Title: Method and composition for enhancing foam properties of fermented malt beverages
Application Number: 93102527 Application Date: 1993.02.02
Publication Number: 1082104 Publication Date: 1994.02.16
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: C07K15/04;C07K15/10;C12C5/02
Applicant(s) Name: Rhone-Poulenc Inc. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Wen P. Hsu;Timothy W. Foley;Helga J. Haller
Attorney & Agent: WANG YANG
Abstract:
    There is disclosed a method and composition for enhancing the foam properties of a fermented malt beverage. Briefly stated, the method comprises adding to the beverage an isohumulone extract in the amount of between about 0.1 ppm and about 20 ppm by weight of the beverage and foaming proteins in the amount of between about 2 ppm and about 250 ppm by weight of the beverage. The fermented malt beverage foam-enhancing composition comprises a mixture of an isohumulone extract and foaming proteins, wherein the ratio of isohumulone extract to foaming proteins is between about 1 to about 1 and about 1 to about 2500. Further disclosed is a beverage composition with enhanced foam properties which comprises (a) a fermented malt beverage; (b) an isohumulone extract, the extract comprising between about 0.1 ppm and about 20 ppm by weight of the fermented malt beverage; and (c) foaming proteins, the proteins comprising between about 2 ppm and about 250 ppm by weight of the fermented malt beverage.
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