Patent ID: 8518465

Claim:
A stabilized acid milk beverage comprising: an acid milk base, a water-soluble calcium salt other than calcium present in milk materials used to make the beverage, in an amount ranging from 0.01% to 0.1%, polydextrose, and at least one non-polydextrose glucide selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose, sucrose, trehalose, maltose, erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, lactitol, and palatinose in an amount of not less than 5%, wherein the total amount of said polydextrose and at least one glucide as soluble solids is 12.0% by mass to 17.0% by mass, wherein said acid milk beverage contains substantially no thickening stabilizer, wherein said acid milk beverage contains no more than 50 kcal/100 ml, and wherein said stabilized acid milk beverage has reduced precipitation or whey-off after storage for 14 days at 10° C. compared to an otherwise identical acid milk beverage that does not contain 12% by mass to 17.0% by mass of said polydextrose and at least one glucide selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose, sucrose, trehalose, maltose, erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, lactitol, and palatinose.