Process of Preparing Ground Coffee Ingredient and Capsule Containing Such Ingredient

Abstract

A process of preparing a capsule comprising a ground coffee ingredient, the process comprising the steps of: (a) cooling a coffee ingredient to a temperature of −50° C. to 10° C.; (b) grinding the coffee ingredient, optionally wherein the coffee ingredient is cooled during grinding; (c) filling the coffee ingredient into a first capsule element, optionally wherein the coffee ingredient is cooled during filling; (d) hermetically sealing the first capsule element with a second capsule element, optionally wherein the coffee ingredient is cooled during sealing.

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