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US 11,096,401 B2Granted
Method for producing roast coffee beans
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsCyril Moccand, Stefan Palzer, Rachid Bel-Rhlid, Christoph Thomas Reh, Jean-Luc Sauvageat, Wilbert Sybesma
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing roast coffee beans with improved aroma, wherein extracted roast coffee beans are treated with an aqueous liquid comprising glycosidase to hydrolyse carbohydrates in the coffee beans, and the aqueous solution is subsequently used to infuse green coffee beans before roasting.
Claims15
A method for producing roast coffee beans, the method comprising:
- a) extracting roast coffee beans with an aqueous liquid;
- b) separating the extracted roast coffee beans of step a) from the extract;
- c) mixing the separated extracted coffee beans of step b) with an aqueous liquid comprising glycosidase;
- d) separating the aqueous liquid and the extracted coffee beans from the mixture of step c), after the glycosidase has been allowed to react;
- e) infusing green coffee beans with the aqueous liquid obtained in step d);
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- f) roasting the infused green coffee beans obtained in step e).
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