ALCOHOL-FREE BEVERAGE PRODUCTION METHOD Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A23L2/00 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to alcohol-free beverage industry, in particular, to methods for production of alcohol-free beverages used for satisfaction of the people need. The method envisages a semi-product preparation by way of threefold dosage per 1/3 part of the calculated volume of at least one native essential oil into 1/5 part of the calculated volume of sugar syrup with dry substances fraction equal to 65-66% which is performed while stirring at a rate equal to 10-15 rpm during 5-10 minutes at a temperature of 18-22°C. The produced semi-product is blended with the remaining part of the calculated volume of the sugar syrup under the conditions of continuous uniform mechanical stirring at a rate of 10-15 rpm during 20-30 minutes at a temperature of 18-22°C. Then the recipe taste components are introduced into the blend, also under the conditions of mechanical stirring at a rate of 10-15 rpm during 20-30 minutes at a temperature of 18-22°C.

EFFECT: method allows to improve the produced beverage quality due to exclusion of sedimentary suspension generation as well as to simplify the technology and expand the range of the alcohol-free beverages produced.

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