Title: Quick-dissolving powdered drink and method therefore

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A quick-dissolving, sugar-containing powdered drink mix comprised of at least 60% by weight sucrose, an edible acidulent and a dry, particulate CO₂ -generator, wherein the CO₂ -generator has an average particle size less than one-half that of the sucrose particles and is bound to the surface of the sucrose particles by means of a non-aqueous binding agent selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohols, vegetable oils, fluid monoglycerides, fluid diglycerides and combinations thereof and wherein the amount of CO₂ -generator is insufficient and to produce a carbonated beverage, and is in the range of 1% and less than 6% by weight of the sugar.

2. The powdered drink mix of claim 1 which includes from 20 to 200 ppm of an antifoam agent.

3. The powdered drink mix of claim 2 wherein the antifoam agent is a silicone.

4. The powdered drink mix of claim 1 or 2 wherein the CO₂ -generator consists of one or more carbonate salts.

5. The powdered drink mix of claim 1 or 2 wherein the binding agent comprises a polyhydric alcohol present at a level of from about 300 to 5000 ppm by weight of the mix.

6. The powdered drink mix of claim 5 wherein the polyhydric alcohol is propylene glycol.

7. A method of making a quick-dissolving, sugar-containing drink mix comprised of at least 60% by weight sucrose, an edible acidulent and a dry, particulate CO₂ generator, wherein the CO₂ -generator has an average particle size less than one-half that of the sucrose particles and is bound to the surface of the sucrose particles by means of a non-aqueous binding agent selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohols, vegetable oils, fluid monoglycerides, fluid diglycerides and combinations thereof and wherein the amount of CO₂ -generator is insufficient to produce a carbonated beverage and is in the range of 1% and less than 6% by weight of the sugar comprising:

(a) coating the sucrose particles with a non-aqueous binding agent,

(b) blending particles of a CO₂ -generator with the coated sucrose, and thereafter,

(c) blending an acidulent with the blend of step b.

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein an antifoam agent is added to the drink mix at a level of from 20 to 200 ppm.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8 wherein the non-aqueous binding agent combined with a minor fraction of the sucrose and thereafter this combination is blended with the remainder of the surcrose.

10. The method according to claims 7 or 8 wherein the binding agent comprises a polyhydric alcohol at a level of from about 300 to 5000 ppm by weight of the mix.


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Inventors: Wood, Robert W. (West Milford, NJ)
Hoefler, Andrew C. (Warwick, NY)
Brody, Deborah S. (Kew Gardens Hills, NY)

Application Number: 06/278280
Filing Date: 1981-06-29
Publication_date: 1982-08-10
Assignee: GEN FOODS CORP

Primary Class(es): 426/96 127/30, 426/99, 426/293, 426/289, 426/591, 127/63, 426/
Other Classes: A23L2/39; A23L2/385; A23L2/38; A23L2/40
US Patent Ref:

2807559	September, 1957	Steiner	127/30	Cube sugar process and product
2868646	January, 1959	Schapiro	426/590	Effervescent drink concentrate and method of making same
2889226	June, 1959	Hinkley	426/591	Self-dissolving instant coffee tablets
2953459	September, 1960	Diller	426/591	Effervescive concentrate
3136692	June, 1964	Bandelin	426/591	Effervescent composition containing polyvinylpyrrolidone
3619293	November, 1971	Niimi	127/30	GRANULAR SUCROSE PRODUCTS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME
3930053	December, 1975	Japikse et al.	426/590	Rapidly dissolving dry beverage mix
3983251	September, 1976	Singh	426/329	Solid antifoam crystals for dry beverage mixes

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Golian, Joseph M.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Savoie, Thomas R.
Donovan, Daniel J.