A system for creating a customizable juice beverage is provided. The system includes a plurality of individual juice pods, each having a consumable juice substance stored therein and configured to be combined with additional consumable juice substances to create the customizable juice beverage. Each juice pod can include a container having a cavity for holding the consumable juice substance and a top for enclosing the consumable juice substance in the cavity. Each juice pod can include a color-coded label identifying a characteristic of the consumable juice substance in the juice pod. Each consumable juice substance can be processed from a juicing product that can include a vegetable, a fruit, a nutritional supplement, or other consumable product. The individual juice pods can each contain a consumable juice substance derived from a different juicing product to enable the creation of a customizable juice beverage based on the preferences of a user.

The present invention relates an oxygen free coconut water processing and packaging method. The method comprising the steps of establishing an inert trusted transfer environment and penetrating shell of a coconut with at least one of a self sealing probe. The method then modifies an atmospheric condition within the coconut by providing the inert gas at a desired atmospheric pressure to engender flow of the coconut water through an egress port. The coconut water is then sterilized by way of a cold micro-filter array. The method then circulating the coconut water between a chiller and the oxygen free collection vessel to maintain the coconut water at a predetermined chill temperature until filling. Product packages are filled within an aseptic ultra clean environment that encompasses the filler. The method also includes options for oxygen free cold brewing of coffee, teas, and other using coconut water.

The present invention relates to a method of preventing oxygen from contacting coconut water during extraction from a coconut. The method comprises the step of penetrating the shell of a coconut with at least one of a self sealing probe. The self sealing probe forms a seal between the shell of the coconut and the outer surface of the self sealing probe, preventing non-inert gases from ingress into the coconut contacting the coconut water therein. The method then prevents the coconut water from egress along the outer surface of the self sealing probe and modifies an atmospheric condition within the coconut by providing an inert gas. The atmospheric condition is selected to engender flow of the coconut water through the inside of the egress port. The coconut water is transferred into an oxygen free collection vessel.

The present invention relates to a method of preventing oxygen from contacting coconut water during extraction from a coconut. The method comprises the step of penetrating the shell of a coconut with at least one of a self sealing probe. The self sealing probe forms a seal between the shell of the coconut and the outer surface of the self sealing probe, preventing non-inert gases from ingress into the coconut contacting the coconut water therein. The method then prevents the coconut water from egress along the outer surface of the self sealing probe and modifies an atmospheric condition within the coconut by providing an inert gas. The atmospheric condition is selected to engender flow of the coconut water through the inside of the egress port. The coconut water is transferred into an oxygen free collection vessel.

A beverage comprising an unsaturated fatty acid, comprising: 2.5 to 500 ppb of sabinene and/or 5 to 5000 ppb of ?-terpinene. A method of masking a light-deterioration odor in a beverage comprising an unsaturated fatty acid, by blending sabinene and/or ?-terpinene in such an amount that the content of the sabinene and/or ?-terpinene in the beverage are the amounts noted above.

A beverage comprising an unsaturated fatty acid, comprising: 2.5 to 500 ppb of sabinene and/or 5 to 5000 ppb of ?-terpinene. A method of masking a light-deterioration odor in a beverage comprising an unsaturated fatty acid, by blending sabinene and/or ?-terpinene in such an amount that the content of the sabinene and/or ?-terpinene in the beverage are the amounts noted above.

Juice products and associated methods are provided that include a fruit or vegetable juice having one or more polyphenols, and an anti-browning agent that includes acerola in an amount effective to reduce oxidation of the one or more polyphenols by polyphenol oxidase (PPO). For example, the disclosed method can include providing a juice having one or more polyphenols, in which the juice is a fruit or vegetable juice, and adding an anti-browning agent to the juice, in which the anti-browning agent includes acerola in an amount effective to inhibit oxidation of the one or more polyphenols by polyphenol oxidase (PPO).

A refrigerator includes a water tank which stores water, a carbon dioxide cylinder which stores carbon dioxide, a dispenser module which accommodates an external container and supplies the carbon dioxide and the water to the external container, and a controller which supplies the water to the external container and supplies the carbon dioxide to the external container when supplying the water is completed.

A refrigerator includes a water tank which stores water, a carbon dioxide cylinder which stores carbon dioxide, a dispenser module which accommodates an external container and supplies the carbon dioxide and the water to the external container, and a controller which supplies the water to the external container and supplies the carbon dioxide to the external container when supplying the water is completed.

A system for providing a pre-mixed beverage from a distribution device includes a first container including a first consumable material and a second container including a second consumable material. A mixing block is arranged in fluid communication with the first container, the second container, and the distribution device such that a mixture of the first consumable material and the second consumable material is formed within the mixing block. At least one pump is operably coupled to first container, the second container, and the distribution device.