Whole Or Ground, Including Additive Other Than Extractive Type Patents (Class 426/595)
  • Patent number: 8535748
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
  • Patent number: 8524306
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
  • Publication number: 20130216685
    Abstract: Provided is a concentrated coffee composition containing chlorogenic acids at a high concentration and having good taste or flavor. The concentrated coffee composition of the present invention contains the following components (A) and (B): 100 to 300 mg/g of chlorogenic acids (A) in dry solids content; and not more than 0.33 mg/g of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (B) in dry solids content, wherein the dry solids content is 10 to 100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Kataoka, Yasushi Shioya, Yoshikazu Ogura, Hiroshi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8512793
    Abstract: A free-flowing cellulosic substrate, such as rice hulls, can be impregnated with desired liquid flavoring agents to create a free-flowing flavoring composition for brewed beverages such as coffee and tea. The flavoring composition can be added to ground roasted coffee or prepared tea leaves in a brew filter device such as a paper filter, French press, percolator, vacuum pot or any other mechanical filtering device intended to brew coffee or tea. The flavor-impregnated substrate will release the desired flavors in contact with water during the brew process, imparting flavor to the finished coffee or tea beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Inbru, LLC
    Inventor: Howard Lerner
  • Publication number: 20130209622
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for forming at least a portion of a beverage from a co-milled powdered composition. An amount of a co-milled powdered composition is combined with a fluid to produce at least a portion of a beverage. The co-milled powdered composition is obtained from co-milling together at least one powdered ingredient having a difficult to disperse or dissolve portion with one or more dispersion facilitator components to form a co-milled powder effective to enhance the dispersion or dissolving of the powder when forming a food or beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Gerald O. Fountain, Philip James Oxford, Amy Lynn Penner
  • Publication number: 20130202748
    Abstract: A coffee milling process comprising the steps of: a) introducing particles of a roasted coffee precursor into a milling chamber; b) introducing particles of soluble coffee into the milling chamber; c) jetting a gas into the milling chamber to mobilise the particles of the roasted coffee precursor and soluble coffee; d) thereby producing a milled and blended coffee product by comminuting the particles of the roasted coffee precursor by self-collision of the particles of the roasted coffee precursor and by collision of the particles of soluble coffee with the particles of the roasted coffee precursor within the milling chamber. Processes and products incorporating milled and blended coffee products are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Gerald Olean Fountain, Alan Gundle, Won Cheal Kang
  • Publication number: 20130202768
    Abstract: The invention relates to Turkish coffee, which is a well known and traditional drink in the food sector. The present invention particularly relates to the method of obtaining ready-made Turkish coffee without using traditional preparing method and by only adding hot water in homes, offices, cafes, restaurants, hotels, and air-sea-land journeys, and relates to the Turkish coffee product obtained by using this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SHEMS GIDA SANAY VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
    Inventor: Hakki Harbalioglu
  • Publication number: 20130189417
    Abstract: In an aspect, a roasted coffee composition, a brewed roasted coffee product, and a method of preparing the brewed roasted coffee product is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: The Healthy Cafe LLC
    Inventor: The Healthy Cafe LLC
  • Publication number: 20130171294
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising novel blends of nutritional ingredients and solid, semi-solid and beverage compositions comprising such blends. In particular, this invention relates to rehydration, energy and recovery beverages (e.g. sports drinks), compositions for support of weight management, as well as digestive, bone, cognitive and heart health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Omniceutica Limited
    Inventor: Glen Patrick Martyn
  • Publication number: 20130156928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a coffee blend and the coffee blend obtained by this method, wherein the coffee blend is characterized in that a coffee drink brewed from said coffee blend contains high amounts of chlorogenic acids (CGA) and N-methylpyridinium cations (NMP) and optionally, low amounts of carboxylic acid-5-hydrox-ytryptamides (C5-HT), has a superior antioxidative activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: TCHIBO GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Bytof, Ingo Lantz, Herbert Stiebitz, Doris Marko, Ute Böttler, Veronika Somoza, Christine Kotyczka, Malte Rubach, Gerhard Eisenbrand, Tamara Bakuradze, Thomas Hofmann, Roman Lang, Anika Wahl, Rudolf Eggers
  • Publication number: 20130136843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portion of product to be infused to prepare a beverage characterised in that the said portion comprises a spherical shell made of compacted ground coffee and a core made of ground coffee. The invention can be used to prepare beverages by infusing in any type of beverage preparation device, and preferably those used to prepare espressos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Blanc
  • Publication number: 20130108741
    Abstract: A method of providing a comestible plant material taken orally by coating a micronized plant material with a first layer of polysaccharides or proteins, then a second layer of polysaccharides or proteins is disclosed. A bi-encapsulated plant material produced by this process is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventor: Philip Morris USA Inc.
