PH neutral beta-lactoglobulin beverage preparation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12453359-B2
Application number	US-201917254723-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2019
Priority date	Jun 27, 2018
Publication date	Oct 28, 2025
Grant date	Oct 28, 2025

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a new packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0. The invention furthermore relates to a method of producing a pack-aged, heat-treated beverage preparation and to different uses of the packaged heat-treated beverage preparation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sterile, packaged, heat-treated beverage having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, the beverage comprising
a total amount of protein of 4 to 20% w/w relative to the weight of the beverage, wherein at least 92% w/w of the protein is beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) and at least 50% w/w of the total amount of protein comprises protein nanogels,
optionally, sweetener and/or flavour,
wherein the beverage has been subjected to a heat treatment, which involves sterilization.

2. The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to claim 1 , wherein the protein fraction of the beverage preparation has a colour value delta b* in the range of −0.10 to +0.51 at the CIELAB colour scale, wherein delta b*=b sample standardised to 6.0 w/w % protein *−b demin. water *, measured at room temperature.

3. The packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation according to claim 1 , wherein the beverage preparation, has a colour value delta b* in the range of −0.10 to +0.51 at the CIELAB colour scale, wherein delta b*=b*=b sample standardised to 6.0 w/w % protein *−b demin. water , measured at room temperature.

4. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the sum of the concentration of Na, K, Mg and Ca is at most 400 mM.

5. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the beverage comprises at most 100 mg phosphorus/100 g protein and at most 700 mg potassium/100 g protein.

6. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , having a pH in the range of 6.5-7.5.

7. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , having a turbidity of at most 200 NTU.

8. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , having a turbidity of more than 200 NTU.

9. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , having a viscosity of at most 200 centipoise, measured at 22 degrees Celsius at a shear rate of 100/s.

10. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , further comprising carbohydrate between 0 to 95% of the total energy content of the beverage.

11. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , further comprising a lipid content between 0 to 50% of the total energy content of the beverage.

12. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , comprising a BLG isolate.

13. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , wherein each main non-BLG whey protein is present in a weight percentage relative to total protein which is at most 15% of its weight percentage relative to total protein in a standard whey protein concentrate from sweet whey.

14. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , comprising at least 60% w/w soluble whey protein aggregates relative to total protein.

15. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , wherein at least 96% w/w of the protein is beta-lactoglobulin (BLG).

16. A dietary supplement comprising the packaged heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 .

17. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , wherein at least 94% w/w of the protein is BLG.

18. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , having a viscosity of at most 200 cP, measured at 22° C. at a shear rate of 100/s.

19. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , having a viscosity of at most 50 cP, measured at 22° C. at a shear rate of 100/s.

20. The packaged, heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , having a viscosity of at most 20 cP, measured at 22° C. at a shear rate of 100/s.

21. A method of producing a sterile packaged, heat-treated beverage having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, comprising the following steps:
a) providing a liquid solution comprising:
a total amount of protein of 4.0 to 20% by weight, wherein at least 92% w/w of the protein is beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, and at least 50% w/w of the total amount of protein comprises protein nanogels;
optionally, sweetener and/or flavour

b) packaging the liquid solution,
wherein the liquid solution of step a) and/or the packaged liquid solution of step b) is subjected to a heat treatment which involves sterilization.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the sterilisation involves a temperature in the range of 120 to 150C° for 4 to 30 seconds.

23. The packaged heat-treated beverage according to claim 1 , for use in a method for the treatment of diseases associated with protein malabsorption.

Assignees

• Arla Foods Amba

Inventors

• Nielsen Søren Bang
• Jæger Tanja Christine
• Lauridsen Kasper Bøgelund
• Søndergaard Kåre
• De Moura Maciel Guilherme
• Bertelsen Hans
• Parjikolaei Behnaz Razi

Classifications

• A23B70/30

  by heating · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title

• C07K14/4717

  Plasma globulins, lactoglobulin · CPC title

• A23J3/08

  Dairy proteins · CPC title

• A61K38/018

  from milk · CPC title