Patent ID: 7661352

Claim:
A food product dispenser comprising: a diluent source; at least two diluent nozzles, at least one of the diluent nozzles comprising at least one orifice of a diameter between about 0.075 and about 9.5 mm; at least one food component source in a liquid form, the food component source comprising a viscosity between 1 and 5000 cP; at least one food component nozzle; and a delivery device connecting the diluent source to the at least two diluent nozzles and the food component source to the food component nozzle, wherein the delivery device and nozzles are configured such that the diluent and food component are ejected from the diluent and food component nozzles, respectively, in diluent and component streams, directly into a container, wherein the delivery device and a first diluent nozzle are further configured for ejecting a first diluent stream so that the first diluent stream is inclined relative to vertical of from 10 to 35 degrees in which the diluent stream impacts on at least one internal wall of the container and within a velocity range effective to create turbulence and mix with the food component so to produce the food product, wherein the delivery device comprises a pump configured to deliver diluent from the at least one diluent nozzle at a diluent flow rate and linear velocity of between about 1 and 120 ml/s and 10 and 3,500 cm/s, respectively, and wherein the dispenser further comprises a second diluent nozzle configured for producing a second diluent stream relative to vertical of from 0 to 30 degrees that impacts on an internal or bottom wall of the container lower than that of the first diluent stream produced from the first diluent nozzle.