PROTEIN BEVERAGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
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Abstract
A protein beverage composition and a method of making it relate to a beverage including a protein essentially free of caseinate and derived from an aqueous protein isolate collected from membrane-filtration isolation of the protein and without substantial drying, wherein the protein beverage composition exhibits a pH ranging from about 2.0 to about 4.6. Substantial solubility of the protein is maintained in the beverage composition, and the protein beverage is essentially free of active microbes known to be harmful to human health, both at the time of packaging of the protein beverage and for a time period of at least one year after packaging.
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92 Claims
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1-74. -74. (canceled)
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75. A method of preparing a protein beverage, comprising:
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admixing an aqueous protein isolate containing between about 20% to about 35% protein, collected from membrane-filtration isolation of the protein without substantial drying, and a balance of water to obtain a protein admixture having a protein concentration of between about 1% at about 24%, with a pH adjusting agent to provide a pH of between about 2 and about 4.6, thereby obtaining an acidified protein admixture; storing said acidified protein admixture, at room temperature for up to about 10 days or with refrigeration for up to about a month, until said acidified protein admixture is needed for preparing said protein beverage; admixing said acidified protein admixture with at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of water, juice, alcohol, carbonation, a concentrated plant extract, an anti-foaming agent, a nutrient, calcium or a calcium derivative, an energy-generating additive, an herbal supplement, a flavoring agent, a sweetener, a preservative, dietary fiber, and a coloring agent, to obtain a protein beverage having a protein concentration of between about 0.1% by weight to about 15% by weight protein. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A method of preparing a soy protein beverage, comprising:
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admixing a soy protein isolate containing collected from membrane-filtration isolation of the protein without substantial drying, at least one antimicrobial agent, and a balance of water to obtain a soy protein admixture having a protein concentration of about between 1% to about 20%; storing said soy protein admixture, at room temperature for up to about 10 days or with refrigeration for up to about a month, until said soy protein admixture is needed for preparing said protein beverage; admixing said soy protein admixture with at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of water, juice, alcohol, carbonation, a concentrated plant extract, an anti-foaming agent, a nutrient, calcium or a calcium derivative, an energy-generating additive, an herbal supplement, a flavoring agent, a sweetener, a preservative, dietary fiber, and a coloring agent, and adding a pH adjusting agent only if the pH of the admixture is above 6, to obtain a soy protein beverage having a protein concentration of between about 0.1% by weight to about 15% by weight soy protein. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92)
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