Patent ID: 6652896
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A23C,A23L,A23V

Abstract:
A process for preparing an acidified stable milk-based beverage with a pH below 4.5, said process comprising the following steps:A. adding milk protein to a solution of a weak base, resulting in a mixture, wherein said weak base is a salt of a weak organic acid, said organic acid being selected from the group consisting of malic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, gluconic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid and ascorbic acid; B. adding a stabilizer to said mixture; C. homogenizing said mixture, resulting in a homogenized mixture; D. cooling said homogenized mixture to a low temperature; and E. adding an acid at low temperature to said homogenized mixture under low shear conditions, said acid being selected from the group consisting of malic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, gluconic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, fumaric acid and ascorbic acid; wherein the execution of steps A, B, C, D and E are in series thereby resulting in a final product.