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Artificially sweetened beverage mixes and process therefor
Assignee: Denka Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1983-01-10
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2003-01-10
Abstract
Abstract A novel formulation and method of processing for artificially sweetened, sugar free, powdered beverage mixes containing Aspartame (an artificial sweetener) is obtained by premixing the ingredients until the blend is uniform in composition, feeding the blend through an agglomerator such that the faster dissolving ingredients form two layers around each particle of Aspartame, and drying and cooling the agglomerated particles to provide a free flowing blend.
Inventors
- 👤 Winston Adolph A.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:52
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of manufacturing pre-sweetned, sugar-free powdered beverages which contain a mix which comprises hydrolyzed cereal solids, a food acid selected from the group consisting of citric, malic and fumaric acids, and mixtures thereof, a flavor, a clouding agent, aspartame, and a color, wherein the ratio of the combined weight of the natural cereal solids and the food acids to the weight of aspartame, is from about 10:1 to about 20:1, comprising the steps: (a) preblending all of the ingredients, except the color, of the mix to provide a uniform blend of the ingredients free of balls of aspartame, (b) dissolving the color in a quantity of water ranging from about 0.5 to about 2% of the weight of the mix of ingredients, and (c) spraying the color solution into the blend while continuing mixing so as to partially dissolve the hydrolyzed cereal solids and food acids which preferentially absorb the color solution, and form a coating around the aspartame particles.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of manufacturing pre-sweetned, sugar-free powdered beverages which contain a mix which comprises hydrolyzed cereal solids, a food acid selected from the group consisting of citric, malic and fumaric acids, and mixtures thereof, a flavor, a clouding agent, aspartame, and a color, wherein the ratio of the combined weight of the natural cereal solids and the food acids to the weight of aspartame, is from about 10:1 to about 20:1, comprising the steps: (a) preblending all of the ingredients, except the color, of the mix to provide a uniform blend of the ingredients free of balls of aspartame, (b) dissolving the color in a quantity of water ranging from about 0.5 to about 2% of the weight of the mix of ingredients, and (c) spraying the color solution into the blend while continuing mixing so as to partially dissolve the hydrolyzed cereal solids and food acids which preferentially absorb the color solution, and form a coating around the aspartame particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
Presweetened, sugar-free, powdered drink mix consisting of hydrolyzed cereal solids, malic acid, aspartame, a clouding agent, a flavor and a color, processed as described in claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the mix further contains vitamin C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein the mix further contains vitamin A.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein the mix further tricalcium phosphate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the mix further contains cellulose gum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein the flavor is lemon flavor or orange flavor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein the flavor is instant tea.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A powdered, sugar-free, presweetened instant tea mix processed by the method described in claim 8.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A powdered sugar free, pre-sweetened beverage mix prepared according to the process claim 8 which also contains dehydrated lemon juice powder as a flavor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A powdered sugar-free, pre-sweetened beverage mix prepared according to the process of claim 8, wherein the food acid is malic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the food acid is malic acid and the flavor is orange flavor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein the mix further contains carrageenan.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 13 wherein the food acid is malic acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A pre-sweetened, sugar-free, powdered drink mix prepared according to claim 1 wherein the hydrolyzed cereal solids are present in an amount ranging from 12 to 70% by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A pre-sweetened, sugar-free, powdered drink mix according to claim 15 wherein the food acids are present in an amount ranging from 15 to 40% by weight.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
A pre-sweetened, sugar-free, powdered drink mix according to claim 16 wherein aspartame is present in an amount ranging from 4 to 5% by weight.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the flavor is lemon flavor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the flavor is orange flavor.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
A lemon flavored, pre-sweetened, sugar-free, powdered drink mix prepared by the process of claim 18.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
An orange flavored, pre-sweetened, sugar-free, powdered drink mix prepared by the process of claim 19.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of manufacturing pre-sweetened, sugar-free powdered beverages which contains a mix which comprises hydrolyzed cereal solids, a food acid selected from the group consisting of citric, malic, and fumaric acids and mixtures thereof, a flavor, a clouding agent, vitamin C, aspartame, and a color, wherein the ratio of the combined weight of the natural cereal solids and the food acids to the weight of aspartame, is between from about 10:1 to about 20:1, comprising the steps: (a) preblending all of the ingredients in the mix until the blend is uniform and free of balls of aspartame, (b) feeding the blend through an agglomerator wherein the particles are uniformly wetted by spraying with live steam whereby the hydrolyzed cereal solids and food acids, which preferentially absorb the moisture, are partially dissolved and form a layer around each particle of aspartame, and (c) drying and cooling the agglomerated particles to provide a free flowing blend.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of manufacturing pre-sweetened, sugar-free powdered beverages which contains a mix which comprises hydrolyzed cereal solids, a food acid selected from the group consisting of citric, malic, and fumaric acids and mixtures thereof, a flavor, a clouding agent, vitamin C, aspartame, and a color, wherein the ratio of the combined weight of the natural cereal solids and the food acids to the weight of aspartame, is between from about 10:1 to about 20:1, comprising the steps: (a) preblending all of the ingredients in the mix until the blend is uniform and free of balls of aspartame, (b) feeding the blend through an agglomerator wherein the particles are uniformly wetted by spraying with live steam whereby the hydrolyzed cereal solids and food acids, which preferentially absorb the moisture, are partially dissolved and form a layer around each particle of aspartame, and (c) drying and cooling the agglomerated particles to provide a free flowing blend.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
14 words
Powdered, sugar-free, presweetened beverage drink mixes processed by the method described in claim 22.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-02-05 | 1988-08-06 | 1989-02-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-02-05 | 1992-08-06 | 1993-02-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-02-05 | 1996-08-06 | 1997-02-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |