Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Beverage or beverage concentrate
Patent
1998-04-01
2000-02-01
Pratt, Helen
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Beverage or beverage concentrate
426 18, 426 20, 426 21, 426 28, 426 49, 426599, 426650, A23L 200, A23L 202, A23L 256, A23L 268
Patent
active
060200162
ABSTRACT:
An acidic fruit or vegetable beverage having improved nutritional value. The beverage includes the addition of natural fiber, glucans and a flavoring agent to the beverage. The glucans are substantially derived from a natural grain, such as oats. The flavoring agent includes vanilla flavoring. The vanilla flavoring may be natural vanilla and/or artificial vanilla. The pH of said beverage is typically 3.7-7. The glucans are present in the beverages in amounts up to 5 gram per liter and the glucans contain a substantial amount of water soluble .beta.-glucans. The beverage is typically a ready-to-drink beverage.
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Pratt Helen
The J.M. Smucker Company
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