Spray-dried coffee product and production method
AssigneeKoninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
InventorsSian Henson, Joe Welsh, Borja Roman Corrochano, Eva Espino, Javier Silanes-Kenny, Charles Edge
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing a coffee powder, the method comprising: a) providing an aqueous coffee extract comprising from 30 to 55 wt % soluble coffee solids and from 1 to 10 wt % oil, wherein the aqueous coffee extract consists of water and coffee-derived components; b) subjecting the aqueous coffee extract to a two stage homogenisation process, wherein the first stage is conducted at 200 to 1000 Bar and the second stage is conducted at 10 to 100 Bar, to provide a homogenised coffee extract; c) spray-drying the homogenised coffee extract.
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A method of producing a coffee powder, the method comprising:
- a) providing an aqueous coffee extract by extraction of roast and ground coffee having a mean particle size of less than 600 microns, the aqueous coffee extract comprising from 30 to 55 wt % soluble coffee solids and from 1 to 10 wt % oil, wherein the aqueous coffee extract consists of water and coffee-derived components;
- b) subjecting the aqueous coffee extract to a two stage homogenisation process, wherein the first stage is conducted at 500 to 1000 Bar and the second stage is conducted at 10 to 100 Bar, to provide a homogenised coffee extract;
- c) spray-drying the homogenised coffee extract;
- wherein the method does not have any step of adding coffee oil to the aqueous coffee extract.
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