WO2015146880A1 - Fruit juice beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

This fruit juice beverage comprises fruit juice and particles derived from fruit that are dispersed in the fruit juice beverage. The mean particle size D₅₀ of the particles in a volume-based particle size distribution according to a laser diffraction scattering-type particle size distribution measurement method is 500-1,000 μm, the particle size D₂₅ is 400-900 μm, the ratio of the particle size D₂₅ to the mean particle size D₅₀ is 0.7 or higher, and the content of pulp component is 1.2 vol% or higher when the total amount of the fruit juice beverage is 100 vol%.

Description

Juice drink

The present invention relates to a fruit juice drink, particularly a carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles.

In recent years, fruit juice beverages containing fruit-derived particles have been provided due to diversification of beverage preferences. Such beverages are characterized in that a fruit feeling is obtained when they are drunk by the fruit-derived particles.

Examples of conventional techniques related to fruit juice drinks containing fruit-derived particles include the following.
Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-60947) describes as a problem to provide a carbonated beverage that provides a sense of fruit and good throat.
In order to solve such a problem, the particle-containing carbonated beverage described in Patent Document 1 employs a configuration including fruit-derived particles having a particle size of 3 μm or more and not including fruit-derived particles having a particle size of 811 μm or more. ing.

JP 2012-60947 A

In conventional fruit juice beverages, if the particle size of fruit-derived particles is increased in order to obtain a rich feeling, particle precipitation occurs between the time the fruit juice drink is produced and the time the consumer drinks it. There was a thing. In such a case, even if the fruit juice beverage is shaken, the precipitate does not collapse and it is difficult to redisperse the particles. In addition, such a beverage has a dull deposit, and has a bad touch on the tongue and over the throat.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a fruit juice drink having an excellent balance between richness and redispersibility.

As a result of intensive studies, the present inventors have found that the redispersibility of the particles is improved by increasing the average particle size of the fruit-derived particles and sharpening the particle size distribution.

The present invention has been invented based on such knowledge.

According to the present invention,
Fruit juice,
Fruit-derived particles dispersed in the fruit juice drink, and a fruit juice drink comprising:
Or less 1000μm average particle diameter _{D 50} 500 [mu] m or more in the volume-based particle size distribution by a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement method of the particle, and the particle size _{D 25} is at 400μm or more 900μm or less,
The ratio of the particle size D ₂₅ to the average particle size D ₅₀ is 0.70 or more,
When the total amount of the fruit juice drink is 100% by volume, a fruit juice drink having a pulp component content of 1.2% by volume or more is provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fruit juice drink having an excellent balance between richness and redispersibility.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

<Fruit juice>
First, the fruit juice drink according to the present embodiment will be described.
The fruit juice drink according to the present embodiment includes fruit juice and fruit-derived particles dispersed in the fruit juice drink.
Then, in the fruit juice drink according to the present embodiment, the average particle diameter _{D 50} 500μm or more in the volume-based particle size distribution by a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement method of the particle, preferably 600μm or greater, and 1000μm or less, preferably 900μm or less More preferably, it is 800 μm or less.
Further, in the fruit juice drink according to the present embodiment, the particle size _{D 25} is 400μm or more in the volume-based particle size distribution by a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement method of the particle, preferably 450μm or more, more preferably 500μm or more, and 900μm or less , Preferably 850 μm or less, more preferably 800 μm or less.
According to this embodiment, the fruit juice drink which was excellent in the balance of a rich feeling and redispersibility can be provided by including the particle derived from the fruit which has such a particle size distribution in fruit juice.

Here, in this embodiment, the particle diameter of the particle is a value measured by a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring apparatus. As a laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus, for example, SALD-2100 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation can be used.
Here, when a fruit juice drink contains carbonic acid, after removing carbonic acid from a fruit juice drink, a particle size is measured. For example, carbonate can be extracted from a fruit juice beverage by ultrasonic treatment. The particle size Dx indicates a particle size at which the cumulative volume distribution is X% in the particle size distribution measured using a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring apparatus.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the average particle diameter D ₅₀ of the fruit from the particles, and the particle diameter D _25, and has a specific condition is satisfied configurations.

