| abstract |
DRY MIXUTRE OF SWEETENER AND SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE IS MIXED WITH A MILK INGREDIENT CONTAINING CASEIN AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 90*F. THE MIXTURE IS ALLOWED TO STAND FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES CAUSING THE SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE TO COMPLEX WITH THE CASEIN. FRUIT JUICE IS ADDED TO THE COMPLEXED MIXTURE AFTER WHICH THE BEVERAGE IS AGED, PASTURIZED, AND HOMOGENIZED. ALTERNATIVELY, THE COMPLEXED MIXTURE IS PASTUEURIZED, HOMOGENIZED, COOLED, AND THEN COMBINED WITH FRUIT JUICE THAT HAS BEEN PASTEURIZED AND COOLED TO FORM THE BEVERAGE. THE RESULTING BEVERAGE IS A HOMOGENEOUS, FREE-FLOWING, NON-CONGEALED LIQUID HAVING A VISCOSITY OF LESS THAN 30 CENTIPOISES AT 45*F. AND STABLE AT A PH BELOW 5. |