  • Patent number: 8414953
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
  • Patent number: 8389036
    Abstract: A process for processing a powdered or granular product, in particular in the form of a food-stuff, especially a product for infusion such as coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, preparation for broth and others, involves adding a liquid to a predetermined portion of the product and applying energy to the predetermined portion of product. Moreover, a layer (12) of material is made to adhere to a corresponding face (13) of a pre-determined portion of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Erminio Diolaiti
  • Patent number: 8357419
    Abstract: A process for enhancing polyphenolics content of beverages brewed from polyphenolic containing, processed beverage substrate by pre-soaking substrate (coffee beans, for example) before roasting and then quenching the substrate after processing with the liquid in which the substrate was first “pre-soaked.” Beverages produced from the treated substrate exhibit substantially increased polyphenolics content, when compared to conventionally processed beverage substrate of the same nature and processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Inventors: Loretta Zapp, Thomas J. Slaga, Jifu Zhao, Mark Lange
  • Publication number: 20120328762
    Abstract: The present invention provides refined roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 10 to 30 and a hydroxyhydroquinone content of not higher than 30 mg/kg by contacting an aqueous solvent with raw material roasted coffee beans. The invention also provides a process for producing refined roasted coffee beans, which includes contacting raw material roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 12 to 35, with coffee bean-derived extract-containing water selected from water containing an extract derived from roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 40 or more and water containing an extract derived from raw coffee beans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chitoshi SHIGENO, Yasushi Shioya, Tatsuya Kusaura, Yoshikazu Ogura, Yoshinobu Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20120321774
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide caffeineless coffee that is rich in flavor. Ethyl isovalerate is incorporated in caffeineless coffee. If the caffeineless coffee is in the form of coffee beans, ethyl isovalerate is incorporated in such a way that its proportion is at least 1 ppb relative to the total amount of the coffee beans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Masaru Fujiwara, Tatsuji Onishi, Morio Mitsuhashi
  • Patent number: 8318228
    Abstract: The present invention provides refined roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 10 to 30 and a hydroxyhydroquinone content of not higher than 30 mg/kg by contacting an aqueous solvent with raw material roasted coffee beans. The invention also provides a process for producing refined roasted coffee beans, which includes contacting raw material roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 12 to 35, with coffee bean-derived extract-containing water selected from water containing an extract derived from roasted coffee beans having a Hunter L value of 40 or more and water containing an extract derived from raw coffee beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Chitoshi Shigeno, Yasushi Shioya, Tatsuya Kusaura, Yoshikazu Ogura, Yoshinobu Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20120237608
    Abstract: The invention provides a free-flowing particulate honey product comprising crystallized natural bee honey and a process for producing thereof. The free flowing particulate honey product comprises crystals of natural honey in admixture with glucose and is characterised by X-ray powder diffraction pattern having peaks in degrees 2? that are identified as characteristic peaks of crystalline glucose monohydrate, and diastase index not less than 90% of the diastase index of a crude honey used to prepare the product, calculated based upon the weight of the crude honey. The product retains all the healthy and biologically active properties of natural honey and can be used as a sugar substitute, or as a component of food mixtures, such as dry cereals, muesli, tea, coffee, drink mixtures, and also for preparing beverages, bakery, confectionary, as well as cosmetic and hygienic formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Vladimir Borisovich POLTORATSKY
  • Publication number: 20120207910
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low calorie coffee mix composition with a natural sweet taste prepared by using D-tagatose instead of sugar for a diet or a low calorie coffee mix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Mi Lee, Myung Woo Kang, Young Jae Kim, Seong Bo Kim, Seung Won Park
  • Publication number: 20120201930
    Abstract: A brewable coffee product that, when brewed, produces a coffee beverage having an increased amount of dietary fiber as compared to a coffee beverage brewed from traditional ground coffee. The brewable coffee product includes ground coffee beans and at least one plant-derived soluble fiber ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN LEAF FOODS, LLC
    Inventor: Edwin Henry Fisher, III
  • Patent number: 8239144
