High energy carbonated protein drink and method of making
First Claim
1. A carbonated protein beverage composition to aid in the protection of the muscular system suitable for human consumption, comprising:
- about 2.5% by weight to about 15% by weight whey protein, wherein said whey protein is unhydrolyzed whey protein isolate that is essentially free of fat, caseinate and lactose;
about 0.1 volumes to about 4 volumes of carbon dioxide gas present per volume of whey protein beverage liquid composition;
hyperimmune milk protein concentrate;
at least one energy-generating additive selected from the group consisting of caffeine, citrulline malate, a magnesium-containing compound selected from the group consisting of magnesium aspartate, magnesium oxide, magnesium lactate, magnesium citrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium orotate, magnesium chloride, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium phosphate, and magnesium sulfate, and combinations thereof; and
at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of an anti-foaming agent, a nutrient, calcium or a calcium derivative, an herbal supplement, a flavoring agent, a sweetener, and a coloring agent;
wherein said carbonated protein beverage composition is essentially free of fat, caseinate, and lactose, is heat pasteurized at a temperature ranging from about 140°
F. to about 188°
F. for a time period ranging from about 60 seconds to about 10 seconds, and exhibits a pH ranging from about 2.0 to about 3.4 and a caloric density of less than 0.5 kilocalories per milliliter,wherein both, at the time of packaging of the carbonated whey protein beverage and during subsequent storage without refrigeration for a time period of at least one year after packaging, substantial solubility of the protein is maintained in the beverage composition, and said carbonated whey protein beverage is essentially free of active microbes known to be harmful to human health.
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Abstract
An improved carbonated protein beverage/drink composition which provides a relatively high protein content, ranging from about 2% by weight to about 15% by weight, while simultaneously employing a carbonation concentration between about 0.1 volumes of carbonation (per volume of liquid drink solution or liquid drink suspension) to about 4 volumes of carbonation. Preferably the protein is whey protein. The carbonated protein beverage may contain an additive which provides energy generation enhancement. The carbonated protein beverage is heat treated to inactivate microbes in the presence of the carbonation. Typically, the treatment for microbe inactivation is carried out in the individual package used for storage and handling of the carbonated protein drink.
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31 Claims
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1. A carbonated protein beverage composition to aid in the protection of the muscular system suitable for human consumption, comprising:
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about 2.5% by weight to about 15% by weight whey protein, wherein said whey protein is unhydrolyzed whey protein isolate that is essentially free of fat, caseinate and lactose; about 0.1 volumes to about 4 volumes of carbon dioxide gas present per volume of whey protein beverage liquid composition; hyperimmune milk protein concentrate; at least one energy-generating additive selected from the group consisting of caffeine, citrulline malate, a magnesium-containing compound selected from the group consisting of magnesium aspartate, magnesium oxide, magnesium lactate, magnesium citrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium orotate, magnesium chloride, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium phosphate, and magnesium sulfate, and combinations thereof; and at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of an anti-foaming agent, a nutrient, calcium or a calcium derivative, an herbal supplement, a flavoring agent, a sweetener, and a coloring agent; wherein said carbonated protein beverage composition is essentially free of fat, caseinate, and lactose, is heat pasteurized at a temperature ranging from about 140°
F. to about 188°
F. for a time period ranging from about 60 seconds to about 10 seconds, and exhibits a pH ranging from about 2.0 to about 3.4 and a caloric density of less than 0.5 kilocalories per milliliter,wherein both, at the time of packaging of the carbonated whey protein beverage and during subsequent storage without refrigeration for a time period of at least one year after packaging, substantial solubility of the protein is maintained in the beverage composition, and said carbonated whey protein beverage is essentially free of active microbes known to be harmful to human health. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of preparing a carbonated protein beverage to aid in the protection of the muscular system, comprising:
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admixing in water a whey protein isolate with a hyperimmune milk protein concentrate, at least one energy-generating additive selected from the group consisting of caffeine, citrulline malate, a magnesium-containing compound selected from the group consisting of magnesium aspartate, magnesium oxide, magnesium lactate, magnesium citrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium orotate, magnesium chloride, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium phosphate, and magnesium sulfate, and combinations thereof, and at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of an anti-foaming agent, a nutrient, calcium or a calcium derivative, an herbal supplement, a flavoring agent, a sweetener and a coloring agent, and with an amount of a pH adjusting agent to provide a pH of between about 2 and about 3.4, thereby obtaining an admixture; wherein the whey protein isolate is unhydrolyzed and is essentially free of fat, caseinate and lactose; heating said admixture to a temperature ranging from about 140°
F. to about 188°
F. for a time period ranging from about 60 seconds to about 10 seconds;cooling said admixture to a temperature of about 40°
F. or less over a time period ranging from about 5 minutes to about 10 minutes;adding carbon dioxide to said admixture to obtain a carbonated whey protein beverage wherein the amount of carbonation present in said admixture ranges from about 0.1 volumes per volume of liquid admixture to about 4.0 volumes per volume of liquid admixture, whereby said carbonated whey protein beverage comprises from about 2.5% by weight and about 15% by weight whey protein, is essentially free of fat, caseinate, and lactose, and has a caloric density of less than 0.5 kilocalorie per milliliter; and packaging said carbonated whey protein drink in a container designed for use by a consumer of the carbonated whey protein drink; wherein both at the time of packaging of the carbonated whey protein beverage and during subsequent storage without refrigeration for a time period of at least one year after packaging, substantial solubility of the protein is maintained in the beverage composition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of preparing a carbonated protein beverage to aid in the protection of the muscular system, comprising:
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admixing in water a whey protein isolate, an anti-foaming agent, a hyperimmune milk protein concentrate, at least one energy-generating additive selected from the group consisting of caffeine, citrulline malate, a magnesium-containing compound selected from the group consisting of magnesium aspartate, magnesium oxide, magnesium lactate, magnesium citrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium orotate, magnesium chloride, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium phosphate, and magnesium sulfate, and combinations thereof, at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of a nutrient, calcium or a calcium derivative, an herbal supplement, a flavoring agent, a sweetener, and a coloring agent, and an amount of a pH adjusting agent to provide a pH of between about 2.5 and about 5.5, thereby obtaining an admixture with a caloric density of less than 0.5 kilocalorie per milliliter; wherein said whey protein isolate is unhydrolyzed and is essentially free of fat, caseinate and lactose; adding carbon dioxide to said admixture to obtain a carbonated whey protein beverage wherein the amount of carbonation present in said admixture ranges from about 0.1 volumes per volume of liquid admixture to about 4.0 volumes per volume of liquid admixture, whereby said carbonated whey protein beverage is essentially free of fat, caseinate, and lactose, and comprises from about 2% by weight and about 15% by weight whey protein; packaging said carbonated whey protein drink in a container designed for use by a consumer of the carbonated whey protein drink; and heat pasteurizing at a temperature ranging from about 140°
F. to about 188°
F. for a time period ranging from about 60 seconds to about 10 seconds said admixture to inactivate biologically active microbes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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