Abstract
Artificially sweetened fruit juice containing beverages are disclosed. The beverages have an increased background pulp volume. This reduces the taste negatives of artificial sweeteners.
Filing date: Jul 31, 1985
Issue date: Sep 1, 1987
Inventors: Philip L. Kupper, Katherine L. Moore, Robert L. Swaine, Jr.
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
Primary Examiner: Carolyn Paden
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What is claimed is:
1. A process for preparing an artificially sweetened orange juice containing beverage with reduced artificial sweetener unpleasant aftertaste, said process comprising the steps of
- forming an admixture comprising from about 5% to about 100% orange juice, from 0 to about 95% water, a sweetening amount of an artificial sweetener, and an amount of fruit pulp to provide in the orange juice containing beverage, upon particle size reduction of the pulp, a percentage background pulp volume at least twenty percent higher than that of said original orange juice,
- reducing the fruit pulp to a particle size such that the particles pass through a 20 mesh sieve whereby said pulp reduces unpleasant aftertaste caused by said artificial sweetener.
2. A process as recited in claim 1, wherein said reducing step is carried out on the fruit pulp prior to formation of said admixture.
3. A process as recited in claim 1, wherein said reducing step is carried out on the fruit pulp after formation of said admixture.
4. A process as recited in claims 2 or 3, wherein said reducing step is carried out by subjecting the fruit pulp to at least one pass through a homogenizer operated at a pressure of at least 190 bar.
5. A process as recited in claims 2 or 3, wherein said reducing step is carried out by subjecting the fruit pulp to at least one pass through a homogenizer operated at a pressure of from 200 bar to 600 bar.
6. A process as recited in claim 1, wherein orange juice constitutes from about 5% to about 95% of said admixture.
7. A process as recited in claim 1, wherein said fruit pulp comprises added fruit pulp.