Coffee composition and items made therefrom

A method of making a structured coffee composition comprising the steps of:

• (A) supplying a solution of one or more coffee extracts that includes coffee solids;
• (B) mixing the one or more ground roast coffees and the solution of one or more coffee extracts until a granulated composition is formed;
• (C) forming a structure from the granulated composition;
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• (D) drying the granulated composition to achieve a moisture content of less than 10 wt % based on the total weight of the structured coffee composition and a porosity that is greater than 40%;
• wherein a weight percent of the one or more ground coffee is in the range of about 60 wt % to about 90 wt % based on of the total weight of the one or more roast and ground coffees and the coffee solids in the one or more coffee extracts, and
• a weight percent of the coffee solids in the one or more coffee extracts is in the range of about 10 wt % to about 40 wt % based on of the total weight of one or more roast and ground coffee sand the coffee solids of the one or more coffee extracts.