Soluble instant coffee and process for preparation

A capsule suitable for a beverage dispensing system, the capsule comprising a mixture comprising dried coffee powder and first roasted and ground coffee beans, the dried coffee powder is 5 to 95 wt. % of the mixture, the dried coffee powder obtained by a process comprising:

• extracting coffee solids from second roasted and ground coffee beans using water at a temperature between 0 and 140° C. to obtain a first coffee extract;
• performing membrane filtration of the first coffee extract to reduce a concentration of low molecular weight components and obtain filtered coffee extract, the low molecular weight components having a molecular weight less than about 1 kDa;
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• drying the filtered coffee extract.