serum albumin, glucomacropeptide, soy protein, rice protein, pea protein, rapeseed protein, wheat protein, hemp protein, zein, flax protein, protein of egg white, ovalbumin, gelatin protein or any combination thereof.

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The typical concentration of juice in the finished beverage ranges from about 0% by weight to about 100% by weight, more typically the juice concentration ranges from about 0% by weight to about 98% by weight, with the most typical concentration ranging from about 15% to about 25% by weight. Typically the source of juice may be fruit juice, vegetable juice, or a combination thereof, and may be added in its entirety, as a liquid, a liquid concentrate, a puree, or in another modified form containing one or more juice components More typically, the juice can be depectinized, having had most of the pectins removed by enzymatic digestion, chromatography, precipitation or by another method of juice depectinization. One method by which juice can be depectinized is by treating it with pectinase enzyme, as described in detail in US Pat. no. 6,620,452 B1. A depectinized juice can typically be a juice with a pectin content of about 0.05% by weight to about 0.25% by weight.

A single fruit juice, a single vegetable juice, fruit juice mixes, vegetable juice mixes, or fruit and vegetable juice mixes can be used. Examples of a few of the many specific juices that can be used may include juice from alfalfa sprouts, apples, apricots, avocados, bamboo shoots, bananas, beans, bean sprouts, beets, berries of all types, cabbage, carrots, celery, cherries, cucumbers, currants, dates, figs, grapefruit, grapes, guava, kiwi, kumquat, lemons, limes, litchi fruit, tangerine, mango, melons of all types, nectarines, noni, oranges, papaya, fruit passion, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, plums, radishes, rhubarbs, kohlrabi, seaweed, squash, tangelo, tangerines, tomatoes and / or turnips; however, any type of juice can be used.

The protein drink is carbonated. The amount of carbonation that has been achieved while maintaining the stability of the carbonated beverage is unexpectedly high in view of the amount of protein present, with the amount of carbonation that ranges from about 0.1 volumes of carbonation (per volume of liquid present in the drink) at approximately 6 volumes of carbonation. More typically, the amount of carbonation present ranges from about 1.6 volumes to about 3.5 volumes, with the most typical concentration ranging from about 1.7 volumes to about 3.0 volumes.

Additives may be combined with the basic highly protein beverage formulation to provide a "highly energy" highly proteinic beverage. For example, caffeine can be added to increase the level of circulating fatty acids in the body of a consumer of the beverage. This increase in circulation has been shown to increase the oxidation of these fuels, improving the oxidation of fat in general. Caffeine is well known as a means of improving fatty acid metabolism.

Another additive that can be included is magnesium. Magnesium can affect the energy level and may be needed for more than approximately 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Magnesium can help regulate blood sugar levels, can promote normal blood pressure, and can support energy metabolism and protein synthesis.

A third additive can be added to affect the energy level. The third additive can be citrulline malate. Citrulline is an amino acid that can play a role in nitrogen balance and metabolic procedures. Supplemental citrulline malate is a saline form of the amino acid. Citrulline malate can improve performance and aerobic capacity by influencing lactic acid metabolism and reducing fatigue.

One or more of these effects on metabolism have been supported by evidence of an increase in the rate of oxidative adenosine triphosphate (ATP) that is essentially a "molecular circulation" of intracellular energy transfer, and an increase in energy production during the exercise of the muscles. These three additives that help in the generation of energy, and combinations thereof, have been formulated in the highly protein drinks described herein with little or no adverse effect on the manufacturing capacity or shelf life of the product.

The additive that generates citrulline malate energy can have a very bitter taste in the free form. It was surprising to discover that citrulline malate used in a protein beverage of the class described herein provides a pleasant tasting beverage without the need to make a major modification from recipes that do not contain citrulline malate.

In addition to the high concentration of proteins, the protein drink is essentially free of biologically pathogenic microbes such as bacteria and other waste pathogens of the kind that are monitored by the food industry in general. Due to the method used to inactivate biologically pathogenic microbes, the protein drink is essentially free of these pathogenic microbes for more than a year after packaging of the protein drink in individual packages or portions and storage under storage conditions that are standard in the non-refrigerated beverage industry. In addition to the absence of biologically pathogenic microbes, there is little or no protein precipitation, little or no thickening, aroma and color are maintained, and taste and mouthfeel are maintained. In formulations that are designed to be transparent, without turbidity, the protein drink is clear in color after this storage period. The recommended storage temperature is above freezing (32 ° F (0 ° C)) at approximately 75 ° F (23,889 ° C). Storage of the protein drink at temperatures in excess of 100 ° F (37,778 ° C) during periods of

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Multi-month time, such as about five months, is even possible without detriment of taste and clarity.

The protein drink can be treated to inactivate microbes in the presence of carbonation that can be used to provide taste and mouthfeel through the drink, while maintaining the minimum amount of carbonation necessary to provide such taste and mouthfeel.

The treatment to inactivate or eliminate microbes can include heat treatment by exposure to high temperature, aseptic packaging, carbonation, ozoneation, radiation, ultraviolet light, high pressure treatment, filtration, membrane permeation, pulsed electric field, sonication and combinations thereof . Typically, the treatment for the inactivation of microbes can be carried out in the individual portion package used for the storage and handling of the carbonated protein drink. The test has shown that for microbe inactivation carried out in the individual portion package, the colony count for microbes is negligible and typically zero after a storage period of more than one year at temperatures ranging between 35 ° F (1,666 ° C) and approximately 75 ° F (23,889 ° C).

According to the invention, the heat treatment is not used to inactivate microbes. Microbial inactivation is due to the addition of carbon dioxide to the protein drink. As described above, CO2 can inhibit microbial growth by displacing O2 by CO2, lowering the pH of the carbonated protein drink by dissolving CO2 and forming carbonic acid, and by a direct effect of CO2 on metabolism of microorganisms.

In another embodiment, the heat treatment is not used to inactivate microbes. In this embodiment the microbial inactivation is due to the high pressure treatment (HPP) of the protein drink. HPP can be applied to the protein beverage before carbonation and packaging, after carbonation and before packaging, or after carbonation and packaging. It is described that HPP can also be used for a protein drink that is not carbonated. Various types of HPP equipment systems can be used, such as those produced by Avure Technologies of 22408 66th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032, Elmhurst Research, Inc. of 60 Loudonville Rd., Albany, NY 12204, and NC Hyperbaric of 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.

HPP can be achieved by placing the protein drink in a container inside a pressure vessel filled with water (or other pressure transmitting fluid), closing the container, and increasing the pressure exerted on the container by pumping more water into the pressure vessel by means of an external pressure intensifier. The high pressure can be maintained for a specific period of time, then it can be lowered. Pressure levels of approximately 600 MPa at 25 ° C may typically be sufficient to inactivate vegetative forms of microorganisms, such as pathogens that do not form spores, vegetative bacteria, yeasts and molds. HPP can be carried out by the method described in US Pat. no. 6,635,223 B2 to Maerz, issued on October 21, 2003, entitled "Method for inactivating microorganisms using high pressure processing".

In another embodiment, heat treatment is not used to inactivate microbes. In this embodiment, microbial inactivation is due to the combined effects of the addition of carbon dioxide to the protein drink and HPP of the carbonated protein drink. The HPP can be applied to the carbonated protein drink before packaging or after packaging.

The heat treatment is not used to inactivate microbes. It is described that microbial inactivation may be due to carbonation, aseptic packaging, ozoneation, radiation, ultraviolet light, HPP, membrane permeation, pulsed electric field, sonication, combination thereof and others.

A protein drink may also contain additional additives to: improve the nutritional value (other than those added particularly for the improvement of energy generation); assist in the protection of the muscular system and joints during physical activity; add to the flavor value of the drink; or, provide a desired appearance of the beverage, provided that the additional agent is stable in the beverage. In one embodiment of the invention the protein drink can be consumed as a meal replacement. Examples of additional agents that improve nutritional value include nutrients such as vitamins, minerals (including calcium or a calcium derivative), herbal supplements, concentrated plant extracts, glucosamine, amino acids, fatty acids and fiber. Examples include the following: vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E, by way of example and not by limitation; minerals such as zinc, chromium, iron, calcium, magnesium (mentioned above) and potassium, by way of example and not by way of limitation; herbal supplements such as ginseng, gingko biloba, saw palmetto, green tea and hoodia gordonii, by way of example and not by limitation; amino acids, such as L-Glutamine, L-Arginine, Taurine, creatine, N-acetyl-cystine, N-acetylcarnitine, L-Leucine, L-isoleucine and L-valine, by way of example and not by limitation; fatty acids such as docosahexaenonic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Omega 3 and Omega 6, by way of example and not by way of limitation; and fiber such as oligofructopolysaccharides, corn fiber, oak fiber, and flax fiber, by way of example and not by way of limitation.

Extracts from concentrated plants can be added, which can be high in vitamins and nutrients, while they are low in calories. These extracts can be derived from fruits, herbs, vegetables and other plants that can

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have high content of nutritional components. Production of the extracts can be carried out by conventional methods, such as those described in detail in US Pat. 6,620,452 B1; However, these extracts may be commercially available. An example of these extracts may be the extract derived from green tea, called Sunphenon 90M, from Taiyo International, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, USA.

An example of an additive to help protect the muscular system and joints during physical activity may be a hyperimmune milk protein concentrate that works in combination with the edible nutritional protein already present in the protein drink. The hyperimmune milk protein concentrate can be manufactured in the manner described in detail in US Pat. 5,650,175. An example of the hyperimmune milk protein is available from Stolle Milk Biologics of Chicago, III. under the trademark MicroLactin ™ and distributed by Humanetics Corporation of Eden Prairie, MN, by way of example and not by way of limitation. The hyperimmune milk protein concentrate may be derived from whey, such as a whey fractionation. However, the hyperimmune milk protein concentrate may show functional properties similar to casein. The use of a hyperimmune milk protein concentrate in the beverage formulation typically results in a beverage that shows turbidity.

The flavor enhancing agent or agents can provide a fruit flavor, cola flavor, vanilla flavor

or a chocolate flavor, by way of example and not by limitation. Other flavor enhancers, such as, by way of example and not by limitation, stevia leaf extract and Lo Han Guo. Sweeteners, natural or synthetic, such as sucrose, sucralose, aspartama and / or potassium acesulfame, neotame, polydextrose, glycerin, sorbitol, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, saccharin, honey, molasses, maple syrup and xylitol, can be used, by way of example and not by way of limitation. Coloring agents may be added. Agents such as citric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, tartaric acid, and in some examples lactic acid can be added to adjust for the acidity.

Additional ingredients in the form of analgesics, such as, for example, aspirin can be added in specialized product applications. Mild stimulants other than the caffeine mentioned above may also be added, such as, for example, green tea. Relaxers may also be added, such as, for example, melatonin.

To provide stability, the protein beverage may include an antifoaming agent such as dimethylpolysiloxane, and a pH adjusting agent, such as phosphoric acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, and in some examples lactic acid. Excess citric acid and malic acid can cause sharpness and astringency of taste and produce a bad-tasting drink that has an unacceptable mouthfeel when consumed. Phosphoric acid is currently preferred as a pH adjusting agent, since the amount necessary to obtain a desired pH may be typically less, and the taste of the beverage may be less affected by the pH adjustment. The adjusted pH of the protein drink typically ranges from about 2.0 to about 5.5, more typically from about 2.0 to about 3.4. To provide additional stability, the protein beverage may be formulated to essentially exclude a component that includes caseinate. Caseinate may not be stable at the pH of the protein drink.

One or more preservatives may be added to the protein beverage, such as, for example, one or more chemical preservatives, one or more natural preservatives, a combination thereof, or others. Examples of chemical preservatives that can be used include, for example, a sorbate or a benzoate. Examples of natural preservatives that can be used include, for example, nisin or natamycin, which can be obtained commercially from a supplier of food ingredients, such as Danisco A / S Langebrogade 1 DK-1001 Copenhagen.

The protein drink can be prepared by mixing in water, an antifoaming agent, an amount of a pH adjusting agent to provide a pH of about 2 to about 5.5 and a sufficient amount of protein to provide a final protein content in the beverage ranging from about 0.01% by weight to about 15 % by weight of protein and adding carbon dioxide to the mixture in an amount sufficient to obtain a carbonated protein drink where the amount of carbonation present in the beverage ranges from approximately 0.1 volumes at approximately 6 volumes per volume of liquid mixture. Carbon dioxide can be added in the form of sterile carbonated water. Sterile carbon dioxide can be bubbled through the liquid mixture until the desired amount of carbon dioxide is present. The final protein content of the beverage ranges from about 0.01% by weight to about 15% by weight, and the carbonation ranges from about 0.1 volumes to about 6 volumes. According to the invention, the final protein content of the beverage ranges from about 2% by weight to about 15% by weight, and the carbonation ranges from about 0.1 volumes to about 6 volumes.

