Compositions and methods for inhibiting precipitation of dyes in a beverage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10687547-B2
Application number	US-201313767589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2013
Priority date	Feb 15, 2012
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

A beverage product containing a first azo-component and a second azo-component in a weight about 1:999 to about 999:1; an electrolyte; and a solvent, wherein the first azo-component and the second-component remain in solution for at least thirty days.

First claim

We claim:

1. A beverage concentrate solution comprising:
(a) a first azo-component and a second azo-component, wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component are present in a combined amount of about 0.1 wt. % to about 6 wt. % of the beverage concentrate;
(b) an electrolyte comprising sodium chloride and/or potassium salt in an amount of about 2 wt. % to about 9 wt. % of the beverage concentrate; and
(c) a solvent,
wherein the weight ratio of the first azo-component to the second azo-component is about 1:3 to about 3:1,
wherein the second azo-component is different from the first azo-component,
wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component is selected from the group consisting of Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6, and
wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least seven days under refrigerated or ambient conditions.

2. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the first azo-component and the second-azo component remain in solution for at least thirty days under refrigerated or ambient conditions.

3. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the first azo-component and the second-azo component remain in solution for at least one year under refrigerated or ambient conditions.

4. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least seven days under refrigeration.

5. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least 1 month under refrigeration.

6. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least 3 months under refrigeration.

7. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least 6 months under refrigeration.

8. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least 1 year under refrigeration.

9. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , further comprising a non azo-dye colorant.

10. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 1 , wherein the beverage concentrate contains no more than 0.12 wt % benzaldehyde.

11. A beverage concentrate solution comprising a solution of:
(a) a first azo-component and a second azo-component, wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component are present in a combined amount of about 0.1 wt. % to about 6 wt. % of the beverage concentrate;
(b) an electrolyte comprising sodium chloride and/or potassium salt in an amount of about 2 wt. % to about 9 wt. % of the beverage concentrate; and
(c) a solvent,
wherein the weight ratio of the first azo-component to the second azo-component is about 1:3 to about 3:1,
wherein the second azo-component is different from the first azo-component,
wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component is selected from the group consisting of Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6, and
wherein the first azo-component and the second-component remain in solution for a period of time longer than a period of time than the first azo-component would remain in the solution without the second azo-component, under refrigerated or ambient conditions.

12. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 11 , further comprising a non azo-dye colorant.

13. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 11 , wherein the beverage concentrate contains no more than 0.12 wt % benzaldehyde.

14. The beverage concentrate solution according to claim 1 , further comprising an oil.

15. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the oil is incorporated into the beverage product as a micro emulsion.

16. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the oil is incorporated into the beverage product as a nano emulsion.

17. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the oil is incorporated into the beverage product as a conventional emulsion.

18. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 17 , comprising an emulsifier including modified-food starch, gum acacia, or combinations thereof.

19. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the oil is a clouding or flavor oil.

20. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the first azo-component remains in solution for at least thirty days under refrigerated or ambient conditions.

21. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the first azo-component remains in solution for at least one year under refrigerated and/or ambient conditions.

22. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the first azo-component remains in solution for at least seven days under refrigeration.

23. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the first azo-component remains in solution for at least 1 month under refrigeration.

24. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the first azo-component remains in solution for at least 3 months under refrigeration.

25. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the first azo-component remains in solution for at least 6 months under refrigeration.

26. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 14 , wherein the first azo-component remains in solution for at least 1 year under refrigeration.

27. The beverage concentrate solution according to claim 11 , further comprising an oil.

28. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the oil is incorporated into the beverage product as a micro emulsion.

29. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the oil is incorporated into the beverage product as a nano emulsion.

30. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the oil is incorporated into the beverage product as a conventional emulsion.

31. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 30 , comprising an emulsifier including modified-food starch, gum acacia, or combinations thereof.

32. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the oil comprises a clouding and/or flavor oil.

33. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the first azo-component and the second-azo component remain in solution for at least thirty days under refrigerated or ambient conditions.

34. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the first azo-component and the second-azo component remain in solution for at least one year under refrigerated or ambient conditions.

35. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least seven days under refrigeration.

36. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least 1 month under refrigeration.

37. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the first azo-component and the second azo-component remain in solution for at least 3 months under refrigeration.

38. The beverage concentrate solution of claim 27 , wherein the first azo-component and

Assignees

• Kraft Foods Group Brands Llc

Inventors

• Piorkowski Daniel
• Plonski Thomas
• Ragnarsson Karl

Classifications

• A23B70/10

  by addition of preservatives · CPC title

• A23L2/58 Primary

  Colouring agents · CPC title

• A23L2/52 Primary

  Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10) · CPC title

• A23L2/44

  Human Necessities · mapped topic