Coffee concentrate and process of producing the same
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INSTANT COFFEE WHICH WHEN RECONSTITUTED IN HOT WATER HAS SUBSTANTIALLY THE FLAVOR AND AROMA OF FRESHLY BREWED COFFEE. GROUND, ROASTED COFFEE IS SUBJECTED TO A FLAVOR AND AROMA EXTRACTION PROCESS AND THE FLAVOR AND AROMA CONSTITUENTS COLLECTED. A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF COFFEE SOLIDS, FOR INSTANCE SPRAY DRIED COFFEE, IS MIXED WITH SUITABLE PORPORTIONS OF THE FLAVOR AND AROMA CONSTITUENTS TO OBTAIN AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE HAVING A SOLIDS CONCENTRATION OF ABOVE ABOUT 20 PERCENT BY WEIGHT. THIS MIXTURE IS FREEZE DRIED AND MIXED IN SUITABLE PROPORTIONS WITH A DRIED INSTANT COFFEE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN INSTANT COFFEE WHICH WHEN RECONSTITUTED IN HOT WATER HAS SUBSTANTIALLY THE FLAVOR AND AROMA OF FRESHLY BREWED, GROUND, ROASTED COFFEE.
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- 👤 Robert J Carbonell
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