CPC A23L 2/58 (2013.01) [A23L 2/39 (2013.01); A23L 5/32 (2016.08); A23L 5/44 (2016.08); A23P 10/40 (2016.08); A23P 20/18 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
1. A method of preparing a vanilla, lime, grape or blueberry flavored ready-to-drink liquid beverage having an intrinsic color of a white light-yellowish color, a yellow-greenish color, a reddish-violet color or a blueish color respectively corresponding to the vanilla, lime, grape or blueberry flavor of the liquid beverage, wherein the method comprises:
(i) providing a beverage liquid having a predetermined beverage flavor and a respective intrinsic color corresponding to the beverage flavor, wherein the beverage liquid is selected from the group consisting of a vanilla flavored liquid beverage having an intrinsic white light yellowish color, a lime flavored beverage liquid having an intrinsic yellow-greenish color, a grape flavored beverage liquid having an intrinsic reddish-violet color and a blueberry flavored beverage liquid having an intrinsic blueish color,
(ii) providing a beverage powder which is comprised of solid spray-dried red-orange colored dry particles having a size of 50-1000 μm which are comprised of:
(a) a core, and
(b) a coating layer surrounding the core, wherein the coating layer is comprised of 0.1 wt-% to 30 wt-%, based on the total weight of the coating layer, of β-carotene having an A1/1 value of up to 200, and
(iii) adding the beverage powder to the beverage liquid in an amount to achieve a β-carotene concentration of between 0.5-20 ppm without the red-orange color of the particles thereof affecting the respective intrinsic color of the beverage liquid.
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