COLOURING AND FLAVOURING BASE FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC C12G3/06 C12G3/07 C12H1/12 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: colouring and flavouring base for alcoholic beverages contains caramel colouring agent, aroma-forming and phenolic substances of 65-96, 6% alcohol extract of oak timber, the weight ratio of aroma-forming and phenolic substances to the colouring agent dry substances being 0.003-0.09:0.007-0.23:1, and water in a quantity sufficient for dry solids weight ratio to be 60.0-68.5%. The produced base is similar to the extractive complex of vintage alcohols in terms of components ratio. The base high quality is stabile because its composition is regulated in terms of content of colouring, aromatic and flavouring agents charaterising the beverage quality. Due to content of dry substances in the base, the base stability during storage is increased by a factor of 2-3 which also affects the base quality. The taste grade of the base and the finished beverage is increased by 0.2-0.3 points.

EFFECT: base quality enhancement due to the content of aroma-forming, phenolic substances and colouring agent therein being is required for quality alcohol beverages.

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