An orange juice containing beverage is disclosed, wherein the orange juice component has a brix/acid ratio of from 11 to 13, and an iso-citric acid content of at least 110 mg/l of the orange juice component. The orange juice component is obtained by mixing two naturally occurring orange juices, typically early-season and late-season, respectively.
Inventors:
Moore, Katherine Louise
Application Number:
EP19880200624
Publication Date:
10/26/1988
Filing Date:
04/05/1988
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
PROCTER & GAMBLE EUROP (BE)
International Classes:
A23L2/02; (IPC1-7): A23L2/02; A23L2/06
European Classes:
A23L2/02
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Foreign References:
3917867 1975-11-04 Process for producing a natural orange base by dilution and centrifuging
4608266 1986-08-26 Process for forming a citrus juice extender
4374865 1983-02-22 Orange juice concentrate
Claims:
1. A beverage comprising an orange juice component which makes up from 10% to 100% of said beverage, characterized in that said orange juice component has a Brix/Acid ratio of from 11 to 13 and an iso-citric acid content of at least 110 mg/l of the orange juice component.
2. A beverage according to claim 1 wherein the orange juice component is a blend of a first orange juice having a Brix/Acid ratio smaller than 10 and an iso-citric acid content of 130 mg/l or greater; and a second orange juice having a Brix/Acid ratio greater than 11 and an iso-citric acid content of less than 100 mg/l.
3. A beverage according to claim 2 wherein the orange juice component has a citric acid content of at least 10 g/l; the first orange juice has a citric acid content of at least 12, and the second orange juice has a citric acid content of less than 9.5 g/l.
4. A beverage according to any one of claims 1-3 wherein the orange juice component makes up from 10% to 60% of the beverage.
5. A process for preparing a beverage comprising an orange juice component, comprising the step of blending a first orange juice having a Brix/Acid ratio smaller than 10 and an iso-citric acid content of 130 mg/l or greater; and a second orange juice having a Brix/Acid ratio greater than 11 and an iso-citric acid content of less than 100 mg/l.
6. A process according to Claim 4 wherein the first orange juice component has a citric acid content of at least 10 g/l; the first orange juice has a citric acid content of at least 12, and the second orange juice has a citric acid content of less than 9.5 g/l.
7. A process according to claim 5 or 6 wherein the orange juice component makes up from 10% to 100% of the beverage.
8. A process according to claim 7 wherein the orange juice component makes up from 10% to 60% of the beverage.
Description:
ORANGE JUICE CONTAINING BEVERAGE Background of the Invention
The present invention relates to a beverage which comprises an orange juice component which could make up from 10% to 100% of the beverage. Such beverages include soft drinks containing about 10% orange juice; so called nectars containing on the order of 50% orange juice, and of course processed orange fruit. As compared to freshly squeezed orange juice, processed orange juice has a deficiency in flavour impact. This deficiency is even more pronounced if the orange juice is used in diluted form as in the so called nectars or in soft drinks. It has been proposed to separate volatile flavour components from the orange juice prior to the main processing of the orange juice and reblending these volatiles afterwards. These processes are by their nature expensive.
In any event it is desirable to further boost the flavour impact of orange juice containing beverages, particularly orange juice containing beverages that utilize orange juice at reduced levels (e.g. 50% or 10%).
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a beverage which comprises a processed orange juice component having an increased flavour impact. It is a further object of this invention to provide orange juice containing beverages which employ the orange juice component at levels in the range of from 10% to 100%, preferably from 10% to 60%. Summary of the Invention
The present invention relates to a beverage comprising an orange juice component which makes up from 10% to 100%, preferably from 10% to 60%, of said beverage. The orange juice component of the beverage has a Brix/acid ratio of from 11 to 13 and an iso-citric acid content of at least 110 mg/l of the orange juice component.
The orange juice component of the beverage of this invention is obtained by blending a first orange juice having a Brix/acid ratio smaller than 10 and an iso-citric acid content of at least 130 mg/l with a second orange juice having a Brix/acid ratio of greater than 11 and an iso-citric acid content of less than 100