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Aroma-enriched coffee products and process
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1982-01-06
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Granted: 1983-10-25
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Expires: 2002-01-06
Abstract
Abstract An aromatized instant coffee comprising the combination of aroma-enriched carrier and instant coffee. The product has an aroma intensity of at least 70,000 gas chromatograph counts, a pore factor of at least 0.9, and a retention factor of at least 0.80. Also part of the invention are preferred methods of applying aroma-enriched carrier to coffee products whose roast and ground coffee aroma is desired to be increased. An especially preferred method comprises adding aroma frost-enriched coffee oil in a dropwise addition manner to the coffee product. In a most preferred embodiment, dropwise addition is accomplished by injection, preferably by a syringe member, which is extended from the open end of a coffee container to near the bottom of the container and while the syringe is being pulled upward out of said container a predetermined amount of aroma-enriched coffee oil is injected into the product.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy A. Lubsen
- 👤 Rudolf G. K. Strobel
- 👤 Richard N. Reinhart
- 👤 Jayantilal M. Patel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:56
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23F; A23F5/00; A23F5/46; A23F5/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
An aromatized instant coffee product having an intense roast and ground coffee aroma, said product comprising the combination of a structurally compatible instant coffee having a pore factor of at least .Badd..[.0.9.]..Baddend. .Iadd.0.94 .Iaddend.and an aroma-enriched carrier, said product having an initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas chromatograph counts.Iadd., and an aroma retention factor of 1.0.Iaddend..
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
An aromatized instant coffee product having an intense roast and ground coffee aroma, said product comprising the combination of a structurally compatible instant coffee having a pore factor of at least .Badd..[.0.9.]..Baddend. .Iadd.0.94 .Iaddend.and an aroma-enriched carrier, said product having an initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas chromatograph counts.Iadd., and an aroma retention factor of 1.0.Iaddend..
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The product of claim 1 wherein the aroma intensity is within the range of .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.to 650,000 counts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The product of claim 2 wherein the aroma-enriched carrier is coffee oil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The product of claim 3 wherein the combination product of a structurally compatible instant coffee and aroma carrier comprises from 0.1 to 0.8 percent by weight of coffee oil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The product of claim 4 comprising from 0.1 to 0.4 percent by weight of coffee oil. .[.6. The product of claim 4 wherein the product has an aroma
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
retention factor of 0.80 or greater..]. 7. An aromatized instant coffee product having an intense roast and ground coffee aroma which does not rapidly degrade or change in character upon exposure to air, said product comprising the combination of an instant coffee having a pore factor of at least .Badd..[.0.9.]..Baddend. .Iadd.0.94 .Iaddend.and an aroma-enriched carrier, said product having an initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas chromatograph counts and an aroma retention factor of .Badd..[.0.80 or
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
retention factor of 0.80 or greater..]. 7. An aromatized instant coffee product having an intense roast and ground coffee aroma which does not rapidly degrade or change in character upon exposure to air, said product comprising the combination of an instant coffee having a pore factor of at least .Badd..[.0.9.]..Baddend. .Iadd.0.94 .Iaddend.and an aroma-enriched carrier, said product having an initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas chromatograph counts and an aroma retention factor of .Badd..[.0.80 or
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
greater.]..Baddend. .Iadd.1.0.Iaddend.. 8. The product of claim 7 wherein the aroma intensity is within the range of .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
10 words
.Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.to 650,000 counts. 9. The product of claim 8
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
wherein the aroma-enriched carrier is a triglyceride vegetable oil. 10. The product of claim 8 wherein the aroma-enriched carrier is propylene
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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glycol. 11. The product of claim 8 wherein the aroma-enriched carrier is
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
glycerine. 12. The product of claim 8 wherein the aroma-enriched carrier
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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is coffee oil. 13. The product of claim 12 wherein the aroma-enriched coffee oil comprises from 0.1 to 0.8 percent by weight of the product.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The product of claim 13 wherein the coffee oil comprises from 0.1 to
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
82 words
4 percent by weight of said product. 15. A method of making an aroma-enriched .Iadd.instant .Iaddend.coffee product, said method comprising adding to a structurally compatible coffee product having a pore factor of at least .Badd..[.0.9.]..Baddend. .Iadd.0.94.Iaddend., an aroma-enriched carrier, to provide a product having an initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas chromatograph counts .Iadd.and an aroma retention factor of 1.0.Iaddend., said addition being in a manner which avoids significant increase in the aroma-enriched carrier surface exposure and contact with
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
82 words
4 percent by weight of said product. 15. A method of making an aroma-enriched .Iadd.instant .Iaddend.coffee product, said method comprising adding to a structurally compatible coffee product having a pore factor of at least .Badd..[.0.9.]..Baddend. .Iadd.0.94.Iaddend., an aroma-enriched carrier, to provide a product having an initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas chromatograph counts .Iadd.and an aroma retention factor of 1.0.Iaddend., said addition being in a manner which avoids significant increase in the aroma-enriched carrier surface exposure and contact with
