Process for removing micotoxins from a load of green coffee
AssigneeDemus S.p.A.
InventorMissimiliano Fabian
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Abstract
Green coffee is introduced into a container where it is subjected to continuous mixing in temperature continuous mixing in temperature ranging between environment and values close to 120° C. and water vapor is introduced into said container until the single beans of coffee have become porous and permeable; micotoxins are removed by extraction with a solvent in an acid environment obtained with a given acid or with a buffer solution with a given acid pH.
Claims12
A process for removing micotoxins from a load of green coffee without substantially reducing the caffeine content of the coffee, comprising maintaining the load of green coffee with water vapor in a container until the coffee has become porous and permeable, thereafter exposing the coffee to an acid environment external to the coffee, exposing the coffee to a solvent that dissolves micotoxins from the coffee, and thereafter separating the coffee and the micotoxin-containing solvent.
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