    Abstract: A portable liquid design system includes a portable information handling system (IHS) that employs a liquid design application capable of operating in different modes to design different liquids such as corn syrup, espresso, coffee, soda pop and others. The portable liquid design system may include a refractometer to measure the refractive index and temperature of a liquid under test. The liquid design application may apply the measured refractive index and temperature to a 3 dimensional representation of the correlation of refractive index, temperature and concentration (% total dissolved solids) to determine a particular concentration corresponding to the measured refractive index and temperature. A single 3 dimensional scale may apply to virtually all values of interest of refractive index, temperature and concentration for a particular liquid under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Voice Systems Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Fedele
  • Publication number: 20120156357
    Abstract: A coffee composition based on instant freeze-dried coffee with the taste and aroma characteristics of a regular roasted coffee is provided. A method for obtaining the composition by processing regular roasted fine ground coffee through concentrated liquid coffee extract. This processing combined with freeze drying produces uniformly structured freeze-dried granules with uniform content of regular roasted fine ground coffee inside the granules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Khikmat Vadi Shakhin
  • Publication number: 20120128856
    Abstract: A method of producing a beverage including: combining roasted, ground maitake mushroom with roasted, ground coffee beans to provide a maitake-coffee mixture, and brewing the maitake-coffee mixture; and a maitake-coffee beverage produced thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicants: Ming East-West, LLC, Yukiguni Maitake Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Kameyama, Ming Tsai, Jeffrey Waskiewicz
  • Patent number: 8178148
    Abstract: Provided is a coffee composition having an excellent hypotensive effect. The coffee composition has the following components (A) and (B): 0.01 to 1 wt. % of chlorogenic acids (A), less than 0.1 wt. %, based on the weight of the chlorogenic acids, of (B) hydroxyhydroquinone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Fujii, Atsushi Suzuki, Hideo Oominami, Ryuji Ochiai, Yusuke Shibuya
  • Patent number: 8178141
    Abstract: Articles of manufacture and methods for absorbing gasses released by roaster coffee packed in hermetically sealed containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Folger Coffee Company
    Inventors: Athula Ekanayake, Paul Ralph Bunke
  • Publication number: 20120107457
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: STARBUCKS CORPORATION D/B/A STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio da Cruz
  • Publication number: 20120100261
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: STARBUCKS CORPORATION D/B/A STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio da Cruz
  • Publication number: 20120100258
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: STARBUCKS CORPORATION D/B/A STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio da Cruz
  • Publication number: 20120100257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to beverage compositions and methods for producing beverage compositions with a quantity of omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs). Specifically, the beverage compositions comprise a quantity of stearidonic acid (SDA) enriched soybean oil that imparts improved nutritional quality with a quantity of n-3 PUFAs, but retains the mouthfeel, flavor, odor, and other sensory characteristics associated with typical beverage compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SOLAE, LLC
    Inventors: Beata E. Lambach, David Welsby, Seok Lee, Candice Lucak
  • Publication number: 20120040027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a food or beverage composition comprising unroasted coffee solids and arabinogalactans, for example a ready-to-drink beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Milo, Francois Vandon, Ching-Jung Kuo, Aneela Kamal
  • Patent number: 8114457
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same. Some embodiments of the present application are directed to soluble coffee and methods of making soluble coffee with improvements in such qualities as taste and aroma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
  • Patent number: 8114458
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same. Some embodiments of the present application are directed to soluble coffee and methods of making soluble coffee with improvements in such qualities as taste and aroma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
  • Patent number: 8114459
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same. Some embodiments of the present application are directed to soluble coffee and methods of making soluble coffee with improvements in such qualities as taste and aroma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
  • Publication number: 20120015094
