ENCAPSULATED WEIGHTING AGENTS FOR BEVERAGE EMULSIONS

• Main Author: DANIEL T PIORKOWSKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 08.09.2016
• Subjects: EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS, COOKINGOILS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a beverage from forming an undesirable cream layer during its shelf life.SOLUTION: Disclosed are emulsions including an aqueous phase with an emulsifier dissolved in the aqueous phase, an oil phase including oil droplets, and a solid weighting agent encapsulated in the oil droplets. The ratio of the solid weighting agent to the oil phase in the emulsion may be from about 1:5 to about 1:2000. The emulsions may be used with ready-to-drink and liquid concentrate beverages. Methods for making such emulsions are also disclosed.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】飲料が、保存可能期間中に望ましくないクリーム層を形成する。【解決手段】水性相に溶解された乳化剤、油滴を含む油相、および、前記油滴に封入された固体の密度調整剤を有する水性相を含むエマルションが開示されている。エマルション中の固体の密度調整剤と油相の比が、約１：５から約１：２０００であってもよい。前記エマルジョンは、購入後直ぐ飲める飲料および飲料原液に使用されてもよい。そのようなエマルジョンを作製する方法もまた開示されている。【選択図】なし