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US 2011/0086137 A1Published application
Beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation d/b/a Starbucks Coffee Company
InventorsUrano A. Robinson, J. Marcio da Cruz
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Abstract
The present embodiments generally relate to beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to soluble coffee and methods of making soluble coffee with improvements in such qualities as taste and aroma.
Claims35
A soluble coffee beverage comprising:
- a dairy component;
- a dry coffee extract component;
- and
- a pulverized coffee component,
- wherein the pulverized coffee component has not been extracted, and
- wherein the pulverized coffee component has been added to the dry coffee extract component after the dry coffee extract is dried.
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A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising:
- pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;
- grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;
- extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product;
- combining the first pulverized coffee product with the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;
- drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend;
- and
- combining a dairy component, the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage.
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A soluble coffee beverage prepared by a method comprising:
- pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;
- grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;
- extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product;
- combining the first pulverized coffee product with the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;
- drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend;
- and
- combining a dairy component, the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage.
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A method of making a soluble coffee beverage comprising:
- grinding coffee beans to form a first ground coffee product;
- grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;
- pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;
- extracting the first ground coffee product and separating the first ground coffee product into a coffee flavor component and a coffee aroma component;
- extracting the second ground coffee product to form a first extracted coffee product;
- combining the coffee aroma component with the first extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;
- combining the first coffee blend with the first pulverized coffee product to form a second coffee blend;
- drying the second coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend;
- and
- combining a dairy component, the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage.
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A system for preparing a soluble coffee beverage comprising:
- a grinding device;
- a pulverizing device;
- a component for extracting coffee;
- and
- a component for drying coffee,
- wherein coffee pulverized by the pulverizing device is added to coffee ground by the grinding device and extracted by the component for extracting coffee after the extracted coffee is dried by the component for the drying coffee, and
- wherein a dairy substance is added to the dried coffee substance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.