Process for preparing calcium enriched food products and the products therefrom

摘要

A process for preparing a calcium enriched food product by: A) forming a mixture of calcium hydroxide and water or a fruit juice; B) mixing phosphorus-based acid with the mixture, the phosphorus-based acid being in an amount sufficient to substantially neutralize the calcium hydroxide or to obtain a pH in the range of from about 4.0 to about 6.0; C) mixing calcium lactate with the mixture from step B) until the calcium lactate is dispersed into the mixture; and D) mixing calcium phosphate with the mixture from step C) until the calcium phosphate is dispersed into the mixture. Beverage material, especially fruit juice is mixed with the mixture from step D) so as to form a calcium enriched food product. A process is further provided wherein the components are directly added into fruit juice, particularly not from concentrate fruit juice. Calcium enriched orange juice made by the process can exhibit taste and color characteristics similar to non-calcium enriched orange juice.