The protein beverage can be prepared by mixing in water, an anti-foaming agent, an amount of a pH adjusting agent to provide a pH of about 2 to about 5.5, an amount of juice to provide a final juice content in the beverage that ranges from about 0% by weight to about 100% by weight of juice, and an amount of protein sufficient to provide a final protein content in the beverage ranging from about 0.01% by weight to about 15% by weight protein; by heating the mixture at a temperature ranging from about 140 ° F (60 ° C) to about 188 ° F (86,667 ° C) for a suitable period of time to inactivate microbes that may be present

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in the mix; cooling the mixture to a temperature of approximately 40 ° F (4,444 ° C) or less; and adding carbon dioxide to the mixture in an amount sufficient to obtain a carbonated protein drink where the amount of carbonation present in the beverage ranges from about 0.1 volumes to about 6 volumes per volume of liquid mixture. Carbon dioxide can be added in the form of sterile carbonated water. Sterile carbon dioxide can be bubbled through the liquid mixture until the desired amount of carbon dioxide is present. The final juice content of the beverage can range from about 0% by weight to about 100% by weight, the final protein content of the beverage ranges from about 0.01% by weight to about 15% by weight, and carbonation It ranges from about 0.1 volumes to about 6 volumes. According to the invention, the final juice content of the beverage ranges from about 0% by weight to about 98% by weight, the final protein content of the beverage ranges from about 2% by weight to about 15% by weight, and the Carbonation ranges from about 0.1 volumes to about 6 volumes.

The protein beverage can also be prepared in a manner similar to that described above, with the additional step of HPP to inactivate microbes in the protein beverage. The HPP step can take place before the addition of carbon dioxide or after the addition of carbon dioxide. Carbonated protein drink can be treated with HPP before packaging or after packaging.

The protein drink can also be prepared in a manner similar to that described above, with the exception that heating of the mixture can be carried out after the addition of the carbonation rather than before the addition of the carbonation. This requires that provisions be made to maintain carbonation during the heating and cooling procedure. It has been found that it is possible to maintain carbonation if the carbonated protein beverage can be packaged in individual-sized containers and the beverage containers can then be processed by microbial inactivation.

In another embodiment, the protein beverage may include about 0% alcohol by volume to about 15% alcohol by volume. Typically, the percentage of alcohol by volume ranges from about 4% by volume to about 8% by volume. The alcohol used can be derived from malt base, fermented from the grain.

The protein drink can be prepared in concentrated forms, which can be diluted before consumption with a liquid, such as, for example, but not as a form of limitation, water, fruit juice, vegetable juice, tea, alcohol, coffee, milk, soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, a combination thereof, or others. A dilution liquid may be used, which may be a carbonated liquid or a non-carbonated liquid. If a non-carbonated liquid is used, the beverage can be carbonated with carbon dioxide gas after dilution. Protein drink concentrates can be prepared, such as, for example, a concentrated protein drink syrup or as a concentrated protein drink powder.

A protein drink concentrate syrup may include about 0% by weight to about 60% by weight of juice concentrate, wherein said juice concentrate has a Brix value of about 20 ° Brix to about 75 ° Brix, and about 0.05 % by weight to approximately 60% by weight protein. Another embodiment of a protein drink concentrate syrup may include about 0% by weight to about 60% by weight of juice concentrate, wherein said juice concentrate has a Brix value of about 20 ° Brix to about 75 ° Brix, and about 10% by weight to approximately 75% by weight protein. Said concentrated protein drink syrup can, at the time of packaging and during subsequent storage without refrigeration, maintain the essential solubility of the protein. Said embodiment of the protein drink concentrate syrup may also, at the time of packaging and during subsequent storage, be essentially free of pathogenic microbes known to be harmful to human health.

A protein drink concentrate syrup may include about 10% by weight to about 15% by weight of juice concentrate, wherein said juice concentrate has a Brix value of about 60 ° Brix to about 70 ° Brix, and about 5% in weight to about 40% by weight protein.

A protein drink concentrate syrup may include approximately 40% by weight of approximately 60% by weight of juice concentrate, wherein said juice concentrate has a Brix value of approximately 40 ° Brix to approximately 50 ° Brix, and approximately 5% in weight to about 40% by weight protein.

The protein drink concentrate syrup may include about 0% by weight of juice concentrate and about 0.05% by weight to about 40% by weight protein.

The juice concentrate used for protein drink concentrate syrup may be derived from a single fruit juice, a single vegetable juice, fruit juice mixtures, vegetable juice mixtures or fruit and vegetable juice mixtures, can be used Examples of a few of the many specific juices that can be used may include, but are not limited to, juice from alfalfa sprouts, apples, apricots, avocados, bamboo shoots, bananas, beans, bean sprouts, beets, all berries types, cabbage, carrots, celery, cherries, cucumbers, currants, dates, figs, grapefruit, grapes, guava, kiwi, kumquat, lemons, limes, litchi fruit, tangerine, mango, melons of all types, nectarines, noni oranges papaya passion fruit, peaches,

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pears, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, plums, radishes, rhubarbs, kohlrabi, seaweed, squash, tangelo, tangerines, tomatoes and / or turnips, in addition to combinations thereof; however, any type of juice can be used.

The protein used for protein drink concentrate syrup is selected from the group consisting of casein, lactalbumin, whey albumin, glucomacropeptide, soy protein, rice protein, pea protein, rapeseed protein, wheat protein, hemp protein , zein, flax protein, egg white protein, ovalbumin, gelatin protein, any combination thereof, or others.

The concentrated protein drink syrup may further include about 0% by weight to about 100% by weight of the filler, wherein the filler can be water, a sweetener, a flavor enhancing agent, a coloring agent, an anti-foaming agent, a nutrient, calcium or a calcium derivative, an energy generating additive, an herbal supplement, an extract from concentrated plants, a preservative, combinations thereof or others.

The concentrated protein drink syrup can be treated to inactivate the microbes by pasteurization, aseptic packaging, carbonation, ozoneation, radiation, ultraviolet light, high pressure treatment, membrane permeation, pulsed electric field, sonication, combinations thereof or other treatments. microbial inactivation

Concentrated protein drink syrup can range from about a concentrated syrup twice to about a concentrated syrup twenty-five times. A further embodiment of the protein drink concentrate syrup can be prepared as approximately five times concentrated syrup, wherein one part of the protein drink concentrate syrup can be diluted with four parts of liquid to prepare a protein drink. The liquid can be any liquid suitable for human consumption, such as, but not limited to, water, fruit juice, vegetable juice, tea, alcohol, coffee, milk, soy milk, rice milk , almond milk, combinations thereof or others.

Protein drink made from concentrated protein drink syrup is a carbonated drink. The carbonation of the protein beverage may range from about 1.0 volumes to about 3.5 volumes per volume of beverage, preferably, approximately 1.6 to approximately 3.5 volumes per volume of beverage; more preferably, about 1.6 to about 3.0 volumes per volume of beverage.

The carbonation can be added in the form of carbonated liquid, such as, for example, but not as a limitation, carbonated water. Carbonation can be added by bubbling sterile carbon dioxide through the protein drink until the desired amount of carbon dioxide is present. Carbonation can also be added by adding any source of edible carbonation, such as, for example, but not as a limitation, a carbonate material capable of reacting with an acid or mixture of acids to effect the release of carbon dioxide to the contact with water. See US Patent Application Publication no. 20020136816.

The concentrated protein drink syrup can be used by an individual, and can be packaged in single-use portions or in small bottles, such as, for example, but not as a limitation form bottles of 50 ml - 1500 ml suitable for home use. Concentrated protein drink syrup can be packaged in containers plus lakes suitable for use in a food service beverage dispenser or in a restaurant or bar beverage dispenser. Concentrated protein drink syrup can be produced in large loads for use in the preparation of a protein drink to a bottling plant or other commercial beverage preparation facility.

The protein drink concentrate syrup can be prepared by mixing a juice concentrate having a Brix value of about 20 ° Brix to about 75 ° Brix, to reach a weight percentage of juice concentrate of about 0% by weight to about 60% in weight and a protein to reach a weight percentage of protein in the mixture of about 0.05% by weight to about 60% by weight, thus obtaining a mixture. Concentrated protein drink syrup can be packaged in a container that can be stored at room temperature.

The protein drink concentrate may be a concentrated protein drink powder, which may include about 0% by weight to about 100% by weight of juice in the form of a dry juice powder and about 0.05% by weight to about 100% in protein weight.

The percentage by weight of protein present in the protein powder concentrate powder can range from about 45% by weight to about 95% by weight.

The percentage by weight of juice present in the protein powder concentrate powder can range from about 0% by weight to about 50% by weight.

The dry juice powder used for the concentrated protein drink powder can be derived from a single fruit juice, a single vegetable juice, fruit juice mixes, vegetable juice mixes or fruit and vegetable juice mixes, can be used . Examples of a few of the many specific juices that can be used may include, but are not limited to, alfalfa sprout juice, apples, apricots, avocados, sprouts

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bamboo, bananas, beans, bean sprouts, beets, berries of all types, cabbage, carrots, celery, cherries, cucumbers, currants, dates, figs, grapefruit, grapes, guava, kiwi, kumquat, lemons, limes, fruit of the litchi, tangerine, mango, melons of all types, nectarines, noni, oranges, papaya, passion fruit, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, plums, radishes, rhubarb, kohlrabi, seaweed, pumpkin, tangelo, tangerines, tomatoes and / or turnips, in addition to combinations thereof; however, any type of juice can be used.

The protein used for the protein drink concentrate powder is selected from the group consisting of casein, lactalbumin, whey albumin, glucomacropeptide, soy protein, rice protein, pea protein, rapeseed protein, wheat protein, hemp protein , zein, flax protein, egg white protein, ovalbumin, gelatin protein, any combination thereof or others.

The concentrated protein drink powder may further include about 0% by weight to about 100% by weight of the filler, wherein the filler can be a sweetener, a flavor enhancing agent, a coloring agent, an anti-foaming agent, a nutrient , calcium or a calcium derivative, an energy generating additive, an herbal supplement, an extract of concentrated plants, a preservative, combinations thereof or others.

The concentrated protein drink powder can be diluted with liquid to prepare a protein drink. The liquid can be any liquid suitable for human consumption, such as, for example, but not as a form of limitation, water, fruit juice; Vegetable juice, tea, alcohol, coffee, milk, soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, combinations thereof or others.

Protein drink made from concentrated protein drink powder is a carbonated beverage. The carbonation of the protein beverage can range from approximately 1.6 volumes to approximately 3.5 volumes per volume of beverage.

The carbonation can be added in the form of carbonated liquid, such as, for example, but not as a limitation, carbonated water. Carbonation can be added by bubbling sterile carbon dioxide through the protein drink until the desired amount of carbon dioxide is present. The carbonation can also be added by the addition of any edible carbonation source, such as, for example, but not as a limitation, a carbonate material capable of reacting with an acid or mixture of acids to effect the release of carbon dioxide on contact with water. See US Patent Application Publication no. 20020136816.

The concentrated protein drink powder can be used by an individual, and can be packaged in single-use portions or in small packages, such as, for example, but not as a limitation, 500 gram containers

- 1000 grams suitable for home use. The concentrated protein drink powder can be packaged in larger containers suitable for use in a food service beverage dispenser or in a restaurant or bar dispenser. Concentrated protein drink powder can be produced in large loads for use in the preparation of protein drink in a bottling plant.

The concentrated protein drink powder can be prepared as dry preparations, such as, for example, but not as a limitation form, a powder, granule, glass or other type of dry particle preparations. Dry preparations can be prepared by mixing the various ingredients in their powdered forms. Alternatively, the dried preparations can be prepared by mixing the various ingredients as described above to form a concentrated syrup, then drying the syrup to a dry powder form by conventional drying methods, such as, for example, but not as a form of limitation, lyophilization (freeze drying), spray drying, fluid bed drying, drum drying, combinations thereof or others.

The protein drink concentrate powder can be prepared by mixing a dry juice powder concentrate to reach a weight percentage of juice concentrate of about 0% by weight to about 100% by weight and a protein to reach a weight percentage of protein in the mixture of about 0.05% by weight to about 100% by weight.

In many of the Examples described below, the protein used is whey protein, since this protein provides the flavor and offers other nutritional advantages of the class discussed above. However, one skilled in the art will understand that adjusting the pH to extend at higher or lower pH ranges and / or producing a carbonated protein drink that has a protein content at other positions in the range of about 0.01% to about 15%, other proteins such as milk protein, soy protein, lactalbumin, whey albumin, glucomacropeptide, rice protein, pea protein, rapeseed protein, wheat protein, hemp protein, Zein, flax protein, egg white protein, ovalbumin, gelatin, combinations thereof or others, by way of example and not as a form of limitation, can also be used, alone or in combination, to create the current protein drink. Hydrolysates and derivatives of these common protein sources can also be used.

