Method for preparing an iced tea or coffee beverage

A method for preparing an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage comprises the steps of: (i) providing a beverage liquor containing soluble tea or coffee solids, and a freezing-point suppressant; (ii) aerating the beverage liquor by the addition of a gas; (iii) flowing the aerated beverage liquor thr...

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Main Authors Hendrik Johan Dees, Myrto Dimoula, Finbarr Charles Ronald Williamson, Daniel Thomas Ahearn, James Simon Oliver, Simon Philip Jelley
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.10.2018
Subjects
CHEWING GUM
COCOA
COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE
COFFEE
CONFECTIONERY
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
ICE-CREAM
MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
PREPARATION THEREOF
SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS
TEA
THEIR SUBSTITUTES
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Summary:A method for preparing an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage comprises the steps of: (i) providing a beverage liquor containing soluble tea or coffee solids, and a freezing-point suppressant; (ii) aerating the beverage liquor by the addition of a gas; (iii) flowing the aerated beverage liquor through a refrigeration system to cool the aerated beverage liquor and to thereby form a plurality of ice crystals within the aerated beverage liquor; and (iv) dispensing the cooled aerated beverage liquor as an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage. Also disclosed is an aerated ice-containing beverage comprising: (a) 0.5 to 6 wt% tea or coffee solids; (b) one or more freezing point suppressants; (c) less than 10 wt% fat; and (d) the balance substantially ice and water. Additionally disclosed is apparatus for preparing an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage comprising: (i) a source of beverage liquor; (ii) a refrigeration system; (iii) a pump; (iv) a beverage dispensing outlet; and (v) a source of pressurised gas.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20160022310