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Fruit shake and method of making the same
Assignee: Olympus Industries Inc
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Filing: 1987-08-14
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2007-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A fruit juice shake mix is provided which can be stored in bulk packages such as a gallon to several gallon containers or as individual essentially a single person quantity in unit packages of usually several to a dozen individual containers such as cans or rectangular cartons. The fruit juice shake mix may be blended in a freezer to incorporate air or frozen and then air blended in to give about 40 to about 150% overrun and a viscosity suitable to be drawn into the mouth by a straw.
Inventors
- 👤 Bill R. Wade
- 👤 Thelma L. Wade
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:53
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G9/00; A23G9/52; A23G9/04; A23G9/045; A23G2200/00; A23G2200/10; A23G2200/14; A23G2220/00; A23G2220/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A fruit juice shake consisting essentially of a frozen mixture, on a weight basis, of at least one type of fruit juice having a brix value greater than about 30 to about 75, about 0.05 to 1.5% of at least one stabilizer, about 0.05 to 0.5% of protein, sufficient flavoring agent or agents to give the desired flavor at the frozen over-run, and sufficient water to give a mix having a brix greater than about 15 and less than 30, sufficient added edible acid to give a pH of less than about 4.4 and greater than about 3.0, a total acidity of about 0.15 to 0.80, measured as citric acid, and a viscosity greater than 50,000, and less than about 350,000 cps units at about -4.5° C., and containing from about 40 to about 150% over-run in the frozen state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A fruit juice shake consisting essentially of a frozen mixture, on a weight basis, of at least one type of fruit juice having a brix value greater than about 30 to about 75, about 0.05 to 1.5% of at least one stabilizer, about 0.05 to 0.5% of protein, sufficient flavoring agent or agents to give the desired flavor at the frozen over-run, and sufficient water to give a mix having a brix greater than about 15 and less than 30, sufficient added edible acid to give a pH of less than about 4.4 and greater than about 3.0, a total acidity of about 0.15 to 0.80, measured as citric acid, and a viscosity greater than 50,000, and less than about 350,000 cps units at about -4.5° C., and containing from about 40 to about 150% over-run in the frozen state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The shake of claim 1, wherein however, at least one stabilizer is present in an amount of from about 0.12% to 0.50%, wherein, said mixture contains from about 0.07% to 0.25% of protein, and wherein, said pH is greater than about 3.5, and wherein further, said total acidity is from about 0.4 to 0.6, and wherein still further, said over-run is from about 70% to 120%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The shake of claim 2 wherein one type of fruit juice is selected from among modified juices characterized as reduced color and odor grape, apple, pear and orange juices.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The shake of claim 3 wherein the modified juice constitutes from about 30 to 99% of the juice present, and the rest is a low brix juice of from about 5 to 15.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
A fruit juice shake mix having a calorie content of from about 11 to 15 calories per fluid ounce, and comprised of a mixture containing at least one juice of high brix value, and at least one of low brix value, and from about 0.07 to 0.25% by weight fluid soluble protein, and containing sufficient water to give the mixture a brix value of greater than about 15 and less than about 25.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
73 words
A fruit juice shake mix having a calorie content of from about 11 to 15 calories per fluid ounce, and comprised of a mixture containing at least one juice of high brix value, and at least one of low brix value, and from about 0.07 to 0.25% by weight fluid soluble protein, and containing sufficient water to give the mixture a brix value of greater than about 15 and less than about 25.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
The fruit juice shake mix of claim 1 wherein at least one of the fruit juices is a deoderized and decolorized high brix juice of about 45 to 70 brix, and the remainder of the juice is a low brix juice having a brix value of greater than about 5 to about 15, and wherein the proportions of said juices are adjusted to minimize the amount of added water required to give the desired brix of about 18 to 20, and a frozen viscosity of about 75,000 to 200,000 centipoises at about 5.0° C. to 5.5° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The shake mix of claim 6 wherein the frozen shake has a calorie content of about 13 2 calories per fluid ounce.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
The fruit juice shake of claim 1 packaged in at least an individual container of essentially a single personal serving amount, frozen and then mixed in a blender to incorporate sufficient air to yield an aerosol mix having about 40 to 150% over-run and a viscosity of 50,000 to 350,000 cps units at -4.5° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The fruit juice shake of claim 8 wherein the individual containers have a capacity of about 6 to 20 fluid ounces.
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