In most of the Examples described below, the method used to inactivate microbes is pasteurization, however, other methods, such as aseptic packaging, carbonation, ozoneation, can be used.

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Examples

Reference Example One

A protein drink was prepared in the following general manner. An anti-foaming agent was added to an amount of water that is approximately one half of the final volume of the beverage to be prepared; typically other additives, of the class described above, are also added to the water at this time. The pH of the water with anti-foaming agent (and other additives, depending on the desired final product) was adjusted to be in the range of about 2 to 3.4, typically using phosphoric acid. The whey protein was then added to the water / additives mixture. The mixture was heated at about 185 ° F (85 ° C) for about 20 seconds to inactivate the microbes and then cooled to about 40 ° F (4,444 ° C). Carbonated water comprising 0.2 to 8 volumes of carbon dioxide gas (per volume of water) was added to the cooled mixture in an amount so that the amount of carbon dioxide gas in the beverage totaled an amount that ranged from about 0.1 volumes to about 4 volumes per volume of water.

If necessary, the final pH of the mixture can be adjusted to a pH ranging from 2 to 3.4 by the addition of an appropriate acid, such as phosphoric acid.

Reference Example Two

A protein drink was prepared as follows. A mixture of water, anti-foaming agent, other additives and whey protein was prepared and the pH adjusted to be in a range between about 2 and 3.4. The volume of the mixture was such that when combined with the desired amount of carbon dioxide, the final volume of the carbonated mixture would be (as close as possible) that needed to provide the desired composition of the carbonated protein drink. The mixture was heated to inactivate microbes, using a technique known in the art. The carbon dioxide gas was then bubbled through the mixture to obtain a carbonation content ranging from 0.1 to 4 volumes of carbon dioxide gas. An additional small amount of water was added to reach the desired final concentration of water in the carbonated protein drink and the pH was readjusted using phosphoric acid, or other biocompatible acid of the class described above, to be in the range of about 2 to 3 ,4.

The whey protein used to make the beverage with the best flavor of the invention may be in the form of whey protein concentrate, where the whey protein generally constitutes about 25% by weight to about 89, 9% by weight of whey protein concentrate. The whey protein used can be isolated from whey protein, which contains at least 90% by weight whey protein. However, the final concentration of whey protein in a carbonated beverage of the invention ranges from about 0.01% by weight to about 15% by weight of the final carbonated protein beverage composition.

When sweetening agent is used, a particular flavor such as fruit flavor, chocolate, vanilla, combinations thereof or others, can be added, this can typically be done before the carbonation stage, as is the case with nutrients and / or Herbal supplements, for example.

With respect to Examples one and two, additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as analgesics (for example, aspirin), mild stimulants (for example, caffeine) or relaxants. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before both heat treatment and carbonization stages, regardless of the order in which these two steps are carried out.

After all the ingredients are in the mixture, including carbonation, the carbonated protein beverage composition can typically be aseptically dispensed in a large bulk container, or in individual packages such as a glass bottle, a plastic bottle, a tetrapak or a can.

Reference Example Three

This example provides a method to prepare 3,917 grams of a whey protein drink. In 1799 grams of water, the following were mixed: 315 grams of whey protein isolate (approximately 90% whey protein); 0.01 grams of Designer Whey® whey protein, available from Next Proteins Inc .; 30 grams of Taurine, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 0.37 grams of acesulfame-K sweetener; 0.46 grams of sucralose sweetener powder; 7.9 grams of citric acid; 2.95 grams of malic acid; 0.25 grams of FG-10 ™ anti-foaming agent, available from Dow Chemical Co .; 27 grams of phosphoric acid (75% by weight in water); 2.95 grams of flavor enhancer of dried orange oil by spray no. 61281165 Sunkist®; 3.4 grams of Firmenich 860.344 / TD 11.90 passion fruit flavor enhancer, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; and 0.04 grams of FD & C Yellow No. 6, available from Seltzer Chemicals, Carlsbad, Calif., Were added to a 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank that employed a propeller mixer, which was typically operated at

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approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes. The order of adding ingredients to the mixing tank was: water, acids, colors, flavor enhancers, sweeteners, protein, pH adjustment acids and defoamers. Typically the maximum temperature reached during the mixing of ingredients was less than about 150 ° F (65,556 ° C).

The mixture described above was heated to approximately 185 ° F (85 ° C) for a period of 20 seconds, and then cooled to approximately 40 ° F (4,444 ° C). The mixture was not stirred during heating or cooling, although it was passed through pipes wrapped with heating or cooling coils. 1700 grams of soda water (water containing 3 volumes of carbon dioxide per volume of water), 27 grams of phosphoric acid (75% by weight of acid in water), and 0.24 grams of the anti-emulsion emulsion were added sparkling FG 10, in that order to the mixture to obtain a carbonated whey protein drink containing approximately 7% by weight whey protein, at a final pH of 2.7.

Reference Example Four

This example is for the preparation of a 60 gallon (227.12 liter) load of protein drink. The mixing vessel and stirring was the same as described with respect to Example three. The mixing vessel and the associated fluid outlet pipes were sterilized. All filters in the treatment system were cleaned or replaced.

27 gallons (102.21 liters) of water were added to the mixing tank. The water was purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry.

0.054 pounds (0.024 kg) of potassium acesulfame was added to the water under stirring in the mixing vessel for a period of 15 seconds.

0.08 pounds (0.036 kg) of sucralose powder was added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 15 seconds.

0.005 pounds (0.0022 kg) of Yellow No. 6 and 0.003 pounds (0.0013 kg) of Red No. 40 were added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 30 seconds.

The mixture in the mixing vessel was stirred at 400 RPM for a period of one minute.

0.34 pounds (0.154 kg) of malic acid; 1.06 pounds (0.480 kg) of citric acid; 4.6 pounds (2,086 kg) of phosphoric acid; 0.26 pounds (0.117 kg) of 586323 CE red fruit juice, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 0.46 pounds (0.208 kg) of tropical fruit 597540 C, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 0.46 pounds (0.208 kg) of raspberry flavor 01-EF956, available from Western Flavors and Fragrances, Livermore, Calif .; 3.96 pounds (1,796 kg) of Taurine, and 0.001 pounds (0.453 grams) of Designer Whey Natural ™ were added over a period of 60 seconds. The combined mixture was then mixed for 2 minutes.

Subsequently, 0.06 pounds (0.027 kg) of anti-foaming FG-10, 37.6 pounds (17,055 kg) of whey protein isolate were then added over a period of 60 seconds, and the mixture was then stirred for a sufficient period of time to obtain a homogeneous mixture (typically about 15 minutes at 400 RPM).

The pH of the mixture was then measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 3.5 pounds (1,587 kg) of phosphoric acid (75% by weight in water) were then added with a mixing time of one minute between additions, until obtained a pH of approximately 2.5.

Brix grade, color and turbidity were measured or described and documented then.

For the above formulation, one half of the volume of the finished product can be carbonated water. Carbonated water was added to the mixing tank in a volumetric amount based on the volume of liquid present from the previous preparation in the mixing tank. (The carbonated water contained 3 volumes of carbon dioxide per volume of water). It was found that there is little or no need to extensively agitate the combined volumes of ingredients, since carbonation is essentially self-distributive. In addition, rapid agitation could result in foaming of the ingredient load.

After the addition of the carbonated water, the carbonated protein drink was treated to inactivate the microbes and then packaged. Preferably, the treated carbonated protein beverage product mixture is continuously stirred at a low stirring speed until the time of packaging. In the event that the product mixture is maintained more than 30 minutes before microbial inactivation and packaging, the product mixture can be re-circulated to ensure proper mixing and turbidity, pH, color and Brix grade can be performed and documented a second time to ensure that the quality of the product is satisfactory, before the inactivation of microbes and packaging.

The heat treatment temperature typically used for microbial inactivation may be 188 ° F (86,667 ° C) or less. More typically, the maximum heat treatment temperature may be approximately

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150ºF (65,556ºC). In the current example, the heat treatment was at 150 ° F (65,556 ° C) for a period of 30 minutes.

After microbial inactivation, the carbonated protein beverage product mixture was bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles were capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures, available from Owens, Inc ., Toledo, Ohio. The caps were tightened to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles were tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Reference Example Five

A protein drink was prepared in the manner described in Example two, with the exception that there was no heat treatment or cooling before the addition of carbonation. After the carbonation stage, (and final adjustment of the pH of the mixture to range between about 2 and about 3.4), the mixture was packaged. The packaging was in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can used an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating was bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can was a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which was applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The protein beverage was loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 60 ° F (15,556 ° C), and the can was evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

The sealed can was heated using tunnel "pasteurization" at a maximum temperature of 150 ° F (65,556 ° C) and left at this temperature for a period of 20 to 25 minutes. The can was then cooled to room temperature for a period of approximately 5 minutes.

The cans of the canned protein drink were sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for these tests were as follows: Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate showed a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above list, immediately after packaging and for a period of 52 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The exemplary embodiments described above are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, since one skilled in the art can, in view of the present description, expand said embodiments to fit the subject of the invention claimed below.

Reference Example Six

When caffeine is added to the mixture, an exemplary formulation of ingredients is as follows. Water at approximately 74.36% by weight; whey protein isolate at approximately 23% by weight; citric acid at about 1.42% by weight; caffeine at about 0.043% by weight; flavors at about 0.24% by weight; phosphoric acid at about 0.68% by weight; natural color at about 0.01% by weight; and sucralose (liquid) at about 0.25% by weight. Sugar can be substituted at least in part by artificial sweeteners in the formulation. This is not intended to limit the amount of ingredients that may be present, since these ingredients may be present at the intervals described in this description as a whole. Typically, the concentration of caffeine in a highly energy carbonated protein beverage of the invention ranges from about 0.01% by weight to about 0.085% by weight.

Reference Example Seven

When citrulline malate is added to the mixture, an exemplary formulation of ingredients is as follows. Water at about 73.76% by weight; whey protein isolate at approximately 23% by weight; citric acid at about 1.42% by weight; citrulline malate at about 0.64% by weight; flavors at about 0.24% by weight; phosphoric acid at about 0.68% by weight; natural color at about 0.01% by weight; and sucralose (liquid) at about 0.25% by weight. Sugar can be substituted at least in part by artificial sweeteners in the formulation. This is not intended to limit the amount of ingredients that may be present, since these ingredients may be present at the intervals described in this description as a whole. Typically, the concentration of citrulline malate ranges from about 0.1% by weight to about 2% by weight.

Reference Example Eight

When a magnesium compound is added to the mixture, an exemplary formulation of ingredients is as follows. Water at approximately 73.98% by weight; whey protein isolate at approximately 23% by weight; citric acid at about 1.42% by weight; a magnesium compound of the class generally known in

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the natural food industry, for example, magnesium aspartate, at about 0.42% by weight; flavors at about 0.24% by weight; phosphoric acid at about 0.68% by weight; natural color at about 0.01% by weight; and sucralose (liquid) at about 0.25% by weight. Sugar can be substituted at least in part by artificial sweeteners in the formulation. This is not intended to limit the amount of ingredients that may be present, since these ingredients may be present at the intervals described in this description as a whole. Typically, the concentration of magnesium compound ranges from about 0.1% by weight to about 2% by weight, where the magnesium compound is selected from compounds such as magnesium aspartate, magnesium oxide, magnesium lactate, magnesium lactate , magnesium citrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium orotate, magnesium chloride, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium phosphate, magnesium sulfate and combinations thereof.

Reference Example Nine

When a combination of caffeine, magnesium compound and citrulline malate is added to the mixture, an exemplary formulation of ingredients is as follows. Water at about 73.5% by weight; whey protein isolate at approximately 23% by weight; citric acid at about 1.2% by weight; caffeine at about 0.43% by weight; citrulline malate at about 0.64% by weight; magnesium aspartate at about 0.42% by weight; flavors at about 0.24% by weight; phosphoric acid at about 0.68% by weight; natural color at about 0.01% by weight; and sucralose (liquid) at about 0.25% by weight. Sugar can be substituted at least in part by artificial sweeteners in the formulation. This is not intended to limit the amount of ingredients that may be present, since these ingredients may be present at the intervals described in this description as a whole. Typically, the concentration of caffeine ranges from about 0.01% to about 0.085% by weight; the concentration of citrulline malate ranges from about 0.1% to about 2.0% by weight; and the concentration of magnesium compound ranges from about 0.1% by weight to about 2.0% by weight, where the magnesium compound is selected from compounds such as magnesium aspartate, magnesium oxide, magnesium lactate, citrate magnesium, magnesium carbonate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium orotate, magnesium chloride, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium phosphate, magnesium sulfate and combinations thereof.

