Patent ID: 11896025
Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A structured coffee composition comprising:
a plurality of ground roast coffee particles that each include an outer surface;
a matrix 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; and wherein the matrix is on the outer surface of the ground roast coffee particles and binds the plurality of ground roast coffee particles together to form a compacted structure compacted to a compaction of 60% to 70%; and
a filter paper pod encasing the compacted structure;
wherein a weight percent of the plurality of ground roast coffee particles is in the range of 65 wt % to 90 wt % based on of the total weight of the 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 35 wt % based on the total weight of ground roast coffee particles and the coffee solids of the first coffee extract;
wherein the structured coffee composition has a hardness of from 21.3 N to 61.7 N over an axial direction of the structured coffee composition, a friability of 50% to 100%, and a water activity of 0.35 to 0.42.