Process of extracting stimulants from coffee
AssigneeHAG Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsLudwig Roselius, Hans-Albert Kurzhals, Klaus F. Sylla, Peter Hubert
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Abstract
A method of producing coffee low in undesired stimulants by removing coffee wax from unroasted coffee by the use of a supercritical fluid and absorbing the coffee wax in an absorbent precharged with pure caffeine.
Claims18
Process for the production of coffee low in undesired stimulants normally produced during roasting while retaining the original caffeine content which comprises removing coffee wax from unroasted coffee beans by treating said beans with a solvent harmless to health, said solvent comprising a supercritical fluid, and adsorbing said coffee wax by means of an adsorbent which is precharged with pure caffeine.
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