Claims
- 1. A stabilizer for an acidified milk beverage comprising:
at least one starch, wherein the at least one starch is substantially the sole stabilizer in the beverage.
- 2. The stabilizer of claim 1 wherein the at least one starch is a substantially non-degraded starch.
- 3. The stabilizer of claim I wherein the at least one starch is a substantially non-crosslinked starch.
- 4. The stabilizer of claim I wherein the at least one starch is a low temperature solution starch.
- 5. The stabilizer of claim I wherein the at least one starch is selected from the group consisting of waxy starch, acetylated starch, succinylated starch, phosphorylated starch and hydroxyalkylated starch.
- 6. The stabilizer of claim I wherein the at least one starch is impregnated with a phosphate reagent.
- 7. The stabilizer of claim 6 wherein the phosphate reagent is sodium tripolyphosphate.
- 8. An acidified milk beverage comprising the stabilizer of claim 1.
- 9. The acidified milk beverage of claim 8 further comprising less than about 0.15% w/w gum.
- 10. The acidified milk beverage of claim 9 further comprising less than about 0.10% w/w gum.
- 11. The acidified milk beverage of claim 10 further comprising less than about 0.05% w/w gum.
- 12. A method of preparing a stabilizing syrup for use in acidified milk beverages comprising the steps of:
mixing starch, sugar and water components together, cooking the mixed components to give a dispersed stabilizing syrup, and blending the stabilizing syrup with milk product solids.
- 13. The method of preparing a stabilizing syrup according to claim 12 further comprising the step of blending the stabilizing syrup with milk product solids under low shear.
- 14. The method of preparing a stabilizing syrup according to claim 12 further comprising the step of cooking the mixed components under a high temperature and short time process.
- 15. The method of preparing a stabilizing syrup according to claim 12 further comprising the step of blending the stabilizing syrup with milk product solids in a ratio of about 10 to about 60 percent by weight with about 0 to about 3.5% fat and about 9 to about 17% milk solids product.
- 16. An acidified milk beverage prepared according to the method of claim 12.
- 17. The acidified milk beverage of claim 16 wherein the acidified milk beverage comprises less than about 0.15% w/w gum.
- 18. The acidified milk beverage of claim 17 wherein the acidified milk beverage comprises less than about 0.10% w/w gum.
- 19. The acidified milk beverage of claim 18 wherein the acidified milk beverage comprises less than about 0.05% w/w gum.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/354,566 and 60/354,802, both of which were filed Feb. 6, 2002.
Provisional Applications (2)
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Date |
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60354566 |
Feb 2002 |
US |
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60354802 |
Feb 2002 |
US |