Beverage powder- and filler-containing capsule, in particular for preparing brewed coffee
AssigneeSwiss Coffee Innovation AG
InventorAxel NICKEL
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Abstract
A capsule for the preparation of a beverage from beverage powder, in particular of coffee from ground coffee, by introduction of water into the capsule comprises a pellet composed of a powder mixture, wherein the pellet is sheathed with at least one coating layer comprising a crosslinked polysaccharide, wherein the powder mixture of the pellet contains i) a polysaccharide-comprising powder having a first average particle size A and ii) a) a polysaccharide-comprising powder having a second average particle size B different from the first average particle size A and/or b) a filler having an average particle size C different from the first average particle size A or identical to the first average particle size A.
Claims15
A capsule for the preparation of a beverage made from beverage powder by introduction of water into the capsule, wherein the capsule comprises a pellet composed of a powder mixture and the pellet is sheathed with at least one coating layer comprising a crosslinked polysaccharide, wherein the powder mixture of the pellet contains i) a polysaccharide-comprising powder having a first average particle size A and ii) a) a polysaccharide-comprising powder having a second average particle size B different from the first average particle size A, and/or b) a filler having an average particle size C different from the first average particle size A or identical to the first average particle size A.
A method for adjusting the flow resistance of a capsule by introducing water into the capsule, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
- i) providing a pellet from a powder mixture which comprises a powder comprising a polysaccharide having a first average particle size A and ii) a) a polysaccharide-comprising powder having a second average particle size B different from the first average particle size A, and/or b) a filler having an average particle size C different from the first average particle size A or identical to the first average particle size A, and
- ii) sheathing the pellet with a coating layer comprising crosslinked polysaccharide.
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