Tomato-based alcohol compositions and methods of preparation
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1. A beverage concentrate, consisting of:
- water;
a tomato paste having a natural tomato soluble solids content of about 24% to about 36% by weight present in an amount sufficient to provide a natural tomato soluble solids content of about 5.3 to about 7.8 weight percent in the concentrate as a whole;
a sweetening agent,a flavoring agent selected from the group consisting of shellfish flavors, savory flavors, citrus flavors, spicy flavors, and hops flavors,ethyl alcohol, andan additive selected from the group consisting of salts, food-grade acids, coloring agents, preservatives, ascorbic acid, energy-boosting agents, vitamins, and combinations thereof;
wherein the concentrate comprises about 35 to about 65% soluble solids by weight;
wherein the beverage concentrate comprises about 75 to about 95 volume percent insoluble solids.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to tomato-based concentrates and tomato-flavored alcoholic compositions, which include the concentrates. More specifically, in some embodiments, the present invention provides a concentrate including tomato solids and one or more flavoring agents. The present invention also provides methods of preparing ready-to-drink beverage compositions.
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1. A beverage concentrate, consisting of:
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water; a tomato paste having a natural tomato soluble solids content of about 24% to about 36% by weight present in an amount sufficient to provide a natural tomato soluble solids content of about 5.3 to about 7.8 weight percent in the concentrate as a whole; a sweetening agent, a flavoring agent selected from the group consisting of shellfish flavors, savory flavors, citrus flavors, spicy flavors, and hops flavors, ethyl alcohol, and an additive selected from the group consisting of salts, food-grade acids, coloring agents, preservatives, ascorbic acid, energy-boosting agents, vitamins, and combinations thereof; wherein the concentrate comprises about 35 to about 65% soluble solids by weight; wherein the beverage concentrate comprises about 75 to about 95 volume percent insoluble solids. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A beverage concentrate, consisting of:
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water; 15 to 20 weight percent corn syrup; 17 to 25 weight percent tomato paste; 0.01 to 0.10 weight percent clam broth powder; 1 to 5 weight percent monosodium glutamate; 1 to 5 weight percent sodium chloride; 0.01 to 0.10 weight percent of citrus flavor; 1 to 3 weight percent of citric acid; and 0.001 to 0.01 weight percent of food coloring; a preservative selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and combinations thereof; wherein the concentrate comprises about 35 to about 65% soluble solids by weight; wherein the beverage concentrate has a refrigerated shelf life of about 4 to 6 weeks; wherein the tomato paste provides a natural tomato soluble solids content of about 5.3 to about 7.8 weight percent in the concentrate as a whole; wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the beverage concentrate.
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