Reference Example Ten

When a hyperimmune milk protein concentrate is added to the beverage formulation, the amount added is in the range of about 0.2% by weight to about 0.9% by weight of the beverage, with other ingredients that are typically present in essentially the same relative amounts as described above. In some examples, one of the high concentration ingredient components can be reduced in quantity to maintain the addition of the hyperimmune milk protein concentrate. In other examples, a combination of ingredient components is reduced to accommodate the addition, while essentially retaining the relative quantity ratios of other ingredient components in the beverage.

Reference Example Eleven

This example provides a method for preparing a carbonated whey protein drink, where the total amount prepared was approximately 3,917 grams. In 1799 grams of water, the following were mixed: 315 grams of whey protein isolate (approximately 90% whey protein); 0.01 grams of Designer Whey ™ whey protein, available from Next Proteins Inc. from Carlsbad Calif .; 30 grams of Taurine, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 0.37 grams of acesulfame-K sweetener; 0.46 grams of sucralose sweetener powder; 7.9 grams of citric acid; 2.95 grams of malic acid; 0.25 grams of FG-10 ™ anti-foaming agent, available from Dow Chemical Co .; 27 grams of phosphoric acid (75% by weight in water); 2.95 grams of flavor enhancer of powdered dried orange oil no. 61281165 SunkistTM; 3.4 grams of Firmenich 860.344 / TD 11.90 passion fruit flavor enhancer, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; and 0.04 grams of FD&C Yellow dye no. 6, available from Seltzer Chemicals, Carlsbad, Calf, were added to a 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank that employed a propeller mixer, which was typically operated at about 400 RPM at about 600 RPM during a period of time of approximately 15 minutes. The order of adding ingredients to the mixing tank was: water, acids, colors, flavor enhancers, sweeteners, protein, pH adjustment acids, and antifoam. Typically the maximum temperature reached during the mixing of ingredients was less than about 150 ° F (65,556 ° C).

The mixture described above was heated to approximately 185 ° F (85 ° C) for a period of 20 seconds, and then cooled to approximately 40 ° F (4,444 ° C). The mixture was not stirred during heating or cooling, although it was passed through pipes wrapped with heating or cooling coils. 1700 grams of soda water (water containing 3 volumes of carbon dioxide per volume of water), 27 grams of phosphoric acid (75% by weight of acid in water), and 0.24 grams of the FG 10 anti-foaming emulsion , were added in that order to the mixture to obtain a carbonated whey protein drink containing approximately 7% by weight whey protein, at a final pH of 2.7.

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Reference Example Twelve

This example is for the preparation of a 60 gallon (227.12 liter) load of carbonated protein drink. The mixing vessel and stirring was the same as described with respect to Example three. The mixing vessel and the associated fluid outlet pipes were sterilized. All filters in the treatment system were cleaned or replaced.

27 gallons (102.21 liters) were added to the mixing tank. The water was purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry.

0.054 pounds (0.024 kg) of potassium acesulfame was added to the water under stirring in the mixing vessel for a period of 15 seconds.

0.08 pounds (0.036 kg) of sucralose powder was added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 15 seconds.

0.005 pounds (2,268 grams) of Yellow No. 6 and 0.003 pounds (1.36 grams) of Red No. 40 were added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 30 seconds.

The mixture in the mixing vessel was stirred at 400 RPM for a period of one minute.

0.34 pounds (0.015 kg) of malic acid; 1.06 pounds (0.480 kg) of citric acid; 4.6 pounds (2,086 kg) of phosphoric acid; 0.26 pounds (0.117 kg) of 586323 CE red fruit juice, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 0.46 pounds (0.208 kg) of tropical fruit 597540 C, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 0.46 pounds (0.208 kg) of raspberry flavor 01-EF956, available from Western Flavors and Fragrances, Livermore, Calif .; 3.96 pounds (1,796 kg) of Taurine, and 0.001 pounds (0.453 grams) of Designer Whey Natural ™ were added over a period of 60 seconds. The combined mixture was then mixed for 2 minutes. Subsequently, 0.06 pounds (0.027 kg) of anti-foaming FG-10 and 37.6 pounds (17,055 kg) of whey protein isolate were then added over a period of 60 seconds, and the mixture was then stirred for a sufficient period of time to obtain a homogeneous mixture (typically about 15 minutes at 400 RPM).

The pH of the mixture was then measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 3.5 pounds (1,587 kg) of phosphoric acid (75% by weight in water) were then added with a mixing time of one minute between additions, until obtained a pH of approximately 2.5.

Brix grade, color and turbidity were measured or described and documented then.

For the above formulation, one half of the volume of the finished product is carbonated water. Carbonated water was added to the mixing tank in a volumetric amount based on the volume of liquid present from the previous preparation in the mixing tank. (The carbonated water contained 3 volumes of carbon dioxide per volume of water). There is no need to extensively agitate the combined volumes of ingredients, since carbonation is self-distributive. In addition, rapid agitation could result in foaming of the ingredient load.

After the addition of the carbonated water, the carbonated protein drink was treated to inactivate the microbes and then packaged. Preferably, the treated carbonated protein beverage product mixture is continuously stirred at a low stirring speed until the time of packaging. In the event that the product mix is ​​maintained more than 30 minutes before microbial inactivation and packaging, the product mix is ​​re-circulated to ensure proper mixing and turbidity, pH, color and Brix grade can be performed and documented. a second time to ensure that the quality of the product is satisfactory, before the inactivation of microbes and packaging.

The heat treatment temperature typically used for the inactivation of microbes is 188 ° F (86,667 ° C) or less. More typically, the maximum heat treatment temperature is approximately 150 ° F (65,556 ° C). In the present example, the heat treatment was at 150 ° F (65,556 ° C) for a period of 30 minutes.

After microbial inactivation, the carbonated protein beverage product mixture was bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles were capped with 28 mm Owens.RTM closures, available from Owens, Inc ., Toledo, Ohio. The caps were tightened to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles were tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Reference example thirteen

A carbonated protein drink was prepared in the manner described in Example two, with the exception that there was no heat treatment or cooling prior to the addition of carbonation. After the carbonation stage, (and final adjustment of the pH of the mixture to range between about 2 and about 3.4), the mixture was packaged. The packaging was in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can used an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating was

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bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the lid was a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which was applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The carbonated protein drink was loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 60 ° F (15,556 ° C), and the can was evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

The sealed can was heated using tunnel "pasteurization" at a maximum temperature of 150 ° F (65,556 ° C) and left at this temperature for a period of 20 to 25 minutes. The can was then cooled to room temperature for a period of approximately 5 minutes.

The cans of the canned carbonated protein drink were sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests were as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate showed a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above list, immediately after packaging and for a period of 52 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The exemplary embodiments described above are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, since one skilled in the art can, in view of the present description, expand said embodiments to fit the subject of the invention claimed below.

Reference example fourteen

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of orange juice and whey protein drink can be prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and typically operates at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

80.1 gallons (303.21 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 31.5 gallons (119.24 liters) of orange juice can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 21.0% by weight. 34.5 gallons (130.60 liters) of whey protein isolate with a pH adjusted to match the pH of orange juice, and having a whey protein concentration of approximately 25% by weight to approximately 40 % by weight, can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of whey protein isolate of 23.0% by weight.

3.19 lbs (1,447 kg) of 25% liquid sucralose can be added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 0.25% by weight of the liquid sucralose. 3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of natural orange flavor, 57.89 gm of natural color, and 249 gm of ascorbic acid can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank, resulting in a final concentration of weight percentage of 0.24 for flavors, 0.010 for natural colors and, 043 for ascorbic acid.

18.1 lbs (8.21 kg) of citric acid can be added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 1.42% by weight. The pH of the mixture can be measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 8.67 lbs (3,932 kg) of phosphoric acid can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 3.0 to 3.2 is obtained. The final phosphoric acid concentration can be approximately 0.68% by weight.

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of 1 to 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used.

Brix grade, color and turbidity can be measured or described and documented.

After carbonation, the orange juice drink with whey protein can be treated to inactivate microbes and then packaged. Preferably, the mixture of orange juice beverage product with treated whey protein is continuously stirred at a low stirring speed until the time of packaging. In the event that the product mixture is maintained more than 30 minutes before microbial inactivation and packaging, the product mixture can be re-circulated to ensure proper mixing and turbidity, pH, color and Brix grade can be performed and documented a second time to ensure that the quality of the product is satisfactory, before the inactivation of microbes and packaging.

The heat treatment temperature typically used for microbial inactivation is 86 ° C (188 ° F) or less. More typically, the maximum heat treatment temperature is approximately 65 ° C (150 ° F). In the present example, the heat treatment can be at 140 ° F (60 ° C) for a period of 20 minutes through the pasteurization tunnel.

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After the inactivation of microbes, the mixture of orange juice drink product with whey protein can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures , available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the orange juice drink product with whey protein can be packaged in cans after microbial inactivation. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can uses an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The orange juice drink with carbonated whey protein can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 15 ° C (60 ° F), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the device simultaneously.

Juice drink with packaged whey protein can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the orange juice drink with whey protein may have protein precipitation or undetectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of juice drink with packaged whey protein can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate showed a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above list, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection.

The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as concentrated plant extracts, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the stages, both heat treatment and carbonization, regardless of the order in which these two stages are carried out.

Reference Example Fifteen

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of grape juice drink with whey protein can be prepared as described in Example fourteen, with only the various water and juice components. 81.6 gallons (308.89 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 30 gallons (113.56 liters) of grape juice can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 20.0% by weight. Orange juice is not added. The pH of whey protein can be adjusted to match the pH of grape juice before the addition.

Grape juice drink with whey protein packaged can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the grape juice drink with whey protein may have protein precipitation or undetectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of juice drink with packaged whey protein can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection.

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The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as concentrated plant extracts, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the stages, both heat treatment and carbonization, regardless of the order in which these two stages are carried out.

Reference Example Sixteen

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of grapefruit juice drink with whey protein can be prepared as described in Example fourteen, with only the various water and juice components. 89.1 gallons (337.28 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 22.5 gallons (85.17 liters) of grapefruit juice can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 15.0% by weight. Orange juice is not added.

Grapefruit juice drink with whey protein packaged can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the grapefruit juice drink with whey protein may have protein precipitation or undetectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of juice drink with canned whey protein can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection.

The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as concentrated plant extracts, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before both heat treatment and carbonization stages, regardless of the order in which these two steps are carried out.

Reference Example Seventeen

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of tropical juice drink with whey protein can be prepared as described in Example fourteen, with only the various water, juice and citric acid components. 74.4 gallons (281.63 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 37.5 gallons (141.95 liters) of tropical juice mix can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 15.0% by weight. The tropical juice mixture may consist of 54% pineapple juice, 36% guava juice and 10% mango juice. Orange juice is not added. The pH of whey protein is adjusted to match the pH of tropical juice before the addition. 15.3 lbs (6.94 kg) of citric acid can be added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 1.2% by weight.

The tropical juice drink with packaged whey protein can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the tropical juice drink with carbonated whey protein may have no protein precipitation or detectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of zumo drink with whey protein packaged can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

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The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection.

The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as extracts from concentrated plants, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before both heat treatment and carbonization stages, regardless of the order in which these two steps are carried out.

Reference Example Eighteen

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of orange juice drink with whey protein can be prepared in the following general way. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and can typically be operated at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

108.6 gallons (411.10 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 31.5 gallons (119.24 liters) of orange juice can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 21.0% by weight. 5.25 gallons (19,873 liters) of aqueous whey protein isolate with a pH adjusted to match the pH of orange juice, and having a whey protein concentration of approximately 25% by weight to approximately 40 % by weight, can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a whey protein concentration of 3.5% by weight.

3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of 25% liquid sucralose can be added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 0.25% by weight of the liquid sucralose. 3.06 lbs (1,388 kg) of natural orange flavor, 57.8 gm of natural chlorine, and 6.38 lbs (2,893 kg) of a vitamin / mineral pre-mix that provides 35% of the recommended daily value can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank, resulting in a final concentration of weight percentage of 0.24 for the flavors, 0.010 for the natural colors, and 0.50 for the pre-mixing of vitamins / minerals.

18.1 lbs (8,210 kg) of citric acid can be added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 1.42% by weight. The pH of the mixture can be measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 8.7 lbs (3,946 kg) of phosphoric acid can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 3.0 to 3.2 is obtained. The final phosphoric acid concentration can be approximately 0.68% by weight.

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of 1 to 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used.

Brix grade, color and turbidity can be measured or described and documented.

