Patent ID: 6261619
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A23F,A23L

Abstract:
Noncarbonated beverage product with improved microbial stability, comprising:(a) from about 100 ppm to about 1000 ppm of a preservative selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, alkali metal salts thereof and mixtures thereof;(b) from about 0.1% to about 40% by weight of fruit juice;(c) from about 300 ppm to about 900 ppm of a polyphosphate having the formula: ##STR3##where n averages from about 3 to about 100 and each M is independently selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium atoms; and(d) added water having from 0 ppm to about 60 ppm of hardness; wherein the resulting beverage product has a pH of from about 2.5 to about 4.5 and an ambient display time of at least about 10 days, and wherein the beverage product is not fortified with calcium, magnesium or iron.