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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air or other gases. 16. The process of claim 15 wherein the method of
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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addition is dropwise addition. 17. The method of claim 15 wherein the
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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method of addition is continuous flow. 18. The process of claim 17 wherein continuous flow addition is accomplished by inserting a syringe member into the open end of a packing container, said syringe extending from the open end of said container to near the bottom of said container, and while said syringe is being pulled upward out of said container, injecting in a continuous flow manner a predetermined amount of aroma-enriched coffee oil
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
into said coffee product. 19. The method of claim 15 wherein the method of addition is adding frozen aroma-enriched carrier to said coffee product.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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. The method of claim 15 wherein the method of addition is spraying
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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while said product is in intimate contact with the spray device. 21. A method of applying aroma-enriched coffee oil to coffee products whose roast and ground coffee aroma is desired to be increased, said method comprising, adding in a dropwise addition manner, aroma-enriched coffee oil to the product to provide a product having initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
62 words
while said product is in intimate contact with the spray device. 21. A method of applying aroma-enriched coffee oil to coffee products whose roast and ground coffee aroma is desired to be increased, said method comprising, adding in a dropwise addition manner, aroma-enriched coffee oil to the product to provide a product having initial aroma intensity of at least .Badd..[.70,000.]..Baddend. .Iadd.165,000 .Iaddend.gas
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
chromatograph counts. 22. The process of claim 21 wherein the aroma-enriched coffee oil is added to said coffee product after placing
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
said product in a packing container. 23. The process of claim 22 wherein the aroma-enriched oil is added by dropwise injection into the product.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
59 words
The process of claim 23 wherein dropwise injection is accomplished by inserting a syringe member into the open end of a packing container, said syringe extending from the open end of said container to near the bottom of said container, and while said syringe is being pulled upward out of said container, injecting a predetermined amount of aroma-enriched coffee
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
23 words
oil into said coffee product. 25. The process of claim 24 wherein the aroma-enriched coffee oil is injected into the bottom two-thirds portion
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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of said coffee product. 26. The process of claim 24 wherein sealing of said container is accomplished within from one second to 2 minutes after
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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injection. 27. The process of claim 24 wherein the amount of aroma-enriched coffee oil injected is from 0.1 to 0.8 percent by weight of
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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said coffee product. 28. The process of claim 27 wherein the amount of
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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coffee oil is from 0.1 to 0.4 percent by weight of said product. 29. The process of claim 24 wherein the coffee product is spray-dried instant
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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coffee. 30. The process of claim 29 wherein said instant coffee is
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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agglomerated as well as spray dried. 31. The process of claim 24 wherein
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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said coffee product is freeze-dried instant coffee. 32. The process of claim 31 wherein said coffee product is agglomerated freeze-dried instant
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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coffee. 33. The process of claim 24 wherein said coffee product is a mixture of spray-dried and freeze-dried instant coffees. .[.34. The process of claim 24 wherein said coffee product is roast and ground
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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coffee..]. 35. The process of claim 24 wherein said coffee product is a
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
33 words
mixture of spray-dried agglomerated and freeze-dried instant coffees. 36. The process of claim 24 wherein the drops of aroma-enriched coffee oil added to said product are discrete droplets having a diameter of from
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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about 0.5 millimeters to 5.0 millimeters. 37. The process of claim 24 wherein the droplet diameter is from 1.0 millimeters to 3.0 millimeters.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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. The process of claim 24 wherein the coffee product is an agglomerated flaked instant coffee. .[.39. A coffee product selected from the group consisting of roast and ground coffee and instant coffee, having a pore factor of at least 0.9, in combination with aroma-enriched coffee oil to increase its roast and ground coffee aroma, wherein said product has an initial aroma intensity of at least 70,000 gas chromatograph counts when said product is an instant coffee, and wherein said product has an initial aroma intensity of at least 165,000 gas chromatograph counts when said product is a roast and ground coffee product..]. .[.40. The coffee product of claim 39 wherein said product is an instant coffee product and has a gas chromatograph measured aroma of from 70,000 counts to 650,000 counts..]. .[.41. The coffee product of claim 39 wherein said product is a roast and ground coffee product and wherein the gas chromatograph measured aroma is from 210,000 counts to 1,000,000 counts..].
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