After carbonation, the orange juice drink with whey protein can be treated to inactivate microbes and then packaged. Preferably, the mixture of orange juice beverage product with treated carbonated whey protein is continuously stirred at a low stirring speed until the time of packaging. In the event that the product mixture is maintained more than 30 minutes before microbial inactivation and packaging, the product mixture can be re-circulated to ensure proper mixing and turbidity, pH, color and Brix grade are performed and documented. a second time to ensure that the quality of the product is satisfactory, before the inactivation of microbes and packaging.

The heat treatment temperature typically used for microbial inactivation is 87 ° C (188 ° F) or less. More typically, the maximum heat treatment temperature is approximately 65 ° C (150 ° F). In the present example, the heat treatment can be at 60 ° C (140 ° F) for a period of 20 minutes through the pasteurization tunnel.

After the inactivation of microbes, the mixture of orange juice drink product with whey protein can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures , available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the orange juice drink product with whey protein can be packaged in cans after microbial inactivation. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that

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It is frequently used in the art, where the can employs an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The orange juice drink with whey protein can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 15 ° C (60 ° F), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

Juice drink with packaged whey protein can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the orange juice drink with whey protein may have no protein precipitation or detectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of juice drink with packaged whey protein can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection.

The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as concentrated plant extracts, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before both heat treatment and carbonization stages, regardless of the order in which these two steps are carried out.

Reference Example Nineteen

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of grape juice drink with whey protein can be prepared as described in Example eighteen, with only the varied juice component. 31.5 gallons (119.24 liters) of grape juice can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 21.0% by weight. Orange juice is not added. The pH of whey protein can be adjusted to match the pH of grape juice before the addition.

Juice drink with packaged whey protein can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the orange juice drink with whey protein may have no protein precipitation or detectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of juice drink with packaged whey protein can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection.

The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as concentrated plant extracts, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before both heat treatment and carbonization stages, regardless of the order in which these two steps are carried out.

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Reference Example Twenty

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of 100% orange juice drink with whey protein (milk equivalent protein) of 3.3% can be prepared in the following general way. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and typically operates at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

82 gallons (310.40 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 412 lbs (186.88 kg) of concentrate four times of orange juice can be added to the water in the mixing tank. 220 lbs (99,790 kg) of 20% whey protein isolate with a pH adjusted to 3.2 is added to the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 3.3% aqueous whey protein isolate in weight. 5 lbs (2,268 kg) of phosphoric acid can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 3.0 to 3.4 is obtained. The final phosphoric acid concentration may be approximately 0.35% by weight.

3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of natural orange flavor, 57.89 gm of natural color and 249 gm of ascorbic acid can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank, resulting in a final concentration of weight percentage of 0 , 24 for flavors, 0,010 for natural colors and, 043 for ascorbic acid.

The pH of the mixture can be measured, and progressive amounts of phosphoric acid can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 3.4 is obtained. The final phosphoric acid concentration can be approximately 0.67% by weight.

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of 1 to 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used.

Brix grade, color and turbidity can be measured or described and documented.

After carbonation, the orange juice drink with whey protein can be treated to inactivate microbes and then packaged. Preferably, the mixture of orange juice beverage product with treated whey protein is continuously stirred at a low stirring speed until the time of packaging. In the event that the product mixture is preserved more than 30 minutes before microbial inactivation and packaging, the product mixture can be re-circulated to ensure proper mixing and turbidity, pH, color and Brix grade can be performed and documented a second time to ensure that the quality of the product is satisfactory, before the inactivation of microbes and packaging.

The heat treatment temperature typically used for microbial inactivation is 86 ° C (188 ° F) or less. More typically, the maximum heat treatment temperature is approximately 65 ° C (150 ° F). In the present example, the heat treatment can be at 60 ° C (140 ° F) for a period of 20 minutes through the pasteurization tunnel.

After the inactivation of microbes, the mixture of orange juice drink product with whey protein can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures , available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the orange juice drink product with whey protein can be packaged in cans after microbial inactivation. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can can employ an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The orange juice drink with carbonated whey protein can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 15 ° C (60 ° F), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the device simultaneously.

Juice drink with packaged whey protein can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the orange juice drink with whey protein may have no protein precipitation or detectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of juice drink with whey protein can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

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The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection.

The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as extracts from concentrated plants, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before both heat treatment and carbonization stages, regardless of the order in which these two steps are carried out.

Reference example twenty one

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of natural concentration grape juice drink with carbonated whey protein can be prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and typically operates at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 1-40% real protein, typically 15-25% protein, can be added to the tank in an amount necessary to reach the final concentration of beverage protein desired, usually 2% to 15% protein in the finished beverage. Phosphoric acid, usually 75-85%, can be added to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to 3.0-3.5, typically about pH 3.2. The amount of phosphoric acid needed is approximately 1015% of the weight of whey protein on a dry basis. Other acids such as tartaric or citric can be added mainly for flavor purposes.

An amount of water needed to bring the cargo volume to 112.5 gallons (425.86 liters), which is three quarters of the final cargo size, can be added. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 37.5 gallons (141.95 liters) of four-fold grape juice concentrate, typically approximately 68 degrees Brix, can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 25% by volume.

Other ingredients such as flavors or nutrients can also be added.

The ingredients are carefully mixed to produce the natural concentration grape juice, where the 4-fold concentrate of grape juice has been diluted 4 times in the final drink to natural concentration by adding water, whey proteins and others ingredients. The final pH is checked and adjusted if necessary to the desired target pH of about 3.2-3.6, usually about pH 3.4.

The carbonation of the natural concentration grape juice with whey protein drink can be carried out by one of the two methods described above in a static pressure vessel where it is sprayed in the liquid or by continuous line injection of the product to bulk while pumping to machine filling container.

Pasteurization of the product in sealed containers can be carried out as described above, using a tunnel pasteurizer.

Reference example twenty two

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of natural concentration grape juice drink with whey protein can be prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and typically operates at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 1-40% real protein, typically 15-25% protein, can be added to the tank in an amount necessary to reach the final protein concentration of desired beverage, usually 2% to 15% protein in the finished beverage. Phosphoric acid, usually 75-85%, can be added to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to 3.0-3.5, typically about pH 3.2. The amount of phosphoric acid needed is approximately 1015% of the weight of whey protein on a dry basis. Other acids such as tartaric or citric can be added mainly for flavor purposes.

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An amount of water needed to bring the cargo volume to 112.5 gallons (425.86 liters), which is three quarters of the final cargo size, can be added. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 37.5 gallons (141.95 liters) of four-fold grape juice concentrate, typically approximately 68 degrees Brix, can be added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 25% by volume.

Other ingredients such as flavors or nutrients can also be added.

The ingredients are carefully mixed to produce the natural concentration grape juice, where the 4-fold concentrate of grape juice has been diluted 4 times in the final drink to natural concentration by adding water, whey proteins and others ingredients. The final pH is checked and adjusted if necessary to the desired target pH of about 3.2-3.6, usually about pH 3.4.

The stages of pasteurization and filling of the container can be carried out in any order.

The bulk product can be thermally processed by pumping it through a standard heat exchanger known as a plate pasteurizer, also referred to as a quick pasteurizer, typically at 145 150 ° F (62,778-65,556 ° C) with a retention time of 3-5 minutes The bulk product passes through the pasteurizer with or without a subsequent cooling stage, to a closed balance tank connected to the apparatus that fills the container until it is filled in plastic or metal containers. Filling operations can be performed as hot filling, entering the container at 130 ° F (54,444 ° C) or more, or cold filling, at a temperature of approximately 100 ° F (37,778 ° C) or less. Inert liquid nitrogen can drip into the can between filling and sealing to displace oxygen and help maintain container stiffness.

Pasteurization of the product in sealed containers can be carried out as described above for carbonated beverages, using a tunnel pasteurizer.

Example twenty three

A 150 gallon (567.81 liter) load of an egg white protein drink with 5.1% protein can be prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and typically operates at approximately 100 RPM to approximately 200 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

74 gallons (280.12 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 0.75 gallons (2,839 liters) of a 25% sucralose solution (w / w) can be added. 75 gallons (283.91 liters) of pasteurized liquid egg whites, which have a protein concentration of approximately 10.5% by weight, can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a final protein concentration of approximately 5, 25% by weight.

The pH of the solution can be adjusted by adding approximately 9 lbs (4,082 kg) of phosphoric acid (85%) and approximately one lb (0.453 kg) of malic acid to reach a pH of approximately 3.2. The solution may be translucent white.

30 lbs (13,608 kg) of apple flavor, 50 gm of natural color, 6.38 lbs (2.89 kg) of a vitamin / mineral pre-mix that provide 35% of the recommended daily value can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of 1 to 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used.

Brix grade, color and turbidity were then measured or described and documented.

The carbonated egg protein drink product mix can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures, available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the carbonated egg protein drink product can be packaged in cans. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can uses an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The carbonated egg protein beverage can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 60 ° F (15,556 ° C), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

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Pasteurization of the product in sealed containers can be carried out as described above for carbonated beverages, using a tunnel pasteurizer.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as concentrated plant extracts, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step.

Example twenty four

A 150 gallon (567.81 liter) load of carbonated egg white protein drink with 2.5% protein and 96% orange juice can be prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a variable speed bottom mixer and typically operates at approximately 100 RPM to approximately 200 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes. Care should be taken to minimize the incorporation of air into the liquid to minimize the development of foam.

78 gallons (295.26 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 36 gallons (136.27 liters) of pasteurized liquid egg whites, and having a protein concentration of approximately 10.5% by weight, can be added to the water in the mixing tank.

The pH of the egg white solution can be adjusted by adding approximately 4 lbs (1,814 kg) of phosphoric acid (85%) to reach a pH of approximately 3.2. The solution may be translucent white, not clear.

36 Gallons (136.27 liters) of orange juice concentrate, defrosted from 42 frozen Brix, can be added to the tank. Alternatively, the industrial orange juice concentrate at about 65 Brix can be used with proportionately less concentrate and more water to achieve the equivalent of natural concentration juice.

The final pH of the finished beverage can be 3.2-3.9, preferably about 3.3. Final adjustments to pH can be made using phosphoric or citric acid.

Brix grade, color and turbidity, and pH can be measured or described and documented.

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of 1 to 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by spraying the beverage into a pressure vessel or by in-line carbonation methods, both of which are methods described hereinbefore.

Filling operations can be carried out with packages and methods described above herein.

Reference Example Twenty Five

A 1000 gallon (3785.4 liters) load of pasteurized whey protein alcoholic beverage containing 6% alcohol by volume (ABV) can be prepared in the following general manner. A 1200 gallon (4542.5 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and typically operates at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 1-40% real protein, typically 15-25% protein, can be added to the tank in an amount necessary to reach the final drink protein concentration desired, usually 2% to 8% protein in the finished beverage. Phosphoric acid, usually 75-85%, can be added to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to 3.0-3.6, typically approximately pH 3.25. The amount of phosphoric acid needed is approximately 1218% of the weight of whey protein on a dry basis. Other acids such as malic, tartaric or citric acid may be added primarily for flavor purposes.

An amount of water needed to bring the volume of the load to 500 gallons (1892.7 liters), which is half the final size of the load, can be added. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 500 gallons (1892.7 liters) of malt base, available from City Brewing Company, La Crosse, WI, fermented from the grain and containing 12% alcohol by volume (ABV) can be added to the tank.

0.75 pounds (0.340 kg) of acesulfame potassium and 1.25 pounds (0.566 kg) of sucralose powder can be added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 30 seconds.

0.08 pounds (0.036 kg) of Yellow No. 6 and 0.04 pounds (0.018 kg) of Red No. 40 may be added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 30 seconds.

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The mixture in the mixing vessel can be stirred at 400 RPM for a period of one minute.

5 pounds (2,268 kg) of malic acid; 5 pounds (2,268 kg) of citric acid; 4 pounds (1,814 kg) of 586323 CE red fruit juice, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 8 pounds (3,628 kg) of tropical fruit 597540 C, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 8 pounds (3,628 kg) of raspberry flavor 01-EF956, available from Western Flavors and Fragrances, Livermore, Calif., Can be added. The combined mixture can be mixed for 2 minutes, and the pH can be checked and adjusted if necessary with phosphoric acid at the desired target pH of about 2.8-3.4, usually about pH 3.1.

ABV, Brix grade, color and turbidity can be measured or described and documented.

Pasteurization of the product in sealed containers can be carried out as described above for carbonated beverages, using a tunnel pasteurizer.

Reference Example Twenty Six

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of whey protein drink was prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank was used, which employed a propeller mixer and was typically operated at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM over a period of approximately 15 minutes.

