Capsule containing beverage powder, in particular for preparing brewed coffee
AssigneeSwiss Coffee Innovation AG
InventorAxel Nickel
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Abstract
A capsule for preparing a beverage from beverage powder, such as coffee from coffee powder, by introducing water into the capsule. The capsule includes a compacted pellet made of a powder containing at least one polysaccharide. The compacted pellet is sheathed with at least one coating layer that includes a cross-linked polysaccharide. The cross-linked polysaccharide can be obtained by cross-linking a polysaccharide with a cross-linking agent without the use of a polyol spacer. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing such a capsule.
Claims10
A capsule for preparing a beverage from beverage powder by introducing water into the capsule, wherein the capsule comprises a compacted pellet made of a powder containing at least one polysaccharide, wherein the compacted pellet is sheathed with at least two coating layers, wherein at least one of the at least two coating layers comprises a cross-linked polysaccharide, wherein the cross-linked polysaccharide comprise an alkaline earth metal alginate, and wherein the cross-linked polysaccharide can be obtained by the cross-linking of a polysaccharide with a cross-linking agent without the use of a polyol spacer, by first contacting the compacted pellet with the polysaccharide and only thereafter with a liquid containing the cross-linking agent.
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