Method for decaffeinating coffee
AssigneeGeneral Foods Corporation
InventorsSaul N. Katz, Martin Gottesman
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Abstract
Liquid propane, liquid butane or mixtures thereof at a temperature of from 30.degree. C. to 95.degree. C. is employed to selectively remove caffeine from moistened green coffee. The resulting decaffeinated coffee is then roasted and processed to ground or soluble coffee products which will possess the flavor and aroma of comparable non-decaffeinated coffee products.
Claims7
A process for decaffeinating moistened green coffee by extracting the coffee with liquid solvent selected from the group consisting of propane, butane and mixtures thereof at a temperature of from 30.degree. to 95.degree. C. and at a pressure which is below the critical pressure of the liquid solvent.
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