Diageo Great Britain Limited

Scott Winston

Louise Slade

Harry Levine

Richard Paul Harbutt

James Garfield Pryor

Dennis Brooks

Simon John Ingman

Simon Needle

Sylvia Farrow

H David Rosenfeld

Daniel Albert Green

Michael Jonathan Doby

David H Rosenfeld

A slush beverage formulation and method for preparing same that, once reaching a steady-state temperature in a freezer, results in a pourable slush. The pourable slush is obtained by formulating to a specific range of ingredient content, dependent on the alcohol content of the end product. In a preferred form, an ice-nucleating agent and/or an ice-particle-shape-controlling ingredient are added.

Slush

A stigmasterol-rich phytosterol composition is prepared wherein the composition comprises at least 50% stigmasterol, based on the total weight of phytosterols, no more than 1000 ppm water, no more than 50 ppm ethanol, and wherein stigmasterol is at least 98% in the anhydrous form. A ready-to-freeze beverage is provided comprising the stigmasterol-rich composition and water, with optional additives. A frozen beverage is prepared from the ready-to-freeze beverage as a pourable slush. There are further provided processes to prepare the ready-to-freeze beverage and the frozen slush beverage.

Stigmasterol-rich phytosterol composition and use

Lid for slush beverage container

Slush beverage container

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Scott Winston