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US 10,285,414 B2Granted
Method of producing an aromatised food or beverage product
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorPu-Sheng Cheng
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing an aromatised food or beverage product, wherein an aroma fraction is obtained from a plant extract, said aroma fraction is being contacted with a resin to remove undesired aroma compounds, and the aroma fraction from which undesired compounds have been removed are combined with a food or beverage composition to produce an aromatised food or beverage product.
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A method of producing an aromatised food or beverage product, the method comprising:
- a) collecting an aroma composition from a plant material selected from the group consisting of (i) roast and ground coffee and (ii) coffee extract by stripping of the plant material with a gas;
- b) contacting the aroma composition with a non-ionic hydrophobic resin to remove undesired aroma compounds selected from the group consisting of furans, pyrroles, thiols and mixtures thereof;
- c) separating the aroma composition, from which the undesired aroma compounds selected from the group consisting of furans, pyrroles, thiols and mixtures thereof have been removed, from the resin;
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- d) combining the aroma composition, from which the undesired aroma compounds selected from the group consisting of furans, pyrroles, thiols and mixtures thereof have been removed, with a food or beverage composition to form the aromatised food or beverage product.
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