Here, as described in the section of the problem to be solved by the invention, the conventional fruit juice drinks described in Patent Document 1 and the like increase the average particle size of fruit-derived particles in order to obtain a rich feeling. In some cases, the precipitation of particles may occur between the production of the fruit juice drink and the consumer's drinking. In such a case, even if the fruit juice beverage is shaken, the precipitate does not collapse and it is difficult to redisperse the particles. In addition, such a beverage has a dull deposit, and has a bad touch on the tongue and over the throat.
The reason for this is not necessarily clear, but the conventional particle juice juice has a wide particle size distribution, so the small particle size component is filled in the gaps between the large particle size components, and the particle filling property is improved, resulting in This is thought to be because the denseness of the precipitate increases. If the density of the precipitate becomes high, it is considered that the precipitate does not collapse even if the juice drink is shaken, and it is difficult to redisperse.

On the other hand, the fruit juice drink according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the average particle diameter D ₅₀ and the particle diameter D ₂₅ of the fruit-derived particles satisfy specific conditions. That is, the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment has a structure in which the average particle size of the fruit-derived particles is large and the particle size distribution is sharper than the conventional fruit juice beverage containing particles. By doing so, even if a precipitate of particles is generated, the filling property of the particles does not increase. Therefore, the particles are easily redispersed by shaking the fruit juice beverage. As a result of the re-dispersion of the particles, there are no particle deposits or lumps in the beverage, so that it is possible to realize a fruit juice beverage that is comfortable to the touch and throat and is comfortable to drink.
Further, the average particle diameter D ₅₀ and particle size D ₂₅ is less than the above lower limit, it is possible to realize a superior juice beverage richness.
Further, the average particle diameter D ₅₀ and particle size D ₂₅ is more than the above upper limit, it is possible to realize a more superior juice beverage redispersible particles.

In the fruit juice drink according to this embodiment, the ratio of the particle size D ₂₅ to the average particle size D ₅₀ is 0.70 or more, preferably 0.75 or more, and more preferably 0.80 or more.
By the ratio of the particle diameter D ₂₅ to the average particle diameter D ₅₀ is less than the above lower limit, it is possible to further improve the re-dispersibility of the particles in the juice in the beverage according to the present embodiment.

In fruit juice drink according to the present embodiment, the particle size _{D 50} of the ratio 0.60 for particle size _{D 90,} preferably 0.65 or more, particularly preferably 0.70 or more.
By the ratio of the particle diameter D ₅₀ for the particle size D ₉₀ of at least the above lower limit, it is possible to further improve the re-dispersibility of the particles in the juice in the beverage according to the present embodiment.

In the fruit juice drink according to this embodiment, the ratio of the particle size D ₂₅ to the particle size D ₉₀ is 0.50 or more, preferably 0.55 or more.
When the ratio of the particle size D ₂₅ to the particle size D ₉₀ is not less than the above lower limit value, the redispersibility of the particles in the fruit juice drink according to this embodiment can be further improved.

In the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment, the particle size D ₉₀ in the volume-based particle size distribution by the laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution measurement method of the particles is preferably 1200 μm or less, more preferably 1100 μm or less, and particularly preferably 1000 μm or less.
When the particle size D ₉₀ is not more than the above upper limit, a fruit juice beverage can be realized in which a superior rich feeling can be obtained, the touch of the tongue and the throat is good, and the drinking comfort is further improved.

The fruit juice beverage according to this embodiment preferably does not substantially contain particles having a particle size of 250 μm or less in a volume-based particle size distribution measured by a laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution measurement method.
By carrying out like this, the density of the deposit which arises can be reduced and the redispersibility of the particle | grains in the fruit juice drink concerning this embodiment can be improved further.
The phrase “substantially free of particles having a particle size of 250 μm or less” means that the particles may be contained to the extent that the effects of the present invention are not impaired. For example, in the volume-based particle size distribution measured by the laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution measurement method, the integrated value of particles having a particle size of 250 μm or less is 1% by volume or less, preferably 0.5% by volume or less.

Hereinafter, each component of the fruit juice drink concerning this embodiment is explained.
The fruit juice drink according to the present embodiment includes fruit juice and fruit-derived particles.
Here, the fruit juice is, for example, juice obtained by crushing and squeezing fruit.
The fruit-derived particles are obtained by, for example, crushing the fruit. Specifically, when the fruit is a citrus fruit, examples thereof include pulp components obtained by crushing the skin, saury, funnel, fungi membrane and the like.
In the present embodiment, the particles include fibrous particles.

