Patent ID: 7815959
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A23F

Abstract:
1. An extract for use in combination with a food product for human use, wherein the extract is prepared by the steps of: harvesting a plurality of whole coffee cherries and drying the whole coffee cherries under a protocol that limits microbial growth to an extent such that the dried whole coffee cherries exhibit mycotoxin levels that are below 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, below 5 ppm for total fumonisins, below 5 ppm for total vomitoxins, and below 5 ppb for ochratoxins; comminuting the whole dried coffee cherries, and combining the comminuted dried coffee cherries with a solvent to form an extraction mixture; and filtering the extraction mixture to produce an extract, and optionally removing the solvent from the extract.