Patent ID: 6358552
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A23F

Abstract:
An aromatized, soluble coffee powder which comprises at least about 0.60 equivalent &mgr;g/g furans and at least about 0.40 equivalent &mgr;g/g diketones and which is produced by a process including the steps of:providing a slurry of coffee grounds in an aqueous liquid; stripping aroma components from the slurry using gas in a substantially counter-current manner for providing an aromatized gas containing aroma components; collecting the aroma components from the aromatized gas; extracting soluble coffee solids from coffee grounds and concentrating the extracted soluble coffee solid for providing a concentrated coffee extract; combining the concentrated coffee extract and the collected aroma components for providing an aromatized extract; and drying the aromatized extract for providing the aromatized coffee powder.