Liquid coffee beverage concentrate
AssigneeKraft Foods Group Brands LLC
InventorsBary Lyn Zeller, John B. Topinka, Dale Anthony Kyser
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Abstract
Liquid brewed beverage concentrates and methods of making the concentrates are provided herein. The concentrates are liquid and flowable at room temperature and can be diluted in an aqueous liquid to provide a beverage having the general appearance, flavor, and aroma of a freshly brewed beverage. The concentrates include a low water content, high non-aqueous liquid content, particularly non-volatile non-aqueous liquid content, and high flavor solids content, the amounts of which are balanced to provide concentrates with a desired flavor profile with little or no flavor degradation after storage at room temperature in a sealed container for at least about three months.
Claims24
A liquid coffee beverage concentrate comprising:
- about 50 to about 90 percent non-aqueous liquid, the non-aqueous liquid comprising at least one of the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, polyethylene glycol, polyglycerol, and polyglycerol ester;
- less than about 30 percent water and volatile non-aqueous liquid;
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- about 10 to about 70 percent coffee solids,
- the liquid coffee beverage concentrate being a non-gaseous, flowable, fluid composition at room temperature.
A liquid coffee beverage concentrate comprising:
- about 50 to about 90 percent non-aqueous liquid, the non-aqueous liquid comprising at least one of the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, polyethylene glycol, polyglycerol, and polyglycerol ester;
- less than about 30 percent water and volatile non-aqueous liquid;
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- about 10 to about 70 percent coffee solids, the coffee solids selected from the group consisting of ground coffee beans, freeze-dried coffee, spray-dried coffee, instant coffee powder, ground roast coffee beans, and combinations thereof,
- wherein a total weight of water-soluble solids exceeds a total weight of water-insoluble solids dispersed and/or suspended in the coffee beverage concentrate,
- the liquid coffee beverage concentrate being a non-gaseous, flowable, fluid composition at room temperature.
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