Whitened coffee concentrate
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsAgustin Cevallos, Oliver Chmiel, Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer, Stefan Bodenstab, Cristin Knoblich, Martinas Kuslys
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Abstract
A stable, whitened coffee concentrate that is a mixture of milk solids, soluble coffee solids, and coffee aroma, that has a solids concentration above about 25% by weight and a process for making the concentrate. The coffee aroma stabilizes the concentrate.
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A method for stabilizing a whitened coffee concentrate comprising adding to a whitened coffee concentrate a sufficient amount of coffee aroma to stabilize the coffee concentrate and provide a stable whitened coffee concentrate having a solids concentration above about 25% by weight.
A process for preparing a stable whitened coffee concentrate, the method comprising:
- combining concentrated coffee solids with concentrated milk components to provide a whitened coffee concentrate;
- adding to the whitened coffee concentrate a sufficient amount of coffee aroma to stabilize the whitened coffee concentrate and provide a stable whitened coffee concentrate having a solids content of above about 25% by weight;
- homogenizing the stable whitened coffee concentrate to increase the dispersion of fat in the stable whitened coffee concentrate;
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- packaging the homogenized stable whitened coffee concentrate.
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