Patent ID: 7318942
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: A23F

Abstract:
1. A method for suppressing the formation of precipitates to less than 0.1 ml per 10 ml during heat sterilization in producing a milk-added and heat-sterilized coffee beverage which comprises a coffee component in terms of solid portion from 1.08 to 10 w/v%, and a milk component in terms of solid portion from 1.48 to 10 w/v%, wherein; the method comprises adding 0.005-0.5 w/v% of sodium hydroxide or a combination of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide to a coffee component, in addition to from 0 to less than 0.14 w/v% sodium bicarbonate, and an emulsifier and a thickening agent in total of less than 1 w/v%; adding a milk component to the coffee component; and heat-sterilizing the mixture.