WHITENER COMPOSITION Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A23C11/02 A23C11/08 

FIELD: coffee industry.

SUBSTANCE: whitener composition in the form of powder contains casein salt in the amount from 0.20 to 0.8 wt.% and butter. The weight ratio of casein salt to butter is from 0.012:1 to 0.028:1. The use of the whitener composition for the formation of a creamy layer on the drink surface is also proposed, wherein the creamy layer contains a lot of clusters of butter drops. A coffee drink composition contains the whitener composition and dried coffee component. A method for the production of the dried whitener composition is carried out in the following way. An aqueous phase containing casein salt is provided. A butter phase containing butter and, optionally, low-molecular emulsifier is provided. The aqueous phase and the butter phase are combined with the formation of preliminary emulsion. Emulsion is homogenized with the formation of an emulsion concentrate. Nitrogen under high pressure is optionally added in the emulsion concentrate. The emulsion concentrate is dried with the formation of the dried whitener composition.

EFFECT: group of inventions consists in the formation of the creamy layer on the surface of a drink or liquid food product, which provides improved taste sensations and creaminess perception by a consumer and/or increases the perception of aromatic substances releasing from a drink or liquid food product, and increase in the height (volume) of foam and increase in its stability.

13 cl, 11 dwg, 2 tbl, 10 ex