Instant granular solid beverage

Abstract

The invention discloses instant granular solid beverage (1). Each granule (1) comprises 0.1 to 30 weight percent of beverage concentrate (2) and 60 to 95 weight percent of carbohydrate substrate (3). A plurality of substrate granules (3) form a reticular structural main body of the solid beverage granule (1), and in a reticulum, a plurality of beverage concentrate fragments (2) are dispersedly embedded into the substrate granules (3), or are used as connecting bridges for connecting more than two substrate granules (3), and gaps (4) capable of accommodating gases are also dispersed. The solid beverage granules (1) with such shapes and sizes can be used for a beverage vending machine and a beverage dispenser, and an angle of repose alpha measured by a Carr method after the solid beverage granules (1) are exposed for 24 hours is less than or equal to 40 degrees.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a granular instant solid beverage suitable for use in automatic beverage vending machines (beverage vending machines) and beverage dispensers (beverage dispenser), its preparation method, and its application in food preparation. Background technique [0002] At present, there are more and more places where automatic beverage vending machines and beverage self-service machines (including quantitative single-serve beverage making equipment) are used, and more and more consumers are willing to accept this convenient and timely drinking method. Beverages provided by automatic beverage vending machines and beverage self-service machines are usually formed by diluting beverage concentrates or powdered beverages with water. However, there are still some problems with beverage concentrates and powdered beverages as raw materials, such as: 1. Because powder materials are easy to absorb moisture, static electricity between partic...

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Problems solved by technology

However, there are still some problems with beverage concentrates and powdered beverages as raw materials, such as: 1. Because powder materials are easy to absorb moisture, static electricity between particles and other reasons often cause powder agglomeration, which makes their fluidity poor. Inconvenient for precise dispensing and metering when used in vending machines

2. Further, caking of powdered beverages will cause insufficient water permeability during rehydration, resulting in poor solubility

3. Moreover, because the powder material is easy to absorb moisture, it is easy to cause contamination of spoilage micro-organisms during storage

4. In addition, the particle size of powdered beverages is small, which is easy to cause dust during manufacturing, packaging, handling and operation, resulting in serious inhalation.

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