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1. A soluble coffee product prepared by a method comprising: pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee productgrinding or pulverizing coffee beans to form a second ground or pulverized coffee product,extracting the second ground or pulverized 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,combining a second portion of t...
1. A soluble coffee product prepared by a method comprising: pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee productgrinding or pulverizing coffee beans to form a second ground or pulverized coffee product,extracting the second ground or pulverized 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,combining a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product with the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee product. 2. The soluble coffee product of claim 1, wherein the extracted coffee product comprises from about 70% to about 90% of the soluble coffee product and, wherein the first and second portions of the first pulverized coffee product together comprise from about 10% to about 30% of the soluble coffee product. 3. The soluble coffee product of claim 1, wherein the extracted coffee product comprises from about 70% to about 99.9% of the soluble coffee product and, wherein the first and second portions of the first pulverized coffee product together comprise from about 0.1% to about 30% of the soluble coffee product. 4. The soluble coffee product of claim 1, wherein the first pulverized coffee product has a mean particle size of about 350 microns or less. 5. The soluble coffee product of claim 1, wherein the first pulverized coffee product has a median particle size of about 350 microns or less. 6. The soluble coffee product of claim 1, further comprising an additive selected from the group consisting of coffee oils, non-coffee oils, non-coffee aromas, and coffee aromas. 7. The soluble coffee product of claim 1, further comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of coffee components, nutritional supplements, flavoring components and herbal components. 8. The soluble coffee product of claim 1, further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of coffee extract, concentrated coffee, dried coffee, coffee oils, coffee aromas (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, dry green coffee extract, wet green coffee extract and an herbal extract. 9. A soluble coffee product prepared by a method comprising: grinding or pulverizing coffee beans to form a first ground or pulverized coffee product,grinding or pulverizing coffee beans to form a second ground or pulverized coffee product,pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product,extracting the first ground or pulverized coffee product and separating the first ground or pulverized coffee product into a coffee flavor component and a coffee aroma component,extracting the second ground or pulverized 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 second portion of the first pulverized coffee with the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee. 10. The soluble coffee product of claim 9, wherein the first extracted coffee product comprises from about 70% to about 90% of the soluble coffee product and, wherein first and second portion of the first pulverized coffee product together comprise from about 10% to about 30% of the soluble coffee product. 11. The soluble coffee product of claim 9, wherein the first extracted coffee product comprises from about 70% to about 99.9% of the soluble coffee product and, wherein first and second portion of the first pulverized coffee product together comprise from about 0.1% to about 30% of the soluble coffee product. 12. The soluble coffee product of claim 9, wherein the first pulverized coffee product has a mean particle size of about 350 microns or less. 13. The soluble coffee product of claim 9, wherein the first pulverized coffee product has a median particle size of about 350 microns or less. 14. The soluble coffee product of claim 9, further comprising an additive selected from the group consisting of coffee oils, non-coffee oils, non-coffee aromas, and coffee aromas. 15. The soluble coffee product of claim 9, further comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of coffee components, nutritional supplements, flavoring components and herbal components. 16. The soluble coffee product of claim 9, further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of coffee extract, concentrated coffee, dried coffee, coffee oils, coffee aromas (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, dry green coffee extract, wet green coffee extract and an herbal extract.