Beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same

• Main Authors: DA CRUZ MARCIO J, ROBINSON URANO A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.12.2016
• Subjects: COFFEE; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; TEA; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Disclosed is 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 flavoring component, a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product and the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee beverage, wherein the flavoring component comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of coffee extract, concentrated coffee, dried coffee, coffee oils, coffee aroma distillates, flavor powders, flavor oils, spices, ground or pulverized cocoa beans, and ground or pulverized vanilla beans, and wherein the soluble coffee product further comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of coffee extract, concentrated coffee, dried coffee, coffee oils, coffee aromas, distillates, flavor powders, flavor oils, spices, ground or pulverized cocoa beans, ground or pulverized vanilla beans, vitamins, antioxidants, nutraceuticals, dietary fiber, an omega-3 oil, an omega-6 oil, an omega-9 oil, a flavonoid, lycopene, selenium, a beta-carotene, resveratrol, a vegetable extract, a dry green coffee extract, a wet green coffee extract and an herbal extract.