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US 2013/0260004 A1Published application
Beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation
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.
Claims55
A soluble coffee product, comprising:
- 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 is added to the dry coffee extract component before and after the dry coffee extract component is dried.
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A soluble coffee product, comprising:
- a dry coffee extract component;
- and
- a pulverized coffee component hag a mean particle size of about 350 microns or less,
- wherein the pulverized coffee component has not been extracted, and
- wherein the pulverized coffee component is added to the dry coffee extract component after the dry coffee extract component is dried.
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A soluble coffee product, comprising:
- a dry coffee extract component;
- a coffee aroma component;
- and
- a pulverized coffee component,
- wherein the pulverized coffee component has not been extracted, and
- wherein the pulverized coffee component is added to the dry coffee extract component after the dry coffee component extract is dried.
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A soluble coffee product, comprising:
- a dry coffee extract component obtained from ground coffee;
- and
- a pulverized coffee component pulverized to a size less than that of the ground coffee,
- wherein the pulverized coffee component has not been extracted, and
- wherein the pulverized coffee component is added to the dry coffee extract component after the dry coffee extract component is dried.
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A soluble coffee product, comprising:
- a dry coffee extract component;
- and
- a non-extracted coffee component pulverized in a low oxygen environment,
- wherein the non-extracted coffee component is added to the dry coffee extract component after the dry coffee extract component is dried.
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A method of making a soluble coffee product, comprising:
- grinding coffee beans to form a ground coffee component;
- pulverizing coffee beans to form a pulverized coffee component,
- wherein the pulverized coffee component is not extracted;
- extracting the ground coffee component to form an extracted coffee component and spent coffee grounds;
- drying the extracted coffee product to form a dried extracted coffee component;
- and
- combining the pulverized coffee component with the dried extracted coffee component to form the soluble coffee product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.