Drink containing ultrafine powder of ginseng and the method thereof

• US 7,354,607 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2005
• Issued: 04/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CJ Wellcare Corporation
• Original Assignee: CJ Cheiljedang Corporation (CJ Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Kang-Pyo, Seo, Yong-Ki, Lee, Geun, Sung, Hyun-Soon
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoffman; Susan Doe
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chen; Catheryne
• Application Number:
  US11/034,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20050170021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,181 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 424/728
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/52 Adding ingredients adding preservatives A23L2/44
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/105 Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/30 Foods, ingredients or supplements having a functional effect on health
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/2124 Ginseng

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of preparation of a drink composition containing powder of ginseng or red ginseng, and more particularly, it relates to a health drink containing powder of ginseng or red ginseng ultrafinely pulverized by a suitable pulverizer and its preparation. Therefore, it is possible to utilize all ingredients of ginseng or red ginseng contained in the drink, but a conventional ginseng drink contains extract of ginseng or red ginseng.

Claims

1. A drink composition comprising ultrafine powder of ginseng or red ginseng with a mean particle diameter of 0.1˜

74 μ

m, and a mixture stabilizer,

wherein the drink composition is stable against layer separation, and

said mixture stabilizer is composed of 1˜

20% (w/w) of carageenan, 0.5˜

20% (w/w) of CMC-Na, 5˜

60% (w/w) of microcrystalline cellulose, 0.5˜

10% (w/w) of xanthan gum, 2˜

30% (w/w) of sugar ester of fatty acids, 0.5˜

30% (w/w) of dextrin, 0.5˜

10% (w/w) of excipient, and 0.05˜

0.5% (w/w) of an edible oil.

2. The drink composition according to claim 1, wherein it comprises 0.05˜

5.0% (w/v) of powder of ginseng or red ginseng and 0.01˜

1.0% (w/v) of the mixture stabilizer, wherein it further comprises 0.05˜

5% (w/v) of honey, 0.05˜

5% (w/v) of herb medicine extract, 0.01˜

10.0% (w/v) of a sweetener, 0.05˜

5.0% (w/v) of a vegetable cream, 0.01˜

0.3% (w/v) of an emulsifier, 0.001˜

0.01% (w/v) of a defoamer, 0.01˜

0.5% (w/v) of a flavor, 0.01˜

0.06% (w/v) of a preservative and 69˜

99% (w/v) of purified water.