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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Bunger, Union, KY (US);
Brenda L Keller, West Chester, OH (US);
Robert E Tarr, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426590 ; 426599 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a beverage thickener/emulsifier system which is a blend of three materials: propylene glycol alginate (a surface active thickener), xanthan (a pseudoplastic thickener) and guar gum (a Newtonian thickener). This system provides very stable oil-in-water emulsions in beverages and provides full bodied beverage texture even at acid pH. The system uses a low total gum level (below 0.4% in a single strength beverage) yet provides a very stable oil emulsion without excessive thickness.