    Abstract: A ground roast coffee tablet which is capable of being brewed in a conventional automatic drip coffee maker, and which exhibits sufficient strength to withstand all aspects of manufacture, handling, packaging, transport without breakage but also readily disintegrates when contacted with hot water during brewing, is made by subjecting conventional ground, roasted coffee to a multi-step compaction process in which at least two compression steps are carried out in the same compaction die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: THE FOLGERS COFFEE COMPANY
    Inventor: Jerry Douglas Young
  • Patent number: 8088428
    Abstract: To provide a packaged coffee beverage, which contains chlorogenic acids at high concentration, has good flavor and taste, and is suppressed in the occurrence of sediment during long-term storage. A packaged coffee beverage subjected to heat sterilization treatment, the beverage comprising (A) monocaffeoylquinic acid, (B) feruloylquinic acid and (C) dicaffeoylquinic acid, wherein (a) a total content of the ingredients (A), (B) and (C) contained in dissolved states in the beverage is from 0.14 to 4% by weight based on the beverage, and the beverage comprises (b) 80% by weight or more of water, (c) magnesium and sodium at a Mg/Na weight ratio of from 0.04 to 1, (d) a coffee extract obtained from roasted coffee beans having an L value of form 16 to 25, and (e) from 0.0024 to 0.0122% by weight of brown color in terms of Food Yellow No. 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hidefumi Yamane, Yoshikazu Ogura, Yoko Sugiura, Tatsuya Kusaura
  • Publication number: 20110305792
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel processing methods for green coffee beans that result in novel green coffee bean products, including products that incorporate whole green coffee beans. Methods include selecting whole coffee beans in their fresh green unroasted state with naturally-occurring levels of phytonutrients, sterilizing and drying them, applying iterative grinding processes and stabilization techniques, all while avoiding high temperatures. Whole green coffee bean products created and defined by these methods have unexpectedly been found to increase focus and concentration in users, and are believed useful in the treatment of attention and concentration deficits and related disorders, such as attention deficit (AD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and various related and/or comorbid disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas J. Vella, Samuel A. Amen
  • Publication number: 20110293791
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: STARBUCKS CORPORATION D/B/A STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz
  • Patent number: 8067049
    Abstract: Roasted coffee beans are cooled and stored to a temperature of 0° C. or below before elapse of forty eight hours of holding time at room temperature or below after roasting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nagoyaseiraku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayoshi Hibi
  • Patent number: 8062682
    Abstract: A method for producing a beverage or liquid comestible from a single capsule by subdividing the interior of the capsule into a plurality of compartments, at least two compartments containing beverage-forming ingredients, introducing a liquid into one of the compartments of the capsule and starting to produce and drain a first beverage component on the basis of the ingredient contained in the first compartment, and opening a fluid communication between the first and the second compartment such that after the start of the production of the first beverage compartment, a production of a beverage component on the basis of the ingredient contained in the second compartment commences. The capsule is preferably used to make cappuccino-style beverages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Zenon Ioannis Mandralis, Jean-Paul Denisart, Tony Ward, Julien Gaillard
  • Patent number: 8043645
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas and method of making same. Some embodiments of the present application are directed to soluble coffee and methods of making soluble coffee with improvements in such qualities as taste and aroma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio da Cruz
  • Patent number: 8039036
    Abstract: A method for the preparation of a beverage suitable for consumption such as, for instance, cappuccino, wherein use is made of at least one extraction pad (44) at least filled with a product to be extracted such as ground coffee (45), and at least one additive holder (32) at least filled with a soluble substance such as a flavoring and/or odorant and/or colorant, more in particular such as an instant and/or liquid creamer (35), the method further having the following method steps: the extraction pad (44) and the additive holder (32) are positioned relative to each other such that they lie clear of each other; hot water is pressed under pressure through the extraction pad (44) and contacted with the soluble substance (35) for obtaining an extract with the soluble substance (35) dissolved therein;—the extract with the soluble substance (35) dissolved therein is fed under pressure to at least one nozzle (28) for obtaining an extract jet; and the extract jet is aimed at an impact surface (16) for obtaining a bever
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Sara Lee/DE N.V.
