Patent ID: 6761915
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A23L,A23V

Abstract:
A method for reducing the incidence of heartburn episodes in an individual having an orange juice intolerance, comprising the steps of:providing a low-acid orange juice supply having a titratable acidity which is not greater than about 0.6 weight percent, based on the total weight of the orange juice supply; adding a calcium citrate source to said low-acid orange juice supply to provide an orange juice product having a calcium content of greater than about 0.04 weight percent, based upon the total weight of the orange juice product, thereby providing an orange juice having heartburn-safeguarding characteristics; and ingesting said orange juice product having heartburn-safeguarding characteristics by an individual having an orange juice intolerance such that the incidence of heartburn episodes by that individual is reduced over the incidence of heartburn episodes by said individual ingesting an orange juice having a titratable acidity greater than about 0.6 weight percent and a calcium concentration less than about 0.04 weight percent, each weight percent being based upon the total weight of the orange juice supply.