국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0973782
(2010-12-20)
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등록번호 |
US-8114457
(2012-02-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Robinson, Urano A.
- Da Cruz, J. Marcio
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
198 |
초록
The present embodiments generally relate to beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same. Some embodiments of the present application are directed to soluble coffee and methods of making soluble coffee with improvements in such qualities as taste and aroma.
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1. A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising: pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds;combini
1. A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising: pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds;combining a first portion of the first pulverized coffee product with the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend; andcombining a carbohydrate component, a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the carbohydrate component comprises sugar. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the carbohydrate component comprises cane sugar. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the pulverized coffee product, the extracted coffee product, the first coffee blend and the first dried coffee blend is encapsulated by the carbohydrate component. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the encapsulation comprises at least one of spray-drying, coating, extrusion, coacervation and molecular inclusion. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein grinding coffee beans includes pulverizing coffee beans. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pulverized coffee component has a mean particle size of about 350 microns or less. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the pulverized coffee component has a median particle size of about 350 microns or less. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding to the soluble coffee beverage at least one of a coffee oil, a non-coffee oil, a non-coffee aroma, a coffee aroma, a coffee component, nutritional supplements, flavoring components, herbal components, coffee extracts, concentrated coffee, dried coffee, distillates, flavor powders, flavor oils, spices, ground or pulverized cocoa beans, ground or pulverized vanilla beans, vitamins, antioxidants, nutraceuticals, dietary fiber, an omega-3 oil, an omega-6 oil, an omega-9 oil, a flavonoid, lycopene, selenium, a beta-carotene, resveratrol, a vegetable extract, a dry green coffee extract, a wet green coffee extract and an herbal extract. 10. A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising: grinding coffee beans to form a first ground coffee product;grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;extracting the first ground coffee product and separating the first ground coffee product into a coffee flavor component and a coffee aroma component;extracting the second ground coffee product to form a first extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds;combining the coffee aroma component with the first extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;combining the first coffee blend with a first portion of the first pulverized coffee product to form a second coffee blend;drying the second coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend; andcombining a carbohydrate component, a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the carbohydrate component comprises sugar. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the carbohydrate component comprises cane sugar. 13. A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising: pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds;combining a carbohydrate component, a first portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend; andcombining a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage. 14. A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising: pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds;combining a first portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend while adding a carbohydrate component; andcombining a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage. 15. A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising: pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds;combining a carbohydrate component, a first portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend; andcombining a carbohydrate component, a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage.
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