LOW EXTRACT COMPONENT, BEER-TASTE BEVERAGE HAVING ADJUSTED pH

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016309754-A1
Application number	US-201615198595-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 30, 2016
Priority date	Nov 22, 2011
Publication date	Oct 27, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides a beer-taste beverage with a low total amount of an extract component(s), that is provided with the robust feel. Specifically, the present invention provides a beer-taste beverage with a low total amount of an extract component(s), having a pH adjusted to a specific range to provide the robust feel to the beverage.

First claim

1 . A non-alcohol beer-taste beverage comprising extract component(s), wherein a total amount of the extract component(s) is 0.5% by weight or higher and 2.0% by weight or lower, wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage has a pH of 3.0 or higher and 4.5 or lower, and wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage has a saccharide content of 0.5 g/100 ml or lower.

2 - 63 . (canceled)

64 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 , wherein the total amount of the extract component(s) is 1.0% by weight or higher.

65 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 , wherein the pH is 3.5 or higher.

66 . A non-alcohol beer-taste beverage comprising extract component(s), wherein a total amount of the extract component(s) is 0.5% by weight or higher and 2.0% by weight or lower, and wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage has a pH of 3.5 or higher and 4.5 or lower.

67 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 66 , wherein the total amount of the extract component(s) is 1.0% by weight or higher.

68 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 66 , wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage has a saccharide content of 0.5 g/100 ml or lower.

69 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 or 66 , wherein the pH is 3.5 or higher and 4.2 or lower.

70 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 or 66 , wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, and salts thereof as a pH conditioner.

71 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 70 , wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid, and succinic acid as a pH conditioner.

72 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 or 66 , wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage has a calorie content of 8.0 kcal/100 ml or lower.

73 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 72 , wherein the calorie content is 4 kcal/100 ml or lower.

74 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 73 , wherein the calorie content is 1.6 kcal/100 ml or lower.

75 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 74 , wherein the calorie content is 1.4 kcal/100 ml or lower.

76 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 72 , wherein the calorie content is 0.1 kcal/100 ml or higher.

77 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 66 , wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage has a saccharide content of 2.0 g/100 ml or lower.

78 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 77 , wherein the saccharide content is 1.0 g/100 ml or lower.

79 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 or 77 , wherein the saccharide content is 0.01 g/100 ml or lower.

80 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 or 66 further comprising one or more components selected from the group consisting of sweeteners, flavors, yeast extracts, colorants, plant proteins, peptide-containing substances, seasonings, dietary fiber, antioxidants, and acidulants.

81 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 or 66 , wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage is obtained by using hops as an ingredient.

82 . The non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 or 66 , wherein the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage is a non-fermented beverage.

83 . A method of producing the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
adjusting a total amount of extract component(s) in the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage to 0.5% by weight or higher and 2.0% by weight or lower; adjusting a pH of the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage to 3.0 or high and 4.5 or lower using a pH conditioner; and adjusting a saccharide content of the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage to 0.5 g/100 ml or lower to obtain the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage.

84 . A method of producing the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage of claim 66 , comprising the steps of:
adjusting a total amount of extract component(s) in the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage to 0.5% by weight or higher and 2.0% by weight or lower; and adjusting a pH of the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage to 3.5 or high and 4.5 or lower using a pH conditioner to obtain the non-alcohol beer-taste beverage.

Assignees

• Suntory Holdings Ltd

Inventors

• Teranishi Takeshi
• Motohashi Itsuki

Classifications

• A23L2/58

  Colouring agents · CPC title

• A23L2/385

  Concentrates of non-alcoholic beverages · CPC title

• A23L2/38 Primary

  Other non-alcoholic beverages (drinks from legumes A23L11/60) · CPC title

• A23L2/52

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

• A23L2/56 Primary

  Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60) · CPC title