Abstract: A filter element for a portion capsule is insertable into a base element that is designed in a beaker-like manner and that, together with a capsule cover, which is fastened to the base element after inserting the filter element, defines an outer capsule wall. The filter element is designed such that it divides the capsule interior between an extraction material region and a collecting region, which is formed between the filter element and the outer capsule wall. The filter element forms a filter plate and a two-dimensional frame of struts, which run along the filter plate and meet one another at an angle, wherein the struts have a cross section that reduces radially outwards.