Processed mango juice and beverage containing it

a technology of mango juice and processed mango, which is applied in the field of fruit juice-containing beverages, can solve the problems of lowering product value and loss of excellent flavor derived from fruit juice, and achieve the effects of low viscosity, excellent flavor and low sedimentation

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-03
SUNTORY HLDG LTD
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Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to provide a fruity beverage that has minimal sedimentation, low viscosity, and a taste that is pure and flavorful. The invention also includes a process for making the beverage. The goal is to create a high-quality, fruity beverage that is easy to produce and enjoy.

Problems solved by technology

Fruit juice consists of water-soluble components and insoluble components and, therefore, is cloudy.
However, fruit juice-containing beverages prepared from fruit juices as raw materials have required methods for preventing sedimentation, because the insoluble components precipitate, leading to easy sedimentation with passage of time and thus lowering the product value.
In order to prevent sedimentation it has been common to use non-cloudy, transparent fruit juice (clarified fruit juice), or to use fruit juice with reduced pulp content, i.e., depulped fruit juice, but removal of the pulp which is one of the flavor components creates the problem of loss of the excellent flavor derived from the fruit juice.
These inventions all provide processes with their respective features, but they are each partially unsatisfactory in regard to the issue of providing beverages with little sedimentation, low viscosity and the excellent flavor derived from fruit juice, and hence there is a need for development of a technique which offers a wider range of application by a more simple method.

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example 1

[0035] The turbidity was measured for different fruit juices or processed fruit juices before and after depulping.

[0036] After depulping 500 ml of different fruit juices at a squeezed-state concentration (100% fruit juice) by centrifugal separation (batch centrifugal separation at 3000 rpm (1500 G) for 10 minutes), the pulp portion was adjusted to under 1%. Each obtained sample was subjected to heat sterilization at 80° C. for 30 minutes to obtain processed fruit juices.

[0037] The pulp content was measured according to the Japan Agricultural Standards Test. Specifically, the sample was placed in a centrifugal sedimentation tube, the volume percent of the precipitate obtained by centrifugation using a centrifugal separator with a rotation radius of 14.5 cm, at 20° C., 3000 rpm for 10 minutes was read with an insoluble solid measuring centrifugal precipitation tube (graduated), and the volume was represented as a percentage with respect to the total volume of the sample.

[0038] The ...

example 2

[0042] The influence of the centrifugal effect of centrifugal separation on the turbidity of processed mango juice and particle size distribution of the insoluble components was examined.

[0043] The centrifugal effect was set to 4 stages (500, 2800, 11,100 and 44,500 (x G)) for 10-minute batch centrifugal separation, for treatment of the processed mango juice. The rest of the process was the same as in Example 1.

[0044] First, the particle size distributions of the insoluble components in the processed mango juice obtained with different centrifugal effects were measured. The particle size distribution measurement was accomplished using an LS230 Particle Size Distribution Analyzer (measuring range: 0.01-10,000 μm) by Coulter Co., Ltd., and was expressed as volume frequency (%). The results for measurement of the particle size distribution for each centrifugal effect are shown in FIG. 2.

[0045] Most of the particles of the samples not subjected to centrifugal separation were 10 μm or...

example 3

[0049] A sample beverage (orange-flavored fruit wine) was prepared using processed mango juice, and the flavor, viscosity and sedimentation were evaluated.

[0050] The prescribed amounts of raw materials shown in Table 1 were combined to prepare 5 fruit wine samples (15% fruit juice).

[0051] Clarified orange juice was used as the fruit juice for Control Product A. The clarified orange juice used was a commercially available product (concentrated clarified juice, product of Yamaguchi Prefecture Agricultural Cooperative).

[0052] Cloudy orange juice was used as the fruit juice for Control Product B. The cloudy orange juice used was a commercially available product (concentrated cloudy juice, product of Citrosuco Co., Ltd.).

[0053] For Control Product C, mango juice was added in addition to clarified orange juice as the fruit juice. The mango juice used was a commercially available product (Mango Puree, product of KLT Fruits).

[0054] For Control Product D, refined mango juice was added i...

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Abstract

Beverages with little sedimentation and low viscosity exhibit excellent flavor derived from fruit juice, as well as a process for their production and processed fruit juice used in the process. Adding processed mango juice containing large amounts of insoluble components as flavor components derived from the juice provides beverages with little sedimentation and low viscosity, exhibiting excellent flavor derived from the juice, even after depulping, a treatment to prevent sedimentation.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a fruit juice-containing beverage. More specifically, it relates to a beverage which exhibits little sedimentation, has low viscosity and possesses an excellent flavor derived from the fruit juice, as well as to a process for its production and processed mango juice used therein. [0002] Fruit juice is the juice obtained by pressing healthy mature fruit, and beverages using fruit juice as the raw material (hereunder referred to as “fruit juice-containing beverages”) include non-alcoholic beverages such as soft drinks and the like, and alcoholic beverages such as wines and liqueurs. [0003] Fruit juice consists of water-soluble components and insoluble components and, therefore, is cloudy. The insoluble components are composed of fibrous matter, proteins, pectins, gummy matter and the like, and have the effect of providing the mild taste and richness characteristic of natural fruits (“Inryo Yogo Jiten” [Dictionary of B...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A23L2/70A23L2/02C12G3/04A23L2/62
CPCA23L2/02
InventorYOKOO, YOSHIAKIMIYAI, TAKAYUKIYOKOO, SHIGEMI
OwnerSUNTORY HLDG LTD