Patent ID: 8343558
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A23