Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC

Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.

Maria Velissariou

Jimbay Peter Loh

Yeong-Ching Albert Hong

Kieran Patrick Spelman

Raymond Jay Laudano

Paul Martin Edwards

Stephen Michael Stimpson

Rachel Lorna Jeffries

The present invention relates to instant acidified milk beverages and methods for producing such instant acidified milk beverages. More specifically, the present invention provides a powdered composition which can be added to a liquid milk product with minimal mixing to produce an instant acidified milk beverage having a smooth texture. Even more specifically, the powdered composition includes at least one edible monobasic salt of polyprotonic acid. The powdered composition may include a buffer salt, and other optional ingredients such as sweetener, thickener, fiber, bulking agent, anti-caking agent, fruit juice solid, flavor, and colorant, etc.

Milk acidification composition for powdered beverage

A beverage formulation having a beverage having caffeine wherein the beverage contains caffeine levels in the range of about 0.07 to about 0.30 mg/ml, being optically clear, and having an added aroma; and wherein the beverage comprises an extract that is derived from at least one member of the group of coffee cherry husks and coffee cherry pulp; wherein the extract is in the range of about 5 to about 30% based on standardized extract of the beverage; wherein at least a portion of the caffeine is derived from the extract; wherein the optically clear is measured by a haze value of at least below about 10; and wherein at least a portion of the added aroma is derived from aroma recovered from the extract.

Beverage derived from the extract of coffee cherry husks and coffee cherry pulp

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Scarsdale, NY, United States of America

Maria Velissariou