Sports Drink Acid Blend To Reduce Or Eliminate Aftertaste

• US 20100203197A1
• Filed: 04/26/2010
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp Incorporated (PepsiCo Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp Incorporated (PepsiCo Incorporated)
• Inventors: Skrypec, MaryKay, Jendrysik, Rod, Kappes, Stacey M.
• Application Number:
  US12/766,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20100203197A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/74
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/52 Adding ingredients adding preservatives A23L2/44
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/56 Flavouring or bittering agents sweeteners A23L2/60
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/68 Acidifying substances
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/16 Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/17 Amino acids, peptides or proteins

Abstract

An improved sports beverage containing an acidulant system that results in a sports beverage with reduced total aftertaste and an increase in the pleasantness of the aftertaste as well as significantly higher gulpability compared to conventional sports beverages. The acidulant system is composed of citric and phosphoric acid in specific relative amounts.

Claims

1. A non-carbonated sports beverage comprising:

water;

electrolytes, a material selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates and non-nutritive sweeteners;

an acidulant system comprising citric acid in an amount from about 0.10% to about 0.15% by weight of said non-carbonated sports beverage composition and phosphoric acid, wherein the weight ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid is from about 0.5;

1 to about 13.8;

1 and wherein said non-carbonated sports beverage composition has a pH from about 2.5 to about 4.0.

2. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 wherein the acidulant system comprises from about 0.12% to about 0.13% citric acid by weight of said non-carbonated sports beverage composition, wherein the ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid is from about 5.0:

1 to about 5.2;

1 and wherein said non-carbonated sports beverage composition has a pH from about 2.7 to about 3.3.

3. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 wherein the electrolytes comprise sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and chloride ions.

4. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 3 wherein the sports beverage is approximately isotonic.

5. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 further comprising at least one flavoring agent.

6. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 further comprising protein.

7. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 wherein said sweetener is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, dextrose, maltose, maltodextrin, fructose and combinations thereof.

8. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 wherein the material is a non-nutritive sweetener.

9. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 comprising about 4% to about 10% carbohydrate by weight of the total sports beverage composition.

10. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 1 wherein the ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid is about 3.9 to 1.

14. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 10 wherein the non-carbonated sports beverage is approximately isotonic.

11. A non-carbonated sports beverage comprising water, sodium and potassium ions, at least one flavoring agent, a material selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates and non-nutritive sweetener, and an acidulant system comprising citric acid in an amount from about 0.10% to about 0.15% by weight of said non-carbonated sports beverage composition and phosphoric acid, wherein the weight ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid is from about 0.5:

1 to about 13.8;

1 and wherein said non-carbonated sports beverage composition has a pH from about 2.5 to about 4.0.

12. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 11 wherein the pH of the beverage is in the range of from about 2.7 to 3.3.

13. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 11 further comprising protein.

15. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 11 wherein the weight ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid is about 5.2 to 1.

16. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 11 wherein said sweetener is selected from sucrose, dextrose, maltose, maltodextrin, fructose and combinations thereof.

17. The non-carbonated sports beverage of claim 11 wherein said sweetener comprises a non-nutritive sweetener.

18. A method of preparing a non-carbonated sports beverage composed of base components including water, electrolytes and carbohydrate that has a reduced level of aftertaste compared to conventional sports beverages comprising:

combining the base components with an acidulant system by adding citric acid in an amount from about 0.10% to about 0.15% by weight of said non-carbonated sports beverage composition;

adding phosphoric acid wherein the weight ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid is from about 0.5;

1 to about 13.8;

1; and

wherein said sports beverage has a pH from about 2.5 to about 4.0.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the amount of said citric acid is from about 0.12% to about 0.13% by weight of said non-carbonated sports beverage composition;

wherein the weight ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid is from about 5.0;

1 to about 5.2;

1; and

wherein said sports beverage has a pH from about 2.7 to about 3.3.

20. The method of claim 18 comprising adding citric and phosphoric acid to the base components to provide a weight ratio of citric acid to phosphoric acid of about 5.2 to 1.