Patent ID: 11944111
Assignee: PEPSICO, INC.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of preparing a beverage syrup comprising
preparing a sorbate solid dispersion that does not comprise a steviol glycoside through a process comprising
dissolving a sorbate salt in water to form a sorbate solution;
adding a stabilizing carrier to the sorbate solution to form a sorbate/carrier solution, wherein the stabilizing carrier is selected from the group consisting of oxygenated, hydrophilic salts of organic and inorganic acids, polysaccharides, and combinations thereof; wherein the stabilizing carrier and the sorbate salt are present in a weight ratio ranging from 0.1:10 to 10:0.1; and wherein the sorbate/carrier solution does not comprise a steviol glycoside; and
spray drying the sorbate/carrier solution to form the sorbate solid dispersion that does not comprise a steviol glycoside; and

combining:
water;
at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of sweeteners and flavorants; and
the sorbate solid dispersion that does not comprise a steviol glycoside to form a beverage syrup.