    Inventors: Joseph Theodoor Knitel, Vincent Jan Steenhof
  • Publication number: 20110223309
    Abstract: A method for producing crema in a coffee vending machine that has a flow-through heater for heating water and that is charged with substrate capsules which include a Venturi nozzle for crema production. The method includes a) heating the water in the flow-through heater; b) brewing ground coffee using the heated water in a brewing chamber in order to produce a coffee drink; and c) producing crema by mixing the coffee drink with a gas in the Venturi nozzle. In step c), at least one of two volumetric flows of the coffee drink or the gas is increased in the Venturi nozzle during a predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Daburger, Ulrike Gerl, Marijana Jerance Mitrovic
  • Publication number: 20110217420
    Abstract: A free-flowing cellulosic substrate, such as rice hulls, can be impregnated with desired liquid flavoring agents to create a free-flowing flavoring composition for brewed beverages such as coffee and tea. The flavoring composition can be added to ground roasted coffee or prepared tea leaves in a brew filter device such as a paper filter, French press, percolator, vacuum pot or any other mechanical filtering device intended to brew coffee or tea. The flavor-impregnated substrate will release the desired flavors in contact with water during the brew process, imparting flavor to the finished coffee or tea beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: Howard Lerner
  • Publication number: 20110217417
    Abstract: A dry composition that is brewed with potable liquid to produce an infusion beverage and methods of using such compositions are described. The composition includes a first amount of fruit and/or vegetable-derived particulate solids combined with a second pre-measured amount of a particulate bioactive component-containing material, advantageously an antioxidant-rich material. When immersed in the liquid the composition releases the phenolic antioxidants to produce a serving of the beverage. The bioactive component-containing material is advantageously configured and sized to remain substantially uniformly distributed throughout the dry composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Perlman
  • Publication number: 20110195171
    Abstract: An antioxidant additive includes one, two, or all three of Matcha, Rooibos and Goji Berry. In a method of making a fused antioxidant additive that includes at least two components, the at least two components are fused together in a fusion process, wherein the at least two components are added to a fusion chamber and stirred together until the volume of the contents of the fusion chamber has decreased by a sufficient amount, thereby indicating that the at least two components have fused to each other. The fused antioxidant additive has unique properties that allow it to be added to coffee beans during roasting. During the coffee roasting process, the fused antioxidant additive is added to the roasting chamber after first crack. Coffee roasted in this manner has an unexpectedly high degree of antioxidant power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: T & T Enterprises Inc.
    Inventor: David M. Tieman
  • Publication number: 20110183048
    Abstract: Soluble coffee products include compressed coffee particles that can be blended with powdered or ground roast coffee products, oils and flavorings to produce dissolvable coffee beverages in a variety of flavors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Ken Noble, Samantha Peski
  • Patent number: 7976887
    Abstract: Volatile components are obtained by steam extraction of tasty materials. Coffee beans following roasting or tea leaves following tea manufacturing are used as tasty materials. Steam extraction includes of processing in which steam is contacted with a tasty material followed by recovery of the steam after that contact. Saturated water vapor or super heated steam is used for the steam, while super heated steam is used preferably. The coffee beans are preferably those that have been obtained by roasting raw coffee beans using super heated steam. The food or drink contains the aromatic components, and preferably contains the volatile components as well as an aqueous extract of the tasty material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Pokka Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Inoue, Yumiko Aoyama, Michiya Hayashi, Keiichi Narita
  • Publication number: 20110143001
    Abstract: Provided is a preparation including a roasted date kernel blend and at least one thickener, a beverage thereof, a process for the production thereof and a process for producing the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GREEN LIFE CAFÉ LTD.
    Inventors: Shay Cohen, Gili Haberman, Rom Kshuk, Limor Gendler
  • Publication number: 20110135803
    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 shelf-stable dairy products. Other embodiments are related to beverages with shelf-stable dairy products and soluble coffee. Also disclosed are methods of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Starbucks Corporation D/B/A Starbucks Coffee Company
    Inventors: Urano A. Robinson, J. Marcio Da Cruz, Dien Van Vu