The kind of fruit used as a raw material for fruit juice and fruit-derived particles is not particularly limited. For example, grapes such as Muscat and Kyoho; oranges, oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes, mandarins, yuzu, sukuwasa Citrus fruits such as tangerine, temple orange, tangero, tangero, caramancy, decapon, ponkan, yeokan, bampaille; strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, acai, kiwifruit, peach, apple, pineapple, guava, banana, mango, acerola, prune, papaya, Passion fruit, plum, pear, apricot, lychee, melon, watermelon, cherry, pear, plum and the like. You may use these fruits individually by 1 type or in mixture of 2 or more types. Among these, citrus fruits are preferable. That is, the fruit juice and fruit-derived particles are preferably citrus fruit juice and citrus-derived particles, respectively.
In the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment, the fruit serving as the raw material for the fruit juice and the fruit-derived particles is preferably the same fruit from the viewpoint of the balance of fruit feeling, taste, fragrance and the like obtained when the fruit juice is drunk.

The fruit juice drink concerning this embodiment contains a pulp ingredient. This pulp component is mainly obtained by crushing pericarp, sasa, ginseng, ginseng membrane and the like. In the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment, the content of the pulp component when the total amount of the fruit juice beverage is 100% by volume from the viewpoint of the balance of fruit feeling, richness, texture, and feeling over the throat obtained when drinking. Is 1.2% by volume or more, preferably 1.4% by volume or more, and particularly preferably 1.5% by volume or more.
In addition, in the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment, from the viewpoint of the balance of fruit feeling, richness, texture, and feeling over the throat obtained when drinking, when the total amount of the fruit juice drink is 100% by volume, The content is preferably 5.0% by volume or less, more preferably 4.0% by volume or less, and particularly preferably 3.0% by volume or less.
In addition, content of a pulp component can be measured according to the method as described in International Federation of Fruit Juice Procedures, Determination of centrifugable pulp (IFFJP Analyzes No. 60,1991), for example.

In the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment, from the viewpoint of the balance of fruit feeling, fruit juice feeling and the like obtained when drinking, the content of the fruit juice is preferably 1 mass when the total amount of the fruit juice beverage is 100 mass%. % To 25% by mass, more preferably 1% to 20% by mass, and still more preferably 1% to 15% by mass.

The fruit juice beverage according to this embodiment may further contain an essential oil. Thereby, the more excellent fruit juice feeling is obtained. Here, the essential oil is a volatile liquid having aroma extracted from fruits, pericarp and the like.

In the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment, from the viewpoint of the balance of fruit feeling, fruit juice feeling and the like obtained when drinking, the content of the essential oil is preferably 0.00 when the total amount of the fruit juice drink is 100% by volume. It is 007 volume% or more and 1.5 volume% or less.

The fruit juice drink according to this embodiment may further contain vitamins. Thereby, the browning with time of the fruit juice drink concerning this embodiment can be controlled.
The vitamins are not particularly limited, and examples thereof include vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin B6, biotin, vitamin B12, vitamin E, nicotinic acid, and pantothenic acid. These vitamins may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
Among these, vitamin C is preferable from the viewpoint of effectively suppressing the browning of the fruit juice beverage over time.

In the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment, from the viewpoint of excellent suppression of browning of the fruit juice over time, when the total amount of the fruit juice beverage is 100% by mass, the content of vitamins is preferably 0.015% by mass. It is 0.35 mass% or less.

It is preferable that the fruit juice drink which concerns on this embodiment further contains a carbon dioxide gas. That is, it is preferable that the fruit juice drink which concerns on this embodiment is a carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles.
The amount of carbon dioxide contained in the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but is preferably 2.3 vol or more and 3.3 vol or less, for example.

In addition to the components described above, the fruit juice beverage according to this embodiment includes water, sugars, sweeteners, acidulants, flavors, pigment components, and antioxidants as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired. Minerals, nutrients, functional ingredients, etc. can also be added.
These components may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

<Method for producing fruit juice beverage>
Next, the manufacturing method of the fruit juice drink which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.
Fruit juice according to the present embodiment, the average particle diameter D ₅₀ of the fruit from the particles, and the particle diameter D _25, and has a specific condition is satisfied configurations. The fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment can be obtained by previously mixing a crushed fruit peel and fruit juice, and further grinding the mixture.

In the conventional method for producing a fruit juice beverage containing particles described in Patent Document 1 and the like, after fruit-derived particles are obtained in advance by processing such as crushing and grinding, the particles are mixed with fruit juice. Manufactured fruit juice drink with particles.
However, with such a method, it has been difficult to obtain fruit-derived particles having a large average particle size and a sharp particle size distribution, such as the fruit juice beverage according to the present embodiment.
On the other hand, the present inventor has intensively studied, and by mixing the crushed fruit juice and fruit juice in advance, and further grinding the mixture, fruit-derived particles having a large average particle size and a sharp particle size distribution are obtained. It has been found that a fruit juice beverage can be obtained.
The reason why the juice drink according to the present embodiment is obtained by the above method is not necessarily clear, but it is considered that the shearing force applied to the mixture has an effect.

