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US 5,433,962 AGranted
Rapidly soluble flavored instant coffee product
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorGordon K. Stipp
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flavored instant coffee product comprising a creamer base, a sweetener base, and a flavor base, wherein the creamer base is agglomerated to the sweetener base, and the flavor base is coated on the agglomerated creamer and sweetener bases, and wherein the flavor base comprises instant coffee and flavorings. The present invention further relates to a process for making such a flavored instant coffee product.
Claims18
A process for making a flavored instant coffee product, the process comprising:
- a) steam agglomerating a creamer base to a sweetener base to form an agglomerated creamer and sweetener base;
- b) setting the agglomerated creamer and sweetener base;
- c) drying the agglomerated creamer and sweetener base to a moisture content of less than about 2.5% by weight;
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- d) coating the agglomerated creamer and sweetener base with a flavor base, wherein the flavor base comprises instant coffee and one or more flavorings.
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