	US 12,342,839 B2
	Compositions and methods for inhibiting precipitation of dyes in a beverage
Daniel Piorkowski, Fairfield, CT (US); Thomas Plonski, White Plains, NY (US); and Karl Ragnarsson, Buffalo Grove, IL (US)
Assigned to Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/213,616.
Application 18/213,616 is a continuation of application No. 16/892,558, filed on Jun. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,737,480.
Application 16/892,558 is a continuation of application No. 13/767,589, filed on Feb. 14, 2013, granted, now 10,687,547, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/599,307, filed on Feb. 15, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329286 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23L 2/58 (2006.01); A23B 70/10 (2025.01); A23L 2/52 (2006.01)

CPC A23L 2/58 (2013.01) [A23B 70/10 (2025.01); A23L 2/52 (2013.01)]

30 Claims

1. A beverage product comprising:

(a) a first food grade azo-dye and a second food grade azo-dye, wherein the first food grade azo-dye and the second food grade azo-dye are present in a combined amount of about 0.05 wt % to about 6 wt % of the beverage product;

(b) an electrolyte salt in an amount of 0.03 wt % to about 20 wt % of the beverage product, and

wherein the second food grade azo-dye is different from the first food grade azo-dye, wherein the first food grade azo-dye and the second food grade azo-dye are each selected from Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6,

wherein the weight ratio of the first food grade azo-dye to the second food grade azo-dye is about 1:9 to about 9:1, and

wherein the beverage product is in the form of a solution and the first food grade azo-dye and the second food grade azo-dye remain in solution for at least seven days under refrigeration.