Mineral-containing composition for improving foam quality of carbonated water or soda drink

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023123700-A1
Application number	US-202117800411-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 18, 2021
Priority date	Feb 18, 2020
Publication date	Apr 20, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mineral-containing composition is added to a carbonated water or a carbonated drink to improve the foam quality thereof. Provided is a mineral-containing composition containing potassium ions the concentration of which is the highest of the metal ions present in the mineral-containing composition.

First claim

1 . A mineral-containing composition for use in the improvement of the foam quality of a carbonated water or a carbonated drink, the mineral-containing composition comprising potassium ions the concentration of which is the highest of the metal ions present in the mineral-containing composition.

2 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the foam quality is selected from the fineness of the foam, the swallowability, and the crispness of the aftertaste.

3 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 , further comprising chloride ions, calcium ions, magnesium ions, sodium ions, iron ions, zinc ions, silicon ions, and/or sulfate ions.

4 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of chloride ions contained in the mineral-containing composition is 50% or less of the potassium ion concentration.

5 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of calcium ions contained in the mineral-containing composition is 2.0% or less of the potassium ion concentration.

6 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of magnesium ions contained in the mineral-containing composition is 1.0% or less of the potassium ion concentration.

7 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of sodium contained in the mineral-containing composition is 5 to 45% of the potassium ion concentration.

8 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 , comprising an activated carbon extract of a plant-derived raw material.

9 . The mineral-containing composition according to claim 8 , wherein the plant-derived raw material is selected from the following: fruit shells of coconut palms, palms, almonds, walnuts, or plums; woods selected from sawdust, charcoal, resins, and lignin; sawdust ash; bamboos; food residues selected from bagasse, chaff, coffee beans, and molasses; and combinations of these raw materials.

10 . A method of producing a carbonated water or a carbonated drink having an improved foam quality, the method comprising a step of adding the mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 to a carbonated water or a carbonated drink intended to have an improved flavor and/or foam quality.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the foam quality is selected from the fineness of the foam, the swallowability, and the crispness of the aftertaste.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the mineral-containing composition is added to the carbonated water or the carbonated drink in such a manner that the concentration of potassium ions added is 50 ppm to 300 ppm.

13 . A carbonated water or a carbonated drink having an improved foam quality, comprising the mineral-containing composition according to claim 1 .

14 . The carbonated water or the carbonated drink according to claim 13 , wherein the foam quality is selected from the fineness of the foam, the swallowability, and the crispness of the aftertaste.

15 . The carbonated water or the carbonated drink according to claim 13 , comprising potassium ions at 50 ppm to 300 ppm in terms of the concentration of potassium ions added.

Assignees

• Suntory Holdings Ltd

Inventors

• Teramoto yuki
• OHKURI Tadahiro
• Kita Ryo
• Utsumi Yui

Classifications

• A23L2/54 Primary

  Mixing with gases · CPC title

• C02F1/22

  by freezing · CPC title

• C02F1/66

  by neutralisation; pH adjustment (for degassing C02F1/20; using ion-exchange C02F1/42; for flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities C02F1/52; for removing dissolved compounds C02F1/58) · CPC title

• A23L33/105

  Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives · CPC title

• C02F1/38

  by centrifugal separation · CPC title