113.79 gallons (430.74 liters) of water were added to the mixing tank. The water was purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 191.25 lb (86,750 kg) of maltodextrin was added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 15.0% by weight. 5.25 gallons (19,873 liters) of aqueous whey protein isolate with a pH adjusted to essentially match the pH of the beverage, and having a whey protein concentration of about 25% by weight to about 35% by weight, it was added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a final whey protein concentration of 3.5% by weight.

3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of 25% liquid sucralose was added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 0.25% by weight of the liquid sucralose. 38.5 lbs (17,463 kg) of fruit juice flavor, 57.8 gm of natural color, 6.38 lbs (2.89 kg) of a vitamin / mineral pre-mix that provides 35% of the recommended daily value They can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank. This resulted in a final concentration of weight percentage of 3.0 for flavors, 0.010 for natural colors, and 0.50 for pre-mixing of vitamins / minerals.

15.3 lbs (6.94 kg) of citric acid were added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 1.2% by weight. The pH of the mixture was then measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 8.67 lbs (3,932 kg) of phosphoric acid were added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 2.0 to 3.4 was obtained. . The final phosphoric acid concentration was approximately 0.68% by weight.

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of about 1 to about 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods. However, online carbonation methods can be used. Brix grade, color and turbidity were measured or described and documented then.

The carbonated whey protein drink product mix can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures, available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the carbonated whey protein beverage product can be packaged in cans. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can uses an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The carbonated whey protein beverage can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 15 ° C (60 ° F), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

The packaged whey protein drink can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the whey protein drink may have little or no detectable protein precipitation or microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of the packaged carbonated whey protein beverage can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic count of NMT plate 10,000 cfu / g

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Yeast and mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time.

The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask with little or no precipitation detection. The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen with little or no precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, which include, but are not limited to, relaxants, concentrated plant extracts, analgesics such as aspirin, and mild stimulants such as, caffeine, citrulline malate, branched chain amino acids, compounds containing magnesium, combinations thereof, or others. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step.

Reference Example Twenty Seven

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of whey protein drink was prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank was used, which employed a propeller mixer and was typically operated at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM over a period of approximately 15 minutes.

113.79 gallons (430.74 liters) of water were added to the mixing tank. The water was purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 191.25 lb (86,750 kg) of sucrose was added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 15.0% by weight. 5.25 gallons (19,873 liters) of aqueous whey protein isolate with a pH adjusted to match the pH of the beverage, and having a whey protein concentration of about 25% by weight to about 35% in weight, was added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a final whey protein concentration of 3.5% by weight.

3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of 25% liquid sucralose was added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 0.25% by weight of the liquid sucralose. 4.5 gallons (17,034 liters) of orange flavor, 57.8 gm of natural color, 6.38 lbs (2.89 kg) of a vitamin / mineral pre-mix that provide 35% of the recommended daily value can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank. This resulted in a final concentration of weight percentage of 3.0 for flavors, 0.010 for natural colors, and 0.50 for pre-mixing of vitamins / minerals.

15.3 lbs (6.94 kg) of citric acid were added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 1.2% by weight. The pH of the mixture was then measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 8.67 lbs (3,932 kg) of phosphoric acid were added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 2.0 to 3.4 was obtained. . The final phosphoric acid concentration was approximately 0.68% by weight.

The mixture can be treated to inactivate microbes by high pressure treatment (HPP). The applied pressure used for microbial inactivation can typically be about 110 to about 440 MPa at about 25 ° C for between about 10 and about 20 minutes.

After HPP, the mixture can be carbonated to a final volume of 1 to 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used. Brix grade, color and turbidity were measured or described and documented then.

After microbial inactivation and carbonation, the carbonated whey protein beverage product mixture can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ. The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures. , available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the carbonated whey protein beverage product can be packaged in cans after inactivation of microbes and carbonation. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can uses an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The carbonated whey protein beverage can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 60 ° F (15,556 ° C), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

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The packaged whey protein drink can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the carbonated whey protein drink may have protein precipitation or undetectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of the packaged carbonated whey protein beverage can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show little or even a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time. The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection. The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, including, but not limited to, relaxing, concentrated plant extracts, analgesics such as aspirin, mild stimulants such as, caffeine, citrulline malate, branched chain amino acids, magnesium containing compounds. , combinations thereof, or others. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step.

Reference example twenty eight

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of whey protein drink was prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank was used, which employed a propeller mixer and was typically operated at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM over a period of approximately 15 minutes.

113.79 gallons (430.74 liters) of water were added to the mixing tank. The water was purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 191.25 lb (86,750 kg) of dextrose were added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 15.0% by weight. 5.25 gallons (19,873 liters) of aqueous whey protein isolate with a pH adjusted to match the pH of the beverage, and having a whey protein concentration of about 25% by weight to about 35% in weight, was added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a final whey protein concentration of 3.5% by weight.

3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of 25% liquid sucralose was added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 0.25% by weight of the liquid sucralose. 4.5 gallons (17,034 liters) of tropical flavor, 57.8 gm of natural color, 6.38 lbs (2.89 kg) of a vitamin / mineral pre-mix that provides 35% of the recommended daily value can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank. This resulted in a final concentration of weight percentage of 3.0 for flavors, 0.010 for natural colors, and 0.50 for pre-mixing of vitamins / minerals.

15.3 lbs (6.94 kg) of citric acid were added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 1.2% by weight. The pH of the mixture was then measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 8.67 lbs (3,932 kg) of phosphoric acid were added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 2.0 to 3.4 was obtained. . The final phosphoric acid concentration was approximately 0.68% by weight.

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of about 1 to about 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used.

Brix grade, color and turbidity were measured or described and documented then.

After carbonation, the carbonated whey protein drink was treated with high pressure treatment (HPP) to inactivate the microbes and after packaging. It is currently preferred that the mixture of treated carbonated whey protein beverage product be continuously stirred at a low stirring speed until the time of packaging. In the event that the product mixture is maintained more than 30 minutes before microbial inactivation and packaging, the product mixture can be re-circulated to ensure proper mixing and turbidity, pH, color and Brix grade are performed and documented. a second time to ensure that the quality of the product is satisfactory, before the inactivation of microbes and packaging.

The mixture can be treated to inactivate microbes by high pressure treatment (HPP). The applied pressure used for microbial inactivation is typically about 110 to about 440 MPa at about 25 ° C for between about 10 and about 20 minutes.

After inactivation of microbes, the carbonated whey protein beverage product mixture can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ.

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Bottles can be capped with 28mm Owens ™ closures, available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the carbonated whey protein beverage product can be packaged in cans after microbial inactivation. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can can employ an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The carbonated whey protein beverage can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than about 15 ° C (60 ° F), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

The packaged whey protein drink can be stored at room temperature for approximately 18 months. After approximately 18 months of storage at room temperature, the carbonated whey protein drink may have protein precipitation or undetectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of the packaged carbonated whey protein beverage can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of approximately 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time. The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection. The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as extracts from concentrated plants, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), relaxing or others. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step.

Reference Example Twenty Nine

A load of 150 gallons (567.81 liters) of whey protein drink was prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank was used, which employed a propeller mixer and was typically operated at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM over a period of approximately 15 minutes.

113.75 gallons (430.59 liters) of water were added to the mixing tank. The water was purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 191.25 lb (86,750 kg) of fructose were added to the water in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of 15.0% by weight. 5.25 gallons (19,873 liters) of aqueous whey protein isolate with a pH adjusted to match the pH of the beverage, and having a whey protein concentration of about 25% by weight to about 35% in weight, was added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a final concentration of whey protein of approximately 3.5% by weight.

3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of 25% liquid sucralose was added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 0.25% by weight of the liquid sucralose. 38.5 lbs (17,463 kg) of blueberry and grape flavor, 57.8 gm of natural color, 6.38 lbs (2.89 kg) of a vitamin / mineral pre-mix that provides 35% of the daily value Recommended can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank. This resulted in a final concentration of weight percentage of 3.0 for flavors, 0.010 for natural colors and 0.50 for pre-mixing of vitamins / minerals.

9.18 lbs (4.164 kg) of tartaric acid, 3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of citric acid and 3.06 lbs (1.388 kg) of malic acid were added to the mixture to reach a final concentration of 1.2% in weigh. The pH of the mixture was then measured, and progressive amounts of approximately 8.67 lbs (3,932 kg) of phosphoric acid were added to the mixture in the mixing tank, until a pH of 2.0 to 3.4 was obtained. . The final phosphoric acid concentration was approximately 0.68% by weight.

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of about 1 to about 2.5 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used. Brix grade, color and turbidity were measured or described and documented then.

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The whey protein drink product mixture can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures, available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the carbonated whey protein beverage product can be packaged in cans. The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can uses an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery used to get canning, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Shaping Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio. The carbonated whey protein beverage can be loaded into the beverage can at a temperature of less than 15 ° C (60 ° F), and the can can be evacuated from air and sealed by the apparatus simultaneously.

After packaging, the carbonated whey protein drink can be treated to inactivate the microbes by high pressure treatment (HPP). The applied pressure used for microbial inactivation can typically be about 110-440 MPa at 25 ° C for 10-20 minutes.

The packaged whey protein drink can be stored at room temperature for 18 months. After 18 months of storage at room temperature, the carbonated whey protein drink may have protein precipitation or undetectable microbial growth.

Bottles or cans of canned carbonated whey protein drink can be sampled and tested for microbes. The product specification limits for such tests may be as follows. Specification TABLE-US-00001 Specification limit total aerobic plate count NMT 10,000 cfu / g Yeast and Mold NMT 500 cfu / g Coliforms NMT 10 cfu / g Escherichia Coli Negative in 25 g Staphylococcus Aureus NMT 10 cfu / g Salmonella Negative in 100 g.

The test plate may show a complete absence of any of the microbes in the above listing, immediately after packaging and for a period of approximately 72 weeks later, continuing the test at this time. The contents of the bottle or can can be observed visually through a 500 ml flask without precipitation detection. The contents of the bottle or can can then be poured through a 30 mesh screen without precipitation, precipitate and / or observed sediment.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as extracts from concentrated plants, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step.

Example thirty

A 150 gallon (567.81 liter) load of carbonated egg white protein drink with 5.1% protein can be prepared in the following general manner. A 200 gallon (757.08 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and can typically operate at approximately 100 RPM to approximately 200 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

74 gallons (280.12 liters) of water can be added to the mixing tank. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. 0.75 gallons (2,839 liters) of a 25% sucralose solution (w / w) can be added. 75 gallons (283.91 liters) of pasteurized liquid egg whites, which have a protein concentration of approximately 10.5% by weight, can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank to reach a final protein concentration of approximately 5, 25% by weight.

The pH of the solution can be adjusted by adding approximately 9 lbs (4,082 kg) of phosphoric acid (85%) and approximately one lb (0.453 kg) of malic acid to reach a pH of approximately 3.2. The solution may be translucent white.

30 lbs (13,608 kg) of apple flavor, 50 gm of natural color, 6.38 lbs (2.89 kg) of a vitamin / mineral pre-mix that provide 35% of the recommended daily value can be added to the mixture in the mixing tank

The mixture can be carbonated at a final volume of 1 to 3 volumes of CO2. Carbonation can be achieved by tubal carbonation methods; however, online carbonation methods can be used. Brix grade, color and turbidity can be measured or described and documented.

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The egg protein beverage product mixture can be bottled in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ The bottles can be capped with 28 mm Owens ™ closures, available from Owens, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. The caps can be adjusted to the specification provided by the manufacturer. Full bottles can be tested for losses to ensure the integrity of the container.

Alternatively, the egg protein beverage product can be filled in metal cans at a temperature of less than 7 ° C (45 ° F), preferably between about 0 ° C (32 ° F) and about 4 ° C (40 ° F). The packaging can be in a beer / beverage can of the kind that is frequently used in the art, where the can uses an epoxy resin on the inner surface of the can. The epoxy resin coating may be bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The final lid applied to the can can be a 240 Stolle Loe lid, which can be applied in a manner typically used in the beverage canning industry. The machinery that can be used to achieve packaging, and the 240 Stolle Loe lid are available from Stolle Machinery Company, Metal Forming Division and Final LLC, Sydney Ohio.

After packaging, the egg white protein drink can be optionally treated to inactivate the microbes by high pressure treatment (HPP). The applied pressure used for microbial inactivation can typically be about 110 to about 440 MPa at about 25 ° C for about 10 and about 20 minutes.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as extracts from concentrated plants, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same or others) or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step.

Reference example thirty-one

A 1000 gallon (3785.4 liters) of whey protein alcoholic beverage containing 6% alcohol by volume (ABV) can be prepared in the following general manner. A 1200 gallon (4542.5 liter) stainless steel mixing tank can be used, which employs a propeller mixer and typically operates at approximately 400 RPM to approximately 600 RPM for a period of approximately 15 minutes.

Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of about 1 to about 40% real protein, typically about 15 and about 25% protein, can be added to the tank in an amount necessary to reach the concentration of desired final drink protein, usually about 2% to about 8% protein in the finished beverage. Phosphoric acid, usually about 75 and about 85%, can be added to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to about 3.0 to about 3.6, typically about pH 3.25. The amount of phosphoric acid needed may be about 12 to about 18% of the weight of whey protein on a dry basis. Other acids such as malic, tartaric or citric acid or others may be added primarily for flavor purposes.

An amount of water needed to bring the volume of the cargo to 500 gallons (1892.7 liters), which is half the final size of the cargo, can be added. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the industry. beverage industry. Optionally 4 pounds (1,814 kg) of sodium benzoate chemical preservative can be added, followed by 10 minutes of mixing to dissolve, or sodium benzoate can be dissolved in 1 gallon (3,785 liters) of hot water before adding to the tank with 3 minutes of mix to disperse. 500 gallons (1892.7 liters) of malt base, available from City Brewing Company, La Crosse, WI, fermented from grain and containing 12% alcohol by volume (ABV) can be added to the tank. 0.75 pounds (0.340 kg) of acesulfame potassium and 1.25 pounds (0.566 kg) of sucralose powder can be added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 30 seconds. 0.08 pounds (0.036 kg) of Yellow No. 6 and 0.04 pounds (0.018 kg) of Red No. 40 may be added to the stirring water in the mixing vessel for a period of 30 seconds. The mixture in the mixing vessel was stirred at 400 RPM for a period of one minute.

5 pounds (2,268 kg) of malic acid; 5 pounds (2,268 kg) of citric acid; 4 pounds (1,814 kg) of 586323 CE red fruit juice, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 8 pounds (3,628 kg) of tropical fruit 597540 C, available from Premium Ingredients, Franklin Park, Ill .; 8 pounds (3,628 kg) of raspberry flavor 01-EF956, available from Western Flavors and Fragrances, Livermore, Calif., Can be added. The combined mixture can be mixed for 2 minutes, and the pH can be checked and adjusted if necessary with phosphoric acid to the desired target of about 2.8-3.4, usually about pH 3.1. ABV, Brix grade, color and turbidity can be measured or described and documented.

After packaging, the whey / alcohol protein drink can be optionally treated to inactivate the microbes by high pressure treatment (HPP). The applied pressure used for microbial inactivation is typically about 110 to about 440 MPa at about 25 ° C for about 10 to about 20 minutes.

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Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as extracts from concentrated plants, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same or others) or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step.

Reference example thirty-two

A load of 1000 gallons (3785.4 liters) of carbonated cola flavored beverage containing whey protein can be prepared as follows. Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of about 1 to about 40% real protein, typically about 15 to about 25% protein, can be added to the tank in an amount necessary to reach the protein concentration of desired final beverage, usually about 0.01% to about 15% protein in the finished beverage. Phosphoric acid, usually about 75 to about 85%, can be added to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to about 2.7 to about 3.3, typically about pH 3.0. The amount of phosphoric acid needed may be about 10 to about 15% of the weight of whey protein on a dry basis.

An amount of water needed to bring the cargo volume to 1,000 gallons (3785.4 liters) can be added with continuous mixing. Water can be purified water, treated using reverse osmosis in a manner normally used in the beverage industry. Optionally, 5 kg of sodium benzoate preservative can be added.

The following ingredients can be added with continuous mixing: 5.95 kg of 25% sucralose solution (w / w), 5.35 kg of caramel color 201 of (DD Williamson, Louisville, KY) 500 g of caffeine and 1, 8 kg of cola flavor 78388R (Blue Pacific Flavors, City of Industry, CA). Other acid-stable, acid-soluble ingredients, such as fibers, vitamin or other nutrients, can also be added.

With continuous injection of 1-4 volumes of carbon dioxide, the glue can be filled in plastic, steel or aluminum containers, after which closures of the container are immediately applied. After packaging, the whey protein drink can be optionally treated to inactivate the microbes by high pressure treatment (HPP). The applied pressure used for microbial inactivation is typically about 110-440 MPa at 25 ° C for 10-20 minutes.

Additional ingredients may be added to produce specialized products, such as extracts from concentrated plants, analgesics (e.g., aspirin), mild stimulants (e.g., caffeine, citrulline malate, branched-chain amino acids, magnesium-containing compounds, or combinations of the same), or relaxing. These ingredients can typically be added to the mixture before the carbonization step. The currently preferred method of preparing the carbonated protein beverage involves packaging the carbonated beverage in 500 ml PET bottles available from Novapak, Eatontown, NJ, followed by treatment to inactivate the microbes by high pressure treatment (HPP).

Reference example thirty-three

Juice drink enriched with carbonated protein can be prepared from a complete syrup premix in a manner similar to that used in the production of modern non-alcoholic beverages.

A ready-to-drink beverage can be prepared as described in the following two general stages. The first stage may be the preparation of a syrup with or without bulk pasteurization; The second stage may be the dilution by loading or continuous dilution of the syrup to the percentage of water of the final product ("natural concentration") and continuous carbonation, in-line and filling of the container. Aqueous whey protein can be used (isolated

or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 1-40% real protein, typically 8-20% protein.

A load of 1000 gallons (3785.4 liters) of 15% orange juice drink enriched with whey protein, carbonated or non-carbonated, containing approximately 3.3% protein can be produced by preparing 200 gallons (757, 08 liters) of a five-fold concentrated syrup weighing approximately 840 kg in the following general manner.

685 kg of whey protein (isolated or concentrated) at 40-55 ° F (4,444-12,778 ° C) with a protein concentration of 18.8% protein can be mixed with approximately 16 kg of phosphoric acid, usually at 75 -85%, to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to 3.0-3.5, typically approximately pH 3.3.

110 kg of orange juice concentrate with 65 degrees Brix can be mixed with the protein solution using a low speed, high power mixer designed for viscous fluids.

The following ingredients can be added with continuous mixing until a homogeneous mixture is reached: 4.5 kg of 25% sucralose solution (w / w), 1.5 kg of sodium benzoate preservative that is pre-dissolved in 4

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gallons (15,142 liters) of water at 80-100 ° F (26,667-37,778 ° C), and 5 kg of natural orange flavor 73237R (Blue Pacific Flavors, City of Industry, CA).

The syrup can be de-aerated and stored.

With dilution by loading or continuous in-line syrup with 4 parts of purified water, optionally followed by pasteurization and carbonation with 1-3 volumes of carbon dioxide, the beverage can be filled in plastic, steel or aluminum containers, after which closures can be applied immediately.

Reference example thirty-four

A concentrated juice syrup, flavored, containing whey protein, can be prepared for packaging and consumption in personal applications or food / restaurant services where the final drink may or may not contain carbonation. Syrup preparation can be done as follows.

Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 140% real protein, typically 8-20% protein, can be used. 200 gallons (757.08 liters) of a five-fold concentrated syrup weighing approximately 840 kg can be prepared in the following general manner. 685 kg of whey protein (isolated or concentrated) at 40-55 ° F (4,444-12,778 ° C) with a protein concentration of 18.8% protein can be mixed with approximately 16 kg of phosphoric acid, usually at 75 -85%, to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to 3.0-3.5, typically approximately pH 3.3.

110 kg of orange juice concentrate with 65 degrees Brix can be mixed with the protein solution using a low speed, high power mixer designed for viscous fluids.

The following ingredients can be added with continuous mixing until a homogeneous mixture is reached: 4.5 kg of 25% sucralose solution (w / w), 1.5 kg of sodium benzoate preservative that is pre-dissolved in 4 gallons (15,142 liters) of water at 80-100 ° F (26,667-37,778 ° C), and 5 kg of natural orange flavor 73237R (Blue Pacific Flavors, City of Industry, CA).

The syrup can be packaged in molded ampoules or form-fill-seal packages for personal use in individual quantities.

The syrup can be filled in box containers with inner bag (Scholle) for use in food or restaurant service beverage dispensers that automatically measure dilution water and which may or may not also add carbonation.

Syrups can be filled in bottles, typically one pint size (0.47 liters) to one gallon (3,785 liters), for use as cocktail drink mixers in food or personal service applications.

Reference example thirty-five

A complete concentrated dry mix of water soluble powders that include whey protein solids and totally authentic fruit juice intended to reconstitute with liquid, usually water, in a beverage

or acidic beverage ingredient can be prepared in bulk for the subsequent manufacture of ready-to-drink beverage. The final beverage can be pasteurized before or after filling as described above, and may contain additional ingredients and carbonation. Preparation of the powder mixture can be done using any suitable powder mixing equipment, including the horizontal mixer with helical belt, the V-mixer or bag mixture.

The load volume may be in the specified range of equipment capacity. The mixing time, usually 15-30 minutes, can be set by sampling and analysis to verify the minimum time required for the uniform distribution of all ingredients. The parameters may include ingredient particle sizes, formula percentages and type and speed of the mixing equipment.

This example describes the dry mixture that can be added to the water to prepare a 20% juice drink with 3.3% whey protein. The ingredients can be added to the mixer in the following percentages, expressed as a percentage by weight of the load. Ingredients that represent less than two percent of the total can be pre-mixed manually with a small amount of protein in a plastic bag

or mechanically in a smaller device before the addition to reduce the time needed for a uniform final mixture. Pre-acidified whey protein isolate (Inpro 90 HS, Vitalus), 57.3% can be added; freeze dried cranberry juice concentrate (Mastertaste C12570, Plant City, FL), 41.5%; Natural berry flavor (Mixed Berry BV84, Virginia Dare Flavors, Brooklyn, NY), 0.85%; sucralose powder, 0.3%; and defoamer powder (Dow Coming 1920), 0.05%.

Other soluble powders such as carbohydrates and fibers can be added or substituted.

The powder mixture may be packaged in a plastic liner in a drum such as a typical size of 55 gallons (208.20 liters) or a rigid or cloth bag capable of containing approximately 1500 pounds (680.39 kg) of the powder.

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Subsequent use for the preparation of fluid drinks can be carried out as follows. If a common preservative such as a benzoate or sorbate is to be included, it is better to dissolve it in the loading water before adding the protein drink mixture. Water at 50-100 ° F (10-37,778 ° C), normally purified by reverse osmosis, can be added to a mixing tank with bottom stirrer, variable speed, at a ratio of 15 pounds (6.80 kg) of water per pound (0.453 kg) of powder mixture. Can be added preservative and dissolved if specified. With continuous agitation and the fastest speed that does not cause excessive foaming of the added powder mixture, the beverage mixture can be added to the water and mixed until it dissolves completely, usually in 15-20 minutes. The final pH check can be performed, and additional acidulation can be done using phosphoric, malic, tartaric or citric acid.

This final bulk liquid beverage may be suitable for filling in plastic or metal containers as described in previous examples, and may be cooled and carbonated using the methods described above before filling.

Reference example thirty-six

A complete concentrated dry mixture of water-soluble powders that include whey protein solids and fully authentic fruit juice intended to be reconstituted with liquid, usually water, in a beverage or beverage ingredient of protein-enriched juice can be prepared for Packaging suitable for retail applications, food or restaurant services. The final drink may contain additional ingredients and carbonation. Preparation of the powder mixture can be done using any suitable powder mixing equipment, including the horizontal mixer with helical belt, the V-mixer or bag mixture.

The load volume may be in the specified range of equipment capacity. The mixing time, usually 15-30 minutes, can be set by sampling and analysis to verify the minimum time required for the uniform distribution of all ingredients. The parameters may include ingredient particle sizes, formula percentages and type and speed of mixing equipment.

This example describes the dry mixture that can be added to the water to prepare a 20% juice beverage with 3.3% whey protein when 32 grams are added to 16 ounces (453.59 g) of water. The ingredients can be added to the mixer in the following percentages, expressed as percentage by weight of load. Ingredients that represent less than two percent of the total can be pre-mixed manually with a small amount of the protein in a plastic bag or mechanically in a smaller device before the addition to reduce the time needed for a uniform final mix. Pre-acidified whey protein isolate (Inpro 90 HS, Vitalus), 57.3% can be added; freeze dried cranberry juice concentrate (Mastertaste C12570, Plant City, FL), 41.5%; Natural berry flavor (Mixed Berry BV84, Virginia Dare Flavors, Brooklyn, NY), 0.85%; sucralose powder, 0.3%; and anti-foaming powder (Dow Coming 1920), 0.05%.

Other soluble powders such as carbohydrates and fibers can be added or substituted.

The powder mixture can be packaged for retail distribution in individual packages or multi-ration cartridges containing a plastic dipper of a volume appropriate to the recommended use. For example, the consumer can add a 32 gram service to 16 ounces (453.59 g) of water to produce a beverage with a pH of approximately 3.3 that provides a 20% juice beverage with 3.3% of whey protein and other ingredients at levels suitable for that range of water volume.

