US 11,998,022 B2
Aerated shelf-stable dairy-based ready-to-drink beverage
Virginie Kapchie, Ada, MI (US); Philippe Rousset, Echallens (CH); and Alexander A. Sher, Dublin, OH (US)
Assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey (CH)
Appl. No. 17/043,095
Filed by SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A., Vevey (CH)
PCT Filed Apr. 15, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/059688
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 29, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/206722, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 31, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/698,495, filed on Jul. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/661,746, filed on Apr. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 18188397 (EP), filed on Aug. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0022360 A1, Jan. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. A23C 9/154 (2006.01); A23C 9/152 (2006.01); A23C 9/156 (2006.01); A23F 5/24 (2006.01); A23L 2/38 (2021.01)
CPC A23C 9/154 (2013.01) [A23C 9/1522 (2013.01); A23C 9/156 (2013.01); A23F 5/243 (2013.01); A23L 2/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A dairy-based shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverage composition free from chemically modified gums, the dairy-based shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverage composition consisting of:
high acyl gellan gum in an amount in the range of 0.01-0.045 wt. %;
starch in an amount in the range of 1.5-5 wt. %;
dairy proteins in an amount in the range of 2-5 wt. %;
barley malt extract in an amount in the range of 0.5-1.5 wt. %;
sugar in an amount in the range of 0-5.5 wt. %;
cocoa in an amount in the range of 0.5-2 wt. %;
a buffering agent added to obtain the dairy-based shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverage composition at pH between 6.5 to 7.0; and
water for the remaining wt. % of the dairy-based shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverage composition,
wherein the dairy-based shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverage composition is capable of being aerated upon shaking, wherein the dairy-based shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverage composition has aeration after shaking in the range of 10-30%, with an aeration stability of at least 5 minutes, wherein the dairy-based shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverage composition does not contain carboxymethyl cellulose.