Mixing

Carbonated soft drinks as well as many still beverages are formulated with a number of ingredients – nutrients, flavours, intense sweeteners – that are present at very low concentrations in the packaged product. These compounds are commonly combined, or pre-mixed, into a solution that is then blended with sugar and water into the final beverage. 

The dry ingredients are dissolved and mixed with water into a homogenous pre-mix. Liquid components, such as flavours and vitamin compounds, are either mixed into the pre-mix or with fruit juice concentrates.

Key factors for consistent and high beverage quality are a smooth pre-mix, free from lumps and ‘fish-eyes’ and  prepared without  entrainment of air. Aspartame and maltodextrins require special considerations as these substances do not dissolve readily in water.

Tetra Almix  has a unique mixer head that creates instantly a homogenous liquid of even the most difficult ingredients, without air ingress –a feature  recognised by multi-national soft drink manufacturers.