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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Jeremy Crouse, Cary, IL (US);
Teodoro Rivera, Algonquin, IL (US);
Peter S. Given, Jr., Ridgefield, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Crouse, Cary, IL (US);
Teodoro Rivera, Algonquin, IL (US);
Peter S. Given, Jr., Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC., Brandenton, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 2/52 (2006.01); A23L 2/06 (2006.01); A23L 1/00 (2006.01); A23L 2/02 (2006.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01); A23L 2/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/0029 (2013.01); A23L 2/02 (2013.01); A23L 2/56 (2013.01); A23L 2/68 (2013.01); A23L 27/70 (2016.08); A23L 33/11 (2016.08); A23P 10/30 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for fortifying a beverage with one or more citrus phytochemicals while concealing the bitter taste of these compounds in the beverage. These methods comprise microencapsulating the citrus phytochemicals and adding the microencapsulated citrus phytochemicals to beverages. Also disclosed are beverages fortified with one or more microencapsulated citrus phytochemicals but which do not have the bitter taste characteristics of these compounds.