Tropicana Products, Inc.

Jeanette Stephen

Bryan William Hitchcock

Renee Irvine Mellican

Jeffrey David Mathews

Nicholas Shields

Rachel Lisa Jordan

Kristin Parshall

Lisa Omueti

Bryan Hitchcock

Rachel L Jordan

A thickened juice beverage contains juice and homogenized pulp and/or homogenized finisher-derived solids. The beverage has a measured viscosity between about 50 and about 125 cps at the time of manufacture and the pulp or solids do not significantly change the smoothness or taste profile of the juice. The homogenized pulp and homogenized finisher-derived solids have an average particle size of less than 1000 microns and 1500 microns, respectively. Optionally, the juice beverage meets the standard of identity of a 100% juice, such as an orange juice.

Thick juice beverages

The present invention relates to an improved beverage thickener system and beverage which achieve desired perceived viscosity levels and mouthfeel with reduced amounts of thickener while improving the mouthfeel characteristics of the beverage. The beverage and beverage thickener system comprise a thickener, preferably modified food starch, and a thickener adjuvant that is not a thickener. The weight ratio of modified food starch to thickener adjuvant typically is in the range of from about 40:1 to about 10:1.

Beverage thickener system, beverage and method

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Arlington Heights, IL, United States of America

Jeanette Stephen