Improvement of carbonated beverages or in connection with carbonated beverages. RU patent 2460381.

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to food industry. The acidified carbonated beverage contains a base beverage and an agent regulating foam formation and/or an agent regulating carbon dioxide emission. The regulating agent includes a polyoxyethylenesorbitan compound ether of a fatty acid or a poly ethylene glycol compound ether of a fatty acid and has hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value equal to 7 -16. The agent is present in an amount of 0.01 - 250 mg/l. The beverage preparation method involves the regulating agent addition into the base beverage. The method for reduction of foam formation and/or improvement of carbon dioxide retention in the acidified carbonated beverage involves the said regulating agent addition into the beverage. Application of a polyoxyethylenesorbitan compound ether of a fatty acid or a poly ethylene glycol compound ether of a fatty acid for reduction of foam formation and/or improvement of carbon dioxide retention in the acidified carbonated beverage.

EFFECT: inventions group allows to mitigate the problems of excessive and/or stable foam formation and fast loss of carbon dioxide during the beverage bottling and/or filling.

12 cl, 4 ex

IPC classes for russian patent Improvement of carbonated beverages or in connection with carbonated beverages. RU patent 2460381. (RU 2460381):

A23L2/54 - Mixing with gases

A23L2 - Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Their preparation (soup concentrates A23L0001400000; preparation of non-alcoholic beverages by removal of alcohol C12H0003000000)

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