Product obtained from a powdered or granular material and process for obtaining the product
AssigneesGianpaola Belloli, Erminio Diolaiti, Ippolito Ippolito
InventorErminio Diolaiti
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Abstract
A process for processing a powdered or granular product, in particular in the form of a food-stuff, especially a product for infusion such as coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, preparation for broth and others, involves adding a liquid to a predetermined portion of the product and applying energy to the predetermined portion of product. Moreover, a layer (12) of material is made to adhere to a corresponding face (13) of a pre-determined portion of the product.
Claims17
A process for the production of a coffee tablet to be inserted into an infusion machine for obtaining a corresponding drink, wherein, starting with a powdered or granular product (11) coffee constituted by coffee for infusion, energy is applied to a predetermined portion of the powdered or granular product;
- wherein an aggregating agent in the form of water is added to the powdered or granular product;
- wherein water is added in a quantity from 3% to 10% of the weight of the predetermined portion;
- and wherein the energy applied to the powdered or granular product is in the form of ultrasonic mechanical vibrations, in such a way as to make the particles of the powdered or granular product directly adhere to one another.
A process for the production of a coffee tablet for infusion, comprising:
- providing a predetermined portion of particles of powdered or granular coffee and water in a mould, said water being from 3% to 20% by weight of said predetermined portion;
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- applying ultrasonic mechanical vibrations to said predetermined portion in said mould, said ultrasonic mechanical vibrations being sufficient to aggregate said particles and cause said particles to be directly connected to each other to form a coffee tablet for infusion in said mould, said coffee tablet being suitable for insertion into an infusion machine to obtain a coffee drink.
A process for the production of a coffee tablet to be inserted into an infusion machine for obtaining a corresponding drink, comprising:
- adding an aggregating agent in the form of water to particles of a powdered or granular product consisting of ground coffee for infusion to form a predetermined portion, said water being from 3% to 20% of the weight of the predetermined portion;
- applying ultrasonic mechanical vibrations to the predetermined portion, in such a way as to make the particles of the powdered or granular product in the predetermined portion directly adhere to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.