US4619833A
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Process for producing a rapidly water-soluble, free-flowing, sugar-free dry beverage mix
Assignee: General Foods Inc
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Filing: 1985-12-03
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Granted: 1986-10-28
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Expires: 2005-12-03
Abstract
Abstract An improved process for producing a rapidly water-soluble, free-flowing, substantially sugar-free dry beverage mix is provided by initially physically dry mixing coarse particles of food acids with finely divided particles of flavors and flow conditioners to provide a uniform dispersion, then intimately mixing a high potency artificial sweetener and an agglomerated malto-dextrin until a rapidly water-soluble beverage mix is obtained.
Inventors
- 👤 Del M. Anderson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:15
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/385; A23L2/39
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A process for preparing a rapidly water-soluble, free-flowing, substantially sugar-free dry beverage mix comprising the ingredients of at least one food acid, at least one flavor and at least one flow conditioner, the steps comprising a first intimate dry mixing of the coarse particles of at least one rapid water-soluble food acid with the finely divided particles of at least one slow water-soluble flow conditioner to obtain a substantially uniform dispersion of said rapidly water-soluble food acid and said slow water-soluble flavor and conditioner and a second intimately dry mixing of the said uniform dispersion composition of the first mixing step with a maltodextrin having coarse particles and a dextrose equivalency in the range from about 5 to about 20, said mixing continued until the resulting product is water-soluble, said coarse particles being of a size wherein 100% pass through a U.S. screen size of 10 mesh and up to about 95% remains on a U.S. screen size of 100 mesh and said finely divided particles being of a size wherein 100% pass through a U.S. screen size of 20 mesh and up to about 75 to 100% through a U.S. screen size of 100 mesh and about 40 to 100% through a U.S. screen size of 200 mesh.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A process for preparing a rapidly water-soluble, free-flowing, substantially sugar-free dry beverage mix comprising the ingredients of at least one food acid, at least one flavor and at least one flow conditioner, the steps comprising a first intimate dry mixing of the coarse particles of at least one rapid water-soluble food acid with the finely divided particles of at least one slow water-soluble flow conditioner to obtain a substantially uniform dispersion of said rapidly water-soluble food acid and said slow water-soluble flavor and conditioner and a second intimately dry mixing of the said uniform dispersion composition of the first mixing step with a maltodextrin having coarse particles and a dextrose equivalency in the range from about 5 to about 20, said mixing continued until the resulting product is water-soluble, said coarse particles being of a size wherein 100% pass through a U.S. screen size of 10 mesh and up to about 95% remains on a U.S. screen size of 100 mesh and said finely divided particles being of a size wherein 100% pass through a U.S. screen size of 20 mesh and up to about 75 to 100% through a U.S. screen size of 100 mesh and about 40 to 100% through a U.S. screen size of 200 mesh.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a high potency artificial sweetener is intimately mixed in the second mixing step with the coarse particles of malto-dextrin obtaining a uniformly dispersed physical mixture of all ingredients present.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the high potency artificial sweetener is the methyl ester of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the fine particles of the slow water-soluble natural fruit flavors are selected from the group consisting of tangerine, grapefruit, grape, lemon, lime and orange.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the coarse particles of rapidly water-soluble food acids are selected from the group consisting of citric acid, tartaric acid and malic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the flow conditioner is selected from the group consisting of tricalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, silicon dioxide and sodium silicate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a coloring is added to the ingredients to provide the desired coloring effect.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the fine particles of the slow water-soluble natural food flavors are selected from the group consisting of tangerine, grapefruit, grape, lemon, lime and orange.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the coarse particles of the rapidly water-soluble food acids are selected from the group consisting of citric acid, tartaric acid and malic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the flow conditioner is selected from the group consisting of tricalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, silicon dioxide and sodium silicate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the ingredients comprise: 1. a combination of rapidly water-soluble food acids of citric, malic and tartaric acid; 2. a slow water-soluble grape flavor; 3. potassium citrate as a buffer; 4. the methyl ester of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine as a sweetener; 5. coarse particles of corn dextrin having a dextrose equivalent from about 9 to about 12 and;
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
6 words
magnesium oxide as a flow conditioner.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
6 words
magnesium oxide as a flow conditioner.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the ingredients comprise: 1. citric acid; 2. a combination of a citrus blend of tangerine and grapefruit flavors; 3. potassium citrate; 4. the methyl ester of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine; 5. coarse particles of corn dextrin having a dextrose equivalent from about 9 to 12 and; 6. a combination of yellow color plated tricalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate flow conditioners.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the ingredients comprise: 1. citric acid; 2. postassium citrate; 3. tricalcium phosphate; 4. the methyl ester of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine; 5. corn dextrin having coarse particles and a dextrose equivalent of about 9 to about 12 and; 6. a lemon flavor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 13 wherein lime is added as an additional flavor.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the ingredients comprise: 1. citric acid; 2. tricalcium phosphate; 3. titanium dioxide as a clouding material;
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
orange flavor; 5. potassium citrate; 6. the methyl ester of L-asparty-L-phenylalanine and; 7. coarse particles of corn dextrin having a dextrose equivalent from about 9 to about 12.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
orange flavor; 5. potassium citrate; 6. the methyl ester of L-asparty-L-phenylalanine and; 7. coarse particles of corn dextrin having a dextrose equivalent from about 9 to about 12.
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