Patent ID: 7357955

Claim:
An acid beverage composition, consisting essentially of; (A) a hydrated protein stabilizing agent consisting essentially of a high methoxyl pectin; (B) at least one flavoring material comprising a fruit juice, a vegetable juice, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, glucono delta lactone or phosphoric acid; and (C) a slurry of an aqueous protein material wherein the slurry of the aqueous protein material is prepared by a process, comprising; (1) preparing an aqueous extract from a protein containing material, (2) adjusting the pH of the aqueous extract to a value of from about 4 to about 5 to precipitate the protein material, (3) separating the precipitated protein material and forming a suspension of the precipitated protein material in water, (4) adjusting the pH of the suspension to a value of from about 4.0 to about 6.0 to form a slurry of an aqueous protein material, wherein the slurry is not subjected to spray drying, and optionally (5) pasteurizing, the slurry of the aqueous protein material; wherein the acid beverage composition has a pH of from 3.0 to 4.5.