PROTEIN-FRUIT DRINK

摘要

ARLA, ekonomisk forening "Protein Containing Fruit Juice Drink and Process for the Manufacture thereof" A b s t r a c t A protein containing fruit juice drink comprising a fruit juice portion of 10-85% and a milk raw material portion of 90-15% and in which the fruit juice portion preferably comprises a citrus juice and one or more possible further juices/and or fruit aromas and in which the milk raw material portion comprises whey proteins in an amount of 0.5-10% or preferably 1-3% of the finished product, and as sweetener a hydrolysed lactose made of whey or a permeate from ultrafiltration of milk or whey and containing glucose and galactose. The hydrolysed lactose is present in an amount of 2.5-20 or preferably 6-10% by weight of the finished product. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of a product of the aforementioned type, in which a whey protein solution is prepared, the fruit juice or fruit juices and/or the fruit aromas are added while stirring the mixture, hydrolysed lactose is prepared by hydrolysing lactose from whey or from a permeate of ultrafiltration of milk or whey at a temperature of 60-150.degree.C or preferably 90-120.degree.C and having a dry matter content of30-90% or preferably 40-80% and a hydrolysing degree of 40-100% or preferably 70-90%, whereupon the glucose-galactose product thereby obtained is admixed in the protein fruit-juice solution, whereupon the combined solution is pasteurized, homogenised, cooled and packed.