#$%^&*AU2015204353A120150806.pdf#####SEALED PACK OF INGREDIENTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL SMOOTHIE, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND APPARATUSES Abstract A sealed pack (440) contains quantities of ingredients to make an individual smoothie portion. The ingredients comprise a flavour ingredient (410) such as pieces of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, mango), -a frozen portion of liquid (420) such as water, fruit juice, milk, coffee or tea and a consistency ingredient (430) such as ice cream, sorbet and yoghurt. The pack may be subjected to a temperature sufficiently low to maintain the frozen state of some of the ingredients in the pack (440). Also disclosed are a method for storing the ingredients into the pack, a method for preparing an individual smoothie using the sealed pack wherein the ingredients are blended with additional liquid, and an apparatus that uses the sealed pack for automatically vending an individual smoothie portion.
