BEVERAGE CONTAINING NITROUS OXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE

• US 20100009052A1
• Filed: 09/21/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dr Pepper/Seven Up Incorporated (Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dr Pepper/Seven Up Incorporated (Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hirs, Rein, Ghandi, Megha, Canessa, Carlos Alberto, Holmes, Doug
• Application Number:
  US12/563,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20100009052A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/319
• CPC Class Codes: A23C 2210/30 Whipping, foaming, frothing or aerating dairy products
• CPC Class Codes: A23C 9/1524 Inert gases, noble gases, oxygen, aerosol gases; Processes for foaming
• CPC Class Codes: A23C 9/1544 Non-acidified gels, e.g. custards, creams, desserts, puddings, shakes or foams, containing eggs or thickening or gelling agents other than sugar; Milk products containing natural or microbial polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose or cellulose derivatives; Milk products containing nutrient fibres
• CPC Class Codes: A23D 9/00 Other edible oils or fats, e.g. shortenings, cooking oils
• CPC Class Codes: A23F 5/243 Liquid, semi-liquid or non-dried semi-solid coffee extract preparations; Coffee gels; Liquid coffee in solid capsules A23F5/246 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/38 Other non-alcoholic beverages drinks from legumes A23L11/60
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/385 Concentrates of non-alcoholic beverages
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/40 Effervescence-generating compositions
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/54 Mixing with gases
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 27/86 Addition of bitterness inhibitors
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/20 containing gelling or thickening agents marmalades, jams, jellies or other similar fruit or vegetable compositions A23L21/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/25 Exudates, e.g. gum arabic, gum acacia, gum karaya or tragacanth
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/19 Dairy proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/20 Reducing nutritive value; Dietetic products with reduced nutritive value
• CPC Class Codes: A23P 30/40 Foaming or whipping
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/226 Foaming agent
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/046 Phosphoric acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/5026 Alginate
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/5028 Arabic
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/5424 : Dairy protein
• CPC Class Codes: C12G 3/06 : with flavouring ingredients

Abstract

Disclosed herein are beverage compositions containing dissolved gases. The beverage compositions generally contain a mixture of dissolved nitrous oxide and dissolved carbon dioxide.

Claims

1. A liquid oral composition comprising:

a high intensity sweetener component having a lingering aftertaste; and

dissolved gas consisting of a mixture of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide in a volume/volume ratio of about 75;

25 to about 25;

75,

wherein the composition contains about 2.0 to about 3.5 volumes of dissolved gas, and

wherein the dissolved N₂O in an amount sufficient to reduce the lingering aftertaste of the high intensity sweetener component.

2. The liquid oral composition of claim 1, wherein the beverage exhibits about 6.0 to about 9.5 Brix as measured by a Brix refractometer at 20°

C.;

or exhibits about 7.5 to about 9.1°

Brix as measured by a Brix densitometer at 20°

C.

3. The liquid oral composition of claim 1, wherein the lingering aftertaste of the high intensity sweetener component is a metallic aftertaste.

4. The liquid oral composition of claim 3, wherein the high intensity sweetener component comprises aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, stevia, saccharine, etc and combinations comprising two or more of the foregoing non-nutritive sweetener component.

5. The liquid oral composition of claim 1, further comprising Na-benzoate or citric acid.

6. The liquid oral composition of claim 1, wherein the C2O and N₂O are present in the beverage at a ratio of about 50:

50.

7. The liquid oral composition of claim 1, further comprising tea extracts.

8. The liquid oral composition of claim 1, further comprising caffeine, taurine, guarana, ginseng, and sugar.

9. The liquid oral composition of claim 1, wherein the liquid oral composition is a beverage.

10. The liquid oral composition of claim 9, wherein the beverage is a juice.

11. The liquid oral composition of claim 9, wherein the beverage is a soft drink.

12. The liquid oral composition of claim 9, wherein the beverage is a coffee-based drink.

13. The liquid oral composition of claim 9, wherein the beverage is a fruit drink.

14. The liquid oral composition of claim 9, wherein the beverage is an alcoholic drink.

15. The liquid oral composition of claim 9, wherein the beverage is an energy drink

16. The liquid oral composition of claim 9, wherein the liquid oral composition is a pharmaceutical composition.

17. A carbonated beverage comprising dissolved N₂O in an amount effective to mask a lingering aftertaste, wherein the C₂₀ and N₂O are present in the beverage at a ratio of about 50:

50.

18. A beverage comprising

a high intensity sweetener;

and

from about 2.0 to about 3.5 volume (%) of dissolved C₂₀ and N₂O,

wherein the beverage is substantially free from the bitter off note associated with the high intensity sweetener.

19. A method of reducing off notes or aftertaste associated with preservatives in a non-carbonated beverage, comprising dissolving N₂O in an amount effective to reduce the off notes or aftertaste.

20. A method reducing a metallic or bitter aftertaste in a beverage comprising dissolving 2.0 to about 3.5 volume percent (%) of dissolved gas consisting of a mixture of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide in a beverage,

wherein the mixture of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide is present in a volume/volume ratio of about 75:

25 to about 25;

75,

wherein the dissolved nitrous oxide in an amount sufficient to reduce the lingering metallic aftertaste in the beverage.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the mixture of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide is present in a volume/volume ratio of about 50:

50.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein method reduces the metallic or bitter aftertaste in the beverage without the addition of non-natural sweeteners.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein method reduces the metallic or bitter aftertaste in the beverage without adding calories to the beverage.

24. A reduced calorie beverage comprising:

a non-nutritive sweetener component having a lingering bitter aftertaste; and

dissolved N₂O in an amount sufficient to reduce the lingering bitter aftertaste of the non-nutritive sweetener component.