NUTRITIONAL BEVERAGE PRODUCT

摘要

This invention relates to a nutritional beverage product (10) comprising: a package (12) which defines a sealed concentrate cavity (22) containing a beverage concentrate (26), and a sealed diluent cavity (20) containing a diluent (24), said package (12) comprising of thin sheets (14) of flexible material that are attached together such that the sheet material forms the walls of the concentrate cavity (22) and the diluent cavity (20); and characterised in that the flexible sheets (14) are releasably attached together in a zone that separates the concentrate cavity (22) from the diluent cavity (20), such that the sheets (14) may be separated in said zone, so that the concentrate cavity (22) and diluent cavity (20) are joined when the sheets (14) are so separated. The invention further relates to a concentrate for a beverage, said concentrate comprising: at least one probiotic producing a Gram positive lactic acid; a citrus extract; and carbohydrates; characterised in that the citrus extract includes citric acid, maleic acid, ascorbic acid, yeast extract, and/or ß-glucan.