초록

The resulting soluble espresso coffee powder, upon reconstitution with hot water, produces a foam which simulates the foam formed on espresso made from roasted and ground espresso coffee.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A process for making a soluble espresso coffee powder comprising the steps of:(1) foaming coffee extract by gas injection;(2) homogenizing the foamed extract of step (1) to reduce gas bubble size to five microns or less; and(3) spray drying the homogenized extract of step

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A process for making a soluble espresso coffee powder comprising the steps of:(1) foaming coffee extract by gas injection;(2) homogenizing the foamed extract of step (1) to reduce gas bubble size to five microns or less; and(3) spray drying the homogenized extract of step (2) under drier outlet temperature and spray pressure conditions effective to incorporate and retain small gas bubbles in the resulting powder such that a majority of void space in the soluble espresso coffee powder is comprised of gas bubbles having a size of 10 microns or less.