The powder mixture can also be packaged for use in a bar, restaurant, or other food service uses and reconstituted when needed. Juices and / or alcoholic products and / or carbonated water can be added or replaced by part or all of the water.

Reference example thirty-seven

Carbonated whey protein drink can be prepared from a complete syrup premix in a manner similar to that used in the modern production of soft drinks.

A ready-to-drink beverage can be prepared as described in the next two general stages. Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 5-40% real protein, typically 8-20% protein, can be used. The first stage may be the preparation of the syrup with or without bulk pasteurization; The second stage may be the continuous dilution of loading or dilution, in line, of the syrup to the percentage of water of the final product ("natural concentration") and continuous carbonation and filling of the container.

A load of 1000 gallons (3785.4 liters) of carbonated cola whey protein drink containing approximately 3.7% protein can be prepared from 200 gallons (757.08 liters) of a syrup concentrated five times in the following general way. 760 kg of aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 18.8% protein can be mixed with approximately 20 kg of phosphoric acid, usually 75-85%, to adjust the pH of the whey protein of 3.0-3.5 aqueous milk,

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typically about pH 3.2. Other acids such as tartaric or citric acid may be added primarily for flavor purposes.

The following ingredients can be added with continuous mixing: 5.95 kg of 25% sucralose solution (w / w), 5.35 kg of caramel color 201 of (DD Williamson, Louisville, KY) 500 g of caffeine, and 5 kg of sodium benzoate preservative and 1.8 kg of 78388R cola flavor (Blue Pacific Flavors, City of Industry, CA).

Other acid-stable, acid-soluble ingredients, such as fibers, vitamins or other nutrients, can also be added.

With continuous in-line dilution and carbon dioxide injection, the syrup can be diluted with 4 parts of purified, cooled water, and 1-3 volumes of carbon dioxide before filling in plastic, steel or aluminum containers, after which container closures can be applied immediately.

Reference Example Thirty Eight

A concentrated, flavored syrup, containing whey protein, can be prepared for packaging and consumption in personal or restaurant / restaurant service applications where the final drink may or may not contain carbonation. Syrup preparation can be done as follows.

Aqueous whey protein (isolated or concentrated) with a protein concentration of 140% real protein, typically 8-20% protein, can be used. A load of 200 gallons (757.08 liters) of five-fold syrup drink concentrated in orange-flavored whey protein can be prepared as follows. 760 kg of whey protein (isolated or concentrated) at 4-12 ° C (40-55 ° F) with a protein concentration of 18.8% protein can be mixed with approximately 17 kg of phosphoric acid, usually at 75- 85%, to adjust the pH of the aqueous whey protein to 3.0-3.5, typically approximately pH 3.3. Other acids such as tartaric or citric acid may be added primarily for flavor purposes.

The following ingredients can be added with continuous mixing: 6 kg of 25% sucralose solution (w / w), 4 kg of orange color, 5 kg of citric acid, 500 g of caffeine, 5 kg of sodium benzoate preservative that can Predisolve in 3 gallons (11,356 liters) of water at 27-38 ° C (80-100 ° F) and 7 kg of orange flavor 73237R (Blue Pacific Flavors, City of Industry, CA).

The syrup can be packaged in molded ampoules or form-fill-seal packages for personal use in individual quantities.

The syrup can be filled in box containers with inner bag (Scholle) for use in food or restaurant service beverage dispensers that automatically measure dilution water and which may or may not also add carbonation.

Syrup can be filled in bottles, typically one pint size (0.47 liters) to one gallon (3,785 liters), for use as cocktail drink mixers in food or personal service applications.

Reference example thirty-nine

A complete dry concentrated mixture of water soluble powders that include whey protein intended to be reconstituted with liquid, usually water, in an acidic beverage or beverage ingredient may be prepared in bulk for the subsequent manufacture of a ready-to-drink beverage. The final drink may contain additional ingredients and carbonation. The preparation of the powder mixture can be done using any suitable powder mixing equipment, including horizontal mixer with helical belt, V-mixer or bag mixer.

The load volume may be in the specified range of equipment capacity. The mixing time, normally 15-30 minutes, is set by sampling and analysis to verify the minimum time required for the uniform distribution of all ingredients. The parameters include ingredient particle sizes, formula percentages and type and speed of mixing equipment.

The ingredients can be added to the mixer in the following percentages, expressed as percentage by weight of load. Ingredients that represent less than two percent of the total can be pre-mixed manually with a small amount of the protein, or if sugars are used, in a plastic bag or mechanically in a smaller device before addition to reduce the Time needed for a uniform final mix. Pre-acidified whey protein isolate (Inpro 90 HS, Vitalus), 95% can be added; Natural berry flavor (Mixed Berry BV84, Virginia Dare Flavors, Brooklyn, NY), 2.5%; sucralose powder, 1.1%; malic acid, 1%; vitamin and mineral premix, 0.28%; anti-foaming powder (Dow Corning 1920), 0.1%; FD&C Blue No. 1 (Sensient 5601, St. Louis, MO), 0.01%; and FD&C Red No. 40 (Sensient 4400), 0.01%.

Other soluble powders such as carbohydrates and fibers can be added or substituted.

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The powder mixture may be packaged in a plastic liner in a drum such as a typical size of 55 gallons (208.20 liters) or a rigid or cloth bag capable of containing approximately 1500 pounds (680.39 kg) of the powder.

Subsequent use for the preparation of fluid drinks can be carried out as follows. If a common preservative such as a benzoate or sorbate is to be included, it is better to dissolve it in the loading water before adding the protein drink mixture. The mixing formula of this example may be suitable for the preparation of a beverage with a water: powder ratio of about 10: 1 to 20: 1.

Water at 10-37 ° C (50-100 ° F), normally purified by reverse osmosis, can be added to a mixing tank with bottom stirrer, of variable speed, in an amount necessary for the selected dilution ratio. The preservative can be added and dissolved if specified. With continuous agitation and the fastest speed that does not cause excessive foaming of the added powder mixture, the beverage mixture can be added to the water and mixed until it dissolves completely, usually in 15-20 minutes. The final pH check can be performed, and additional acidulation can be done using phosphoric, malic, tartaric or citric acid.

This final bulk liquid beverage may be suitable for filling in plastic or metal containers as described in previous examples, and may be cooled and carbonated using the methods described above before filling.

Example forty

A complete dry concentrated mixture of water-soluble powders that include whey protein intended to be reconstituted with liquid, usually water, in a beverage or acidic beverage ingredient can be prepared for packaging suitable for retail applications, food services or restaurant. The final drink may contain additional ingredients and carbonation. The preparation of the powder mixture can be done using any suitable powder mixing equipment, including the horizontal mixer with helical belt, the V-mixer or bag mixture.

The load volume may be in the specified range of equipment capacity. The mixing time, usually 15-30 minutes, can be set by sampling and analysis to verify the minimum time required for the uniform distribution of all ingredients. The parameters may include ingredient particle sizes, formula percentages and type and speed of mixing equipment.

The ingredients can be added to the mixer in the following percentages, expressed as a percentage by weight of load. Ingredients that represent less than two percent of the total can be pre-mixed manually with a small amount of the protein, or if sugars are used, in a plastic bag or mechanically in a smaller device before addition to reduce the Time needed for a uniform final mix. Pre-acidified whey protein isolate (Inpro 90 HS, Vitalus), 95% can be added; Natural berry flavor (Mixed Berry BV84, Virginia Dare Flavors, Brooklyn, NY), 2.5%; sucralose powder, 1.1%; malic acid, 1%; vitamin and mineral premix, 0.28%; anti-foaming powder (Dow Corning 1920), 0.1%; FD&C Blue No. 1 (Sensient 5601, St. Louis, MO), 0.01%; and FD&C Red No. 40 (Sensient 4400), 0.01%.

Other soluble powders such as carbohydrates and fibers can be added or substituted.

The powder mixture can be packaged for retail distribution for personal use in individual packages or multi-ration cartridges containing a plastic dipper of a volume appropriate to the recommended use. For example, the consumer can add a serving of 14.25 grams to 10-20 ounces (283.50-566.99 g) of water to produce a beverage with a pH of approximately 3.3 that provides approximately 12 grams of protein and other ingredients at adequate levels for that water volume range.

The powder mixture can also be packaged for use in a bar, restaurant, or other food service uses and reconstituted when needed. Juices and / or alcoholic products and / or carbonated water can be added or replaced by part or all of the water.

Example forty-one

Acidic beverages enriched with protein that also contain fruit juices, caloric sweeteners or non-caloric sweeteners, can be prepared from a wet mix formula, then dried in a homogeneous powder instead of mixed as a combination of various ingredients individual dry Advantages of drying a complete beverage concentrate is that the dry mixture is completely homogeneous, and drying by lyophilization (freeze drying) in particular gives a higher quality than high heating methods, with less degradation of color, flavor, nutrients and functionality of protein The manufacture of automated or semi-continuous syrup using mass flow measurement in a closed system can be used to produce the syrup instead of a load method. The optimum syrup solids content for subsequent drying is dependent on the design of the equipment and the viscosity of the syrup.

The dry powder of concentrated beverage can be prepared as described in the following two stages, and contains orange juice and egg white protein in a ratio that represents 100% orange juice in addition to the

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Protein level equal to milk. The first stage may be the preparation of a syrup similar to those described herein; The second stage may be the drying of the syrup to approximately 5% residual moisture.

The liquid egg white, which naturally contains approximately 10.5% protein, can be poured or pumped into a shaken mixing bowl at the bottom or scanning surface in an amount equal to 54.1% of the load weight of total syrup. With constant mixing at approximately 200 rpm, an amount of concentrated phosphoric acid (85%) equal to 0.7% of the total syrup loading weight can be added, which is the amount necessary to adjust the pH of the egg white liquid to approximately 3.2.

The orange juice concentrate (42 ° Brix) can be mixed in the acidulated protein solution in an amount equal to 45.2% of the total syrup loading weight. This syrup can have a final water content of approximately 72%.

The syrup can be freeze dried to a powder with a residual moisture level of about 5% or less.

Dilution of the powder in a ratio of 40 g of powder to 220 ml of water can give a ration of eight ounces (226.80 g) of naturally concentrated orange fluid that also contains 3.3% protein.

The reconstitution may optionally be followed by any pasteurization and carbonation and container filling as described hereinbefore.

Reference example forty-two

Acidic beverages enriched with protein that also contain flavor enhancers, caloric sweeteners or non-caloric sweeteners, can be prepared from a formula that is wet mixed then dried in a homogeneous powder rather than mixed as a combination of several dry ingredients individual. Advantages of drying a complete beverage concentrate is that the dry mixture is completely homogeneous, and drying by lyophilization (freeze drying) in particular gives a higher quality than high heating methods, with less degradation of color, flavor, nutrients and functionality of protein The manufacture of automated or semi-continuous syrup using mass flow measurement in a closed system can be used to produce the syrup instead of a load method. The optimum syrup solids content for subsequent drying is dependent on the design of the equipment and the viscosity of the syrup.

The dry powder of concentrated beverage can be prepared as described in the following two stages, and contains high fructose corn syrup and whey protein to produce a beverage with a protein level equal to milk. The first stage may be the preparation of a syrup similar to those described herein; The second stage may be the drying of the syrup to approximately 5% residual moisture.

Aqueous whey protein from membrane filtration, which contains 18.8% protein, can be poured or pumped into a shaken mixing vessel at the bottom or scanning surface in an amount equal to 54.2% Total weight of syrup load. With constant mixing at approximately 200 rpm, an amount of concentrated phosphoric acid (85%) equal to 1.1% of the total syrup loading weight may be added, which may be the amount necessary to adjust the pH of the protein solution to approximately 3.0.

High fructose corn syrup (DE = 55, ADM, Decatur, IL) can be mixed in the acidified protein solution in an amount equal to 43.97% of the total syrup loading weight.

The following ingredients may be added in said amount as a percentage of total syrup loading weight: caramel color (No. 7201, Colormaker, Anaheim, CA), 0.44%; Natural glue flavor (No. 78388R, Blue Pacific Flavors, Industry, CA), 0.15%; ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), 0.07%; and caffeine, 0.07%. This syrup can have a final water content of approximately 50% and represents "2 + 1" products (water + syrup).

The syrup can be freeze dried to a powder with a residual moisture level of approximately 5%.

Dilution of the powder in a ratio of 63.5 g of powder to 298 ml of water can give a ration of twelve ounces of fluid (340.19 g) of natural concentration beverage containing 3.3% protein.

Reconstitution can be followed by any pasteurization and carbonation and container filling as described hereinbefore.