Most powdered drinks dissolve quickly when combined with water. Fortified powdered drinks offer a convenient alternative to smoothies and other nutritional beverages.
Extracts dried on to a water-soluble base are useful in the preparation of powdered drinks. Soft extracts tend to contain about 70% solid matter and can be mixed into slurry with the substrate and spray-dried or dried in a vacuum oven.
The substrate is usually essential to prevent to dried extract from reabsorbing moisture and turning back into a hard or sticky mass. Granulated sugar is the leading sweetener for these products because of its low level of nonsucrose materials, heat and microbiological stability, uniform bulk density, controlled grain size and flavor consistency.
Powdered drinks come in a variety of flavors and styles. While whey protein powder is one of the more common powdered beverages, powdered drinks can be made using a multitude of fruits, vegetables, herbs and other ingredients.
Among powdered drinks include: lemonade, iced green tea and honey. Orange flavored powdered drinks and powdered lemonade are easier than soda to carry.
The market for powdered drink mixes has been growing faster than the liquid beverage market due to the convenience of instant team dry fruit-lavored mixes and similar product.
What are powdered drinks?
