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Drinks are often mixtures of different ingredients and are therefore liable to separation processes. It is important to quantify these separation processes to optimise drink formulations. The MultiScan MS 20 dispersion stability analysis system, developed by DataPhysics Instruments, can reliably and efficiently analyse drink dispersions regarding their destabilisation mechanisms and ageing characteristics. The following use case evaluates four whey-based drinks and compares their overall stability.

 

Many drinks, such as fruit juice and protein shakes, are complex multicomponent mixtures. A homogeneous composition with good flavor, texture, and nutritional values is desired. However, separation processes in these mixtures can strongly influence their taste and mouthfeel. Assuring long-term homogeneity and thus a long shelf life for such products requires thorough formulation optimisation.

Traditionally, separation processes were observed with the naked eye in a so called ‘shelf-life-test’. This procedure is highly subjective and time-consuming, hindering an efficient formulation optimisation. However, understanding the stability of drink dispersions in detail is important for research and development departments in the drinks industry. […]

This article was published in the trade magazine drinkworld Technology + Marketing, 27, 1, pages 6-9. © Dr. Harnisch Verlag.

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