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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1993
Pei K Chang, Montrose, NY (US);
Daniel Blase, Danbury, CT (US);
Bruce Leavitt, Danbury, CT (US);
Shashi Deshpande, New City, NY (US);
Mansour Tavangaran, Danbury, CT (US);
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to microstable soft drink beverages containing at least two edible acids chosen from phosphoric, citric and malic acids as a microstabilizer, in combination with water, a flavor system of one or more flavor extracts and distillates, and a sweetener, such as HFCS. The beverages have a pH of from 2.2 to 2.7 and a TA of from 15 to 33. The beverages may advantageously contain additional ingredients, such as potassium chloride and another microstabilizing ingredient such as sodium polyphosphate, d-limonene or ascorbic acid. Such beverages have a desirable balance of organoleptic properties and are rendered highly microstable without the use of conventional chemical preservatives or thermal processing.