Back to results
US 8,524,306 B2Granted
Beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation
InventorsUrano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present embodiments generally relate to beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to soluble coffee and methods of making soluble coffee with improvements in such qualities as taste and aroma.
Claims9
A soluble coffee beverage prepared by a method comprising:
- pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product;
- grinding coffee beans to form a second ground coffee product;
- extracting the second ground coffee product to form an extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds;
- combining a first portion of the first pulverized coffee product with the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend;
- drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend;
- and
- combining a dairy component, a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.