Foam Generating Beverage Composition Using Self-Service Chemical Agents
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional instant beverages produced from powders lack the foam and texture characteristics associated with freshly prepared or squeezed fruit beverages and soft drinks, requiring mechanical agitation to incorporate air and often lacking pulp or fruit pieces.
Innovation Solution
A powder composition comprising a gas containing agent, a foam stabilizer, and a food acid source that produces foam when dissolved in a liquid without mechanical agitation, mimicking the appearance and texture of freshly squeezed fruit juices or soft drinks, with optional insoluble materials for pulp-like texture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If mechanical agitation is used to incorporate air into the liquid, then foam can be produced, but the preparation process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage composition performs the foam generation function automatically when mixed with water, without requiring external mechanical agitation devices or user intervention. The gas containing agent and foam stabilizer work together to self-generate and maintain foam, eliminating the need for blenders or agitators.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical air incorporation systems (blenders, agitators, frothers) with a chemical system consisting of gas containing agents and foam stabilizers. This chemical substitution enables foam generation through dissolution alone, eliminating mechanical complexity from the preparation process.
2Ease of operation
If conventional powder beverages are prepared without mechanical agitation, then preparation is simple and quick, but they lack foam and aerated liquid characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the chemical parameters of the beverage composition by incorporating specific gas containing agents (providing dissolved gas) and foam stabilizers (providing surface activity). These parameter changes enable foam generation through simple dissolution, maintaining preparation ease while adding foam characteristics.
3Quantity of substance
If foam is produced through mechanical agitation, then foam can be incorporated, but the beverage lacks the authentic texture and consistency of freshly prepared drinks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a composite system combining gas containing agents, foam stabilizers, and beverage ingredients to create a beverage that naturally exhibits the texture and consistency of freshly prepared drinks. This composite approach reproduces the authentic foam structure and liquid characteristics without mechanical processing.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition generates foam up to 100% of the liquid volume, maintaining it for an extended duration, mimicking the foam and texture of freshly prepared beverages, enhancing consumer experience with ease of preparation.
Implementation Method 1
A gas containing agent or a gas producing agent, collectively also referred to in the art as a foam booster
Implementation Method 2
An example of a gas producing agent is a chemical foamer, such as sodium bicarbonate/carbonate which, in conjunction with a food acid, produces foam when the composition is dissolved in a liquid
Implementation Method 3
The composition which, when dissolved in the liquid such as water, mimics a freshly squeezed fruit juice product, a soft drink, such as root beer, or any type of beverage where a foam is produced on top
Data Source
AI summary
A composition has a gas containing agent or gas producing agent, a foam stabilizer and a food acid source. In one advantageous form, when the composition is dissolved in a liquid medium, a resulting beverage preferably has a pH between 2.5 and 5.4, and a viscosity between 1.0 and 10.0 cP when at a concentration between 1 and 150 grams per liter at a temperature between 2 and 28° C. In another advantageous form, the composition is water soluble in cold water, e.g., at a temperature between 2 and 28° C. In an alternative form, various components of the composition will be present in a premade liquid to which a gas containing agent or gas producing agent is added just prior to consumption.