Low calorie drink tablet

摘要

A beverage tablet comprising an effervescent system including a base selected from one or more carbonates, bicarbonates, or combinations thereof, where the base is present in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % of the tablet; and where the tablet self-disperses in an aqueous liquid in less than about three minutes to produce a beverage.

主权项

1. A beverage tablet comprising:
an effervescent system comprising (i) a base selected from one or more carbonates, bicarbonates, or combinations thereof, (ii) an acid selected from citric acid, aspartic acid, malic acid, adipic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, and mixtures thereof, wherein the base is present in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % of the tablet; and a texturizing agent in an amount of about 0.1 wt % to about 4 wt % of the tablet, wherein the texturizing agent is a high viscosity carboxymethylcellulose having a viscosity at 25° C. of about 2500 mPas to about 6000 mPas, wherein the beverage exhibits a texture and/or mouthfeel traditionally associated with a sugar-sweetened or juice-containing beverage, and wherein the tablet self-disperses in an aqueous liquid in less than about three minutes to produce a beverage that is free of visible particles floating after the tablet has dissolved.