BeveragescontainingabeveragebaseandmilkproteinAbstractAbeveragecompositionisprovidedwhichcontainsabeveragevehiclecontainingmilkprotein,abeveragebaseofcoffeeortea,kappacarrageenanandbufferingandchelatingagentsincludingaphosphateandatleastoneofsodiumalginateandpropyleneglycolalginate.Thebeveragecompositionisheattreatedforsterilizingitandmaybeasepticallypackagedforalongshelflifeatroomtemperature.ClaimsWeclaim:1. Aready-to-serveheattreatedbeveragecomprisingasterilizedmixtureofabeveragevehiclecontainingmildprotein,abeveragebaseselectedfromagroupconsistingofabeveragebasecontainingcoffeeandabeveragebasecontainingtea,kappacarrageenanintheamountofupto0.010%byweight,andbufferingandchelatingagentsfor,respectively,bufferingacidsforprotectingmildproteinsfromheatcoagulationandbindingcationswhichformkappacarrageenan-mineralcomplexes,inanamountupto0.25%byweight,comprisedofaphosphateandatleast0.005%byweightofatleastonealginateselectedfromagroupofalginatesconsistingofsodiumalginateandpropylenegylcolalginate,eachweightbeingbaseduponatotalweightofthebeveragecomposition.2. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1whereinthebeveragevehicleisselectedfromagroupofbeveragevehiclesconsistingofmilkandmixtureofdrymilksolidscombinedwithwater.3. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1whereinthebeveragevehiclehasapHabove6.63.4. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1furthercomprisingasweetnerselectedfromagroupofsweetenersconsistingofsugarandartificialsweetners.5. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1whereintheamountofkappacarrageenanisfrom0.001%to0.008%byweight.6. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1whereintheamountsofthebufferingandchalatingagentsisfrom0.08%to0.22%byweight.7. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1or2or21whereintheamountofthealginateisfrom0.01%to0.04%byweight.8. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1whereinthephosphateisdisodiumphosphate.9. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1or8whereintheamountofphosphateisfrom0.10%to0.25%byweight.10. Abeveragecompositionaccordingtoclaim1furthercomprisinglecithininanamountupto0.2%byweightbasedonthetotalweightofthebeveragecomposition.11. Aprocessforthepreparationofaready-to-serveheattreatedbeveragecomprising:mixingabeveragevehiclecontainingmildprotein,abeveragebaseselectedfromagroupconsistingofabeveragebasekappacarrageenaninanamountupto0.010%byweight,andbufferingandchelatingagentsfor,respectively,bufferingacidsforprotectingmildproteinsfromheatcoagulationandbindingcationswhichformkappacarrageenan-mineralcomplexes,inanamountupto0.005%byweightofatleastonealginateselectedfromagroupofalginatesconsistingofsodiumalginateandpropyleneglycolalginate,eachweightbeingbaseduponatotalweightofthebeveragecompositionmixture;homogenizingthemixture;andheat-treatingthehomogenizedmixture.12. Aprocessforthepreparationofaready-to-serveheattreatedbeveragecomprising:mixingbeveragevehiclecontainingmilkprotein,abeveragebaseselectedfromagroupconsistingofabeveragebasecontainingcoffeeandabeveragebasecontainingtea,kappacarrageenaninanamountupto0.010%byweight,andbufferingandchelatingagentsfor,respectively,bufferingacidsforprotectingmilkproteinsfromheatcoagulationandbindingcationswhichformkappacarrageenan-mineralcomplexes,inanamountupto0.25%byweight,comprisedofaphosphateandatleast0.005%byweightofatleastonealginateselectedfromagroupofalginatesconsistingofsodiumalginateandpropyleneglycolalginate,eachweightbeingbaseduponatotalweightofthebeveragecompositionmixture;heattreatingthemixture;andhomogenizingtheheattreatedmixture.13. Aprocessaccordingtoclaim11or12whereintheheattreatmentisanultrahightemperatureprocessingtreatment.14. Aprocessaccordingtoclaim13whereintheultrahightemperatureprocessingtreatmentiscarriedoutata135.degree.C.to150.degree.C.foraperiodoffrom2secondsto30seconds.15. Aprocessaccordingtoclaim11or12whereinthehomogenizationiscarriedoutatapressureintherangeoffrom250to320barsatatemperaturefrom60.degree.C.to70.degree.C.16. Aprocessaccordingtoclaim14whereinthehomogenizationiscarriedoutatapressureintherangeoffrom250to320barsatatemperaturefrom60.degree.C.to70.degree.C.DescriptionBACKGROUNDOFTHEINVENTIONThepresentinventionrelatestoready-to-serveheattreatedproteincontainingbeveragessuchascafeaulait,andprocessesfortheirpreparation.Ithashithertonotbeenpossibletoproduceanacceptableready-to-servecafeaulait(coffeewithmilk)productinvolvinghightemperatureprocessingfollowedbyasepticpackagingowingtothedevelopmentofpoorphysicalstabilitydefectsincludingcreaming,sedimentationandgelatin.Inaddition,thecoffeeflavourintensityandqualitytendtodeterioratesignificantlyuponstorage.ThesestabilityproblemsoccurduetothedifferentchemicalcompositionsofcoffeeandmilkwhichrenderthemdetrimentaltoeachotherinmaintainingconsistentphysicalandflavourshelfstabilityIncafeaulaitthesedetrimentalrelationshipsarebufferingagents,hydrocolloidfurthercomplicatedbyadditivessuchasstabilisersand/oremulsifiers.SUMMARYOFTHEINVENTIONWehavenowdevisedaready-to-serveheattreatedmilkproteincontainingbeverageinwhichthe