Hereinafter, an example of the manufacturing method of the fruit juice drink concerning this embodiment is shown. However, the manufacturing method of the fruit juice drink which concerns on this embodiment is not limited to these examples.

First, after washing the fruit, it is squeezed and separated into straight juice and peel.
It does not specifically limit as a squeezing method, For example, it can squeeze using a commercially available squeezing machine.
Next, the remaining peel after squeezing the fruit juice from the fruit is crushed using a crusher. As a crusher, a chopper etc. can be used, for example.
Next, the obtained crushed fruit peel and straight fruit juice are mixed and, for example, lined with a finisher.
The fruit juice drink according to this embodiment is obtained by mixing concentrated fruit juice and essential oil with the mixture obtained by straining and grinding the resulting mixture with, for example, a grind mill.

In addition, if necessary, various ingredients such as vitamins, water, carbon dioxide, saccharides, sweeteners, acidulants, fragrances, pigment components, antioxidants, minerals, nutritional components, and functional components described above may be added. May be. Further, pH adjustment and heat sterilization may be performed.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, these are illustrations of this invention and various structures other than the above can also be employ | adopted.

Hereinafter, although an example and a comparative example explain the present invention, the present invention is not limited to these.

Example 1
As lemon juice, CITRUS VITA's Committed Lemon juice was used. Committed lemon juice is manufactured by the following method.
First, the lemon was washed, and straight juice was squeezed using a squeezer.
The remaining lemon peel was then crushed using a chopper.
Next, the obtained crushed lemon peel and the above-mentioned straight fruit juice were mixed and lined using a finisher.
Lemon-concentrated fruit juice and essential oil were mixed with the mixture obtained by straining. Then, the obtained mixed solution was ground by a grind mill, and then passed through a 30 mesh strainer to obtain a communized lemon juice.
Pure water was added so that the content of the juice was 7% by mass with respect to the obtained lemon juice. Moreover, vitamin C was added so that it might become 0.2 g / L (0.019 mass%). Next, carbon dioxide was dissolved so that the amount of carbon dioxide was 2.6 vol. Thereafter, the PET bottle was filled and sealed with the mixed solution, and sterilized by heating at 65 ° C. for 10 minutes. In this way, a carbonated lemon juice drink containing particles was prepared. The essential oil content was 0.053% by volume.

(Example 2)
By adjusting the particle size distribution of the communized lemon juice used in Example 1 and the content of the pulp component, the particle size distribution of the obtained carbonated lemon juice juice containing particles and the content of the pulp component become values shown in Table 1. A lemon carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above adjustment was made.

Example 3
As orange juice, CITRUS VITA's committed orange juice was used. Comminuted orange juice is produced by the following method.
First, the orange was washed, and straight juice was squeezed using a squeezer.
The remaining orange peel was then crushed using a chopper.
Subsequently, the obtained orange peel crushed material and the above-mentioned straight fruit juice were mixed and lined using a finisher.
Orange concentrated fruit juice and essential oil were mixed into the mixture obtained by straining. Then, the obtained mixed solution was ground by a grind mill, and then passed through a 30 mesh strainer to obtain a communicated orange juice.
Pure water was added to the obtained orange juice so that the content of the juice was 16% by mass. Moreover, vitamin C was added so that it might become 0.5 g / L (0.048 mass%). Next, carbon dioxide was dissolved so that the amount of carbon dioxide was 2.6 vol. Thereafter, the PET bottle was filled and sealed with the mixed solution, and sterilized by heating at 65 ° C. for 10 minutes. In this way, a carbonated orange juice drink containing particles was prepared. The essential oil content was 0.072% by volume.

(Examples 4 to 6)
By adjusting the particle size distribution of pulped orange juice and the content of pulp components used in Example 3, the particle size distribution of the resulting carbonated orange juice juice containing particles and the content of pulp components become the values shown in Table 1. In the same manner as in Example 3 except that each was adjusted as described above, particle-containing carbonated orange juice beverages were prepared.

(Comparative Example 1)
A lemon carbonated juice drink containing particles was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a lemon turbid juice (trade name: lemon turbid concentrated fruit juice) manufactured by SAN-MIGUEL was used as the lemon juice.

(Comparative Examples 2 to 5)
By adjusting the particle size distribution of the communized lemon juice used in Example 1 and the content of the pulp component, the particle size distribution of the obtained carbonated lemon juice juice containing particles and the content of the pulp component become values shown in Table 2. A lemon carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that each was adjusted as described above.

(Comparative Examples 6 to 8)
By adjusting the particle size distribution of the comminut orange juice and the content of the pulp component used in Example 3, the particle size distribution of the carbonated orange juice drink containing particles and the content of the pulp component are values shown in Table 2. In the same manner as in Example 3 except that each was adjusted as described above, particle-containing carbonated orange juice beverages were prepared.

(Particle size distribution measurement)
For the carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles, the particle size distribution of the particles contained in the drink was measured on a volume basis by a laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer SALD-2100 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation. Based on this particle size distribution, the average particle size D ₅₀ , particle size D ₂₅ , particle size D ₉₀ and integrated value of particles having a particle size of 250 μm or less were calculated.
The sample was subjected to a treatment for removing carbon dioxide from the juice beverage by ultrasonic waves, diluted with pure water, and then shaken, and then subjected to measurement in a state where the particles were sufficiently dispersed.

(Pulp component content)
The pulp component content was measured according to the method described in International Federation of Fruit Juice Procedures, Determination of centrifugable pulp (IFFJP Analyses No. 60, 1991).
First, 10 mL of carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles was weighed in a centrifuge tube and centrifuged at 370 × g for 10 minutes using a centrifuge. The volume of precipitation was measured and used as the amount of pulp component.

(Evaluation of redispersibility)
The carbonated fruit juice beverage with particles was allowed to stand at 25 ° C. for 14 days. Next, the carbonated fruit juice drink with particles left standing was shaken up and down five times to evaluate the redispersibility of the particles. The evaluation was made visually, and ◯: no precipitate, x: with precipitate.

(sensory evaluation)
About the obtained carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles, the panelist responsible for the development of the drink evaluated the rich feeling and the fruit juice feeling of the above carbonated fruit juice drink containing particles according to the following criteria.
○: Good ×: Bad

(Flavor evaluation)
The flavor of the carbonated fruit juice beverage with particles was evaluated. The evaluation criteria are as follows.
○: Good ×: Bad

The above results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

As can be seen from Tables 1 and 2, the fruit juice beverage according to this embodiment was excellent in balance between richness and redispersibility. The fruit juice and flavor were also excellent.

This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-069791 filed on March 28, 2014, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein.

Claims (14)

Fruit juice,
Fruit-derived particles dispersed in the fruit juice drink, and a fruit juice drink comprising:
Wherein is an average particle size _{D 50} in the volume-based particle size distribution by a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measuring method of the particles 500μm or more 1000μm or less, and a particle size _{D 25} is at 400μm or more 900μm or less,
The ratio of the particle size D ₂₅ to the average particle size D ₅₀ is 0.70 or more,
A juice drink in which the content of the pulp component is 1.2% by volume or more when the total amount of the juice drink is 100% by volume. In the fruit juice drink according to claim 1,
A juice drink in which the content of the pulp component is 5.0% by volume or less when the total amount of the juice drink is 100% by volume. In the fruit juice drink according to claim 1 or 2,
Juice particle size D ₉₀ of at most 1200μm in volume-based particle size distribution by a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measuring method of the particle. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A fruit juice beverage substantially free of particles having a particle size of 250 μm or less in a volume-based particle size distribution measured by a laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution measurement method. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A fruit juice drink, wherein the fruit juice is a citrus fruit juice. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A fruit juice drink in which the fruit is a citrus fruit. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Fruit juices the ratio of the particle diameter _{D 50} is 0.60 or more with respect to particle size _{D 90.} In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The fruit juice drink whose content of the said fruit juice is 1 mass% or more and 25 mass% or less when the whole quantity of the said fruit juice drink is 100 mass%. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A juice drink that further contains essential oils. In the fruit juice drink according to claim 9,
Content of the said essential oil is a fruit juice drink which is 0.007 volume% or more and 1.5 volume% or less when the whole quantity of the said juice drink is 100 volume%. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
Fruit juice drink further containing vitamins. The fruit juice drink according to claim 11,
The content of the vitamins is 0.015% by mass or more and 0.35% by mass or less when the total amount of the juice drink is 100% by mass. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
A juice drink further containing carbon dioxide. In the fruit juice drink according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
A fruit juice beverage in which the fruit-derived particles are a fruit-derived pulp component.