Abstract:
A process for stabilising a beverage against haze formation comprises treating the beverage with a stabilising agent comprising a particulate silica having a mean pore diameter of at least 6 nm and which has been modified by interaction with a water-soluble polymer having pendant pyrrolidone groups, the polymer being present on the silica in an amount from 5 to 35 per cent by weight with respect to anhydrous weight of silica.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a brewing process for making a fermented product having an increased dietary fibre content and to a fermented product having an increased content of soluble dietary fibre.
Abstract:
An improved flavoring composition and process for brewing malt beverages is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the flavoring composition is formed from a high solids percent, room temperature stable, partially aqueous composition of a potassium salt of iso- alpha -acids. Such composition may be added to the w ort kettle or else used as a post-fermentation additive, preferably after dilution with demineralized water. In another embodiment, the flavoring composition comprises a mixture containing reduced ( rho -) iso- alpha -acids in alkali metal salts form, beta -acids and hop oil. This latter composition is useful as a substitute for normal kettle extract, hops or hop pellets, allowing easy preparation of beer that resists formation of unpleasant, "skunky" flavors but has otherwise similar flavor and physical properties.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a new soluble double salt of group IA and group IIA of (-)hydroxycitric acid of general formulas (I) and particularly (II). This invention also includes a process of preparing the soluble double metal salt of groups IA and IIA of (-)hyroxycitric acid of general formula (I) comprising preparing (-)hyroxycitric acid liquid concentrate/solid lactone thereof from Garcinia extract, neutralizing the free (-)hydroxycitric acid present in the said (-)hydroxycitric acid liquid concentrate/solid lactone (-)hydroxycitric acid with group IA metal hydroxides, displacing partially the group IA metal ions in the above salt solutions by adding group IIA metal chlorides to form soluble double metal salt of group IA and IIA of (-)hydroxycitric acid, and precipitating the said double metal salt. The instant invention also disclosed the use of the said soluble double metal salt of (-)hyroxycitric acid in beverages and other food products.
Abstract:
The process developed by the Applicant is characterized by the introduction into beverages (during one unique or more than one of the phases of the manufacture thereof) of a composition containing: (A) one or more enzymatic complexes; (B) one or more preservative agents and optionally, (C) other food additives, (D) non conventional and mild special thermal treatment so as to allow the use of plastic containers in oxygen-sensitive products and/or requiring some type of thermal treatment like pasteurization normally impossible to be executed in ordinary plastic containers. The enzymatic complex may comprise mainly two enzymes: glucose-oxidase and catalase. The following preservatives may be used: alkyl p-hydroxibenzoic acid or esters derived thereof, as for example: methyl p-hydroxibenzoic acid ester, ethyl p-hydroxibenzoic acid ester, propyl p-hydroxibenzoic acid ester, butyl p-hydroxibenzoic acid ester, heptyl p-hydroxibenzoic acid ester and octyl p-hydroxibenzoic acid ester. Due to the characteristics of the beverage in which the process proposed has been added, any type of packaging can be used: tin, glass, card or plastic materials; we can mention, for example, packaging type PET, PEN, PVC, PP, PE, PC, PET/PEN blends one or more polymer multilayers, etc.
Abstract:
A method for removing lipids material from beer or other beverages. The beer is contacted with immobilised lipid binding protein which binds any lipid present in the beer or other beverage. After the lipid removal stage is complete there are no lipid binding additives remaining in the beverage.
Abstract:
The invention provides a process for improving the flavour of fermented beverages, especially beer, comprising incorporating in said beverages rose oxide and/or 1,5-octadien-3-one. Preferably both rose oxide and 1,5-octadien-3-one are incorporated. Preferably 1,5-octadien-3-one is incorporated in a weight level of from 0.1 nanogram/kilogram to 100 micrograms/kilogram and rose oxide is incorporated in a weight level of from 10 nonogram/kilogram to 1 milligram/kilogram. More preferably the fermented beverage or flavour concentrate for the beverage also comprises at least one hop bittering compound. The invention also provides fermented beverages which comprise rose oxide and/or 1,5-octadien-3-one. Furthermore the invention also provides processes for preparing a flavouring concentrate for fermented beverages in which hop-derived linolenic acid is oxidized to 1,5-octadien-3-one and/or in which hop-derived monoterpenoids are converted into rose oxide.
Abstract:
Red beer consisting of the extract from a mixture of dried herbs consisting of the fruit from of the European elder, the flower of the hibiscus Sudanese and of the fruit of the juniper. The mixture of dried herbs is added to the brew by the hops brewing.