Patent ID: 11903395
Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A coffee composition comprising:
a plurality of dried, coated ground roast coffee particles compacted to a compaction of 60% to 70%;
wherein the coating binds the plurality of coated ground roast coffee particles into a three-dimensional coffee structure and is formed from a mixture of a first coffee extract that includes coffee solids from instant coffee and a second coffee extract that includes coffee solids, wherein the second coffee extract is extracted from the plurality of ground roast coffee particles, the average coating coverage of an outer surface of the plurality of ground roast coffee particles is in the range of 50% to 100%;
wherein a weight percent of the plurality of ground roast coffee particles is in the range of 60 wt % to 90 wt % based on of the total weight of the plurality of ground roast coffee particles and the coffee solids of the first coffee extract, and a weight percent of the first coffee extract is in the range of 10 wt % to 40 wt % based on of the total weight of the plurality of ground roast coffee particles and the coffee solids of the first coffee extract; and
wherein a coffee brewed from the coffee composition after exposure to UV light for a period of seven days has a reduced hexanal content as compared to coffee brewed from an otherwise identical coffee composition not including the coating.