US5474792A
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Gasified coffee product and process
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1990-04-16
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2010-04-16
Abstract
Abstract A gasified coffee glass is disclosed which is prepared by forming a mixture containing 3% to 12% water and about 88 to 97% total coffee derived solids, heating the mixture, injecting a gas into the mixture and mixing to form a uniform mixture, forcing the mixture through an orifice, and cooling the mixture to form a gasified coffee glass resembling dry soluble coffee or roasted and ground coffee or other novel gasified coffee products.
Inventors
- 👤 Vijay K. Arora
- 👤 Rudolf A. Vitti
- 👤 Marshall M. Rankowitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:21
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23F; A23F5/00; A23F5/24; A23F5/28; A23F5/285; A23F5/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of forming a coffee glass product comprising: (a) forming a mixture of from 88% to 97% soluble, total coffee derived solids, 3% to 12% water, and up to 5% by weight, based on the weight of the coffee solids, of a food grade foaming agent; (b) adjusting the mixture temperature to 60° C. to 130° C. to form a melt; (c) effecting foaming of said foaming agent to gasify said melt in a confined area to form a soft, homogeneous, gasified melt in a hot, confined state; (d) forcing the gasified melt under pressure through an orifice to shape the gasified melt; (e) rapidly cooling the gasified melt leaving the orifice to form a gasified homogeneous coffee glass; and (f) recovering the gasified homogeneous gasified glass at a stable moisture content below 6%.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of forming a coffee glass product comprising: (a) forming a mixture of from 88% to 97% soluble, total coffee derived solids, 3% to 12% water, and up to 5% by weight, based on the weight of the coffee solids, of a food grade foaming agent; (b) adjusting the mixture temperature to 60° C. to 130° C. to form a melt; (c) effecting foaming of said foaming agent to gasify said melt in a confined area to form a soft, homogeneous, gasified melt in a hot, confined state; (d) forcing the gasified melt under pressure through an orifice to shape the gasified melt; (e) rapidly cooling the gasified melt leaving the orifice to form a gasified homogeneous coffee glass; and (f) recovering the gasified homogeneous gasified glass at a stable moisture content below 6%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the mixture contains 91% to about 96% coffee solids and about 4% to 9% water in step (a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 which further includes adding flavor and/or aroma prior to shaping the melt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the melt leaving the orifice is stretched while it is being rapidly cooled.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the mixture is heated to 70° C. to 100° C.
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