Abstract: The invention relates to a coffee beverage composition being devoid of significant contents of oil and insoluble particulates, comprising (a) at least 15% based on the total weight of coffee solids of total mannose, wherein the free mannose content is less than 50% by weight of the total mannose content, and (b) less than 1,000 ppm on a total coffee solids basis of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, and to a process for producing a soluble coffee extract, comprising the steps: (i) combining roast and ground coffee with water, (ii) adding hydrolase enzymes, (iii) wet-milling to a mean particle size of about 10 to about 250 ?m, (iv) treating the reaction mixture by exposing it to a temperature in the range of about 20° C. to about 90° C., preferably about 50° C. to about 60° C., and (v) circulating the reaction mixture through a cross-flow semi-permeable membrane separation device where the soluble coffee extract is obtained as permeate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coffee beverage composition being devoid of significant contents of oil and insoluble particulates, comprising (a) at least 15% based on the total weight of coffee solids of total mannose, wherein the free mannose content is less than 50% by weight of the total mannose content, and (b) less than 1,000 ppm on a total coffee solids basis of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, and to a process for producing a soluble coffee extract, comprising the steps: (i) combining roast and ground coffee with water, (ii) adding hydrolase enzymes, (iii) wet-milling to a mean particle size of about 10 to about 250 ?m, (iv) treating the reaction mixture by exposing it to a temperature in the range of about 20° C. to about 90° C., preferably about 50° C. to about 60° C., and (v) circulating the reaction mixture through a cross-flow semi-permeable membrane separation device where the soluble coffee extract is obtained as permeate.

Abstract: An electrodialysis system is used to produce reliably, contaminant-free electrodialyzed compositions. A feed stream containing an aqueous solution that has contaminants present is contacted with a membrane electrodialysis system and an electrical potential is applied in an amount effective for recovering the desired aqueous solution without the contaminants while maintaining a higher hydrostatic pressure on the product stream or recovery side.

Abstract: Low pH, high moisture, shelf stable foodstuff and methods of making are provided. The foodstuff is acidified with acidic electrodialized composition, edible inorganic acid or mixture thereof to obtain a final product pH of 4.6 and preferably 4.3 or less. The low pH foodstuff has total organic acids content of 0.12 moles per 1,000 grams of foodstuff or less and is heated to a temperature of 165° F. to pasteurize. New or improved, shelf stable, non-sour food components and products and their methods of preparation are also provided.