STABILIZER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LESSENING THE SEPARATION OF SOLIDS IN JUICE-CONTAINING PRODUCTS

摘要

The tendency of solids in fruit juice-containing products, particularly citrus fruit juice-containing products, to separate from the product is greatly reduced or prevented by incorporating relatively small quantities of a stabilizer system containing propylene glycol alginate and sodium carboxymethylcellulose. The stabilizing system is an aqueous slurry of propylene glycol alginate and sodium carboxymethylcellulose. The slurry is incorporated directly into the base for the product which is homogenized, prior to reconstitution with water. This permits effective stabilization of the finished single-strength product using lesser quantities of propylene glycol alginate and sodium carboxymethylcellulose than was heretofore possible.