Process for preparing a coffee product
AssigneeKoninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
InventorsCasper Horn, Borja Roman Corrochano, Amir Asghari, Javier Silanes Kenny, Georgia Katsi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a coffee product comprising the steps of: a) spraying a liquid instant coffee onto roast and ground coffee particles to coat the roast and ground coffee particles with instant coffee; b) mixing the mixture formed in step a); c) densifying the coated roast and ground coffee particles; and d) drying the coated roast and ground coffee particles to form a coffee product comprising roast and ground coffee particles coated with instant coffee. The present invention also relates to a coffee product comprising roast and ground coffee particles coated with instant coffee.
Claims28
A process for manufacturing a coffee product comprising the steps of:
- a) spraying a liquid instant coffee onto roast and ground coffee particles to coat the roast and ground coffee particles with instant coffee;
- b) mixing the mixture formed in step a);
- c) densifying the coated roast and ground coffee particles;
- and
- d) drying the coated roast and ground coffee particles to form a coffee product comprising roast and ground coffee particles coated with instant coffee.
A process for manufacturing a coffee product comprising the steps of:
- a) filling a mixing device to 10-90% of its total volume with roast and ground coffee particles;
- b) spraying a liquid instant coffee onto roast and ground coffee particles to coat the roast and ground coffee particles with instant coffee;
- c) mixing the mixture formed in step b);
- d) densifying the coated roast and ground coffee particles;
- and
- e) drying the coated roast and ground coffee particles to form a coffee product comprising roast and ground coffee particles coated with instant coffee.
A process for manufacturing a coffee product comprising the steps of:
- a) filling a mixing device to 10-90% of its total volume with roast and ground coffee particles.
- b) spraying a liquid instant coffee onto roast and ground coffee particles to coat the roast and ground coffee particles with instant coffee;
- c) mixing the mixture formed in step b);
- d) densifying the coated roast and ground coffee particles;
- and
- e) drying the coated roast and ground coffee particles to form a coffee product comprising roast and ground coffee particles coated with instant coffee;
- wherein the step of densifying the coated roast and ground coffee particles further comprises mechanically fluidising a bed of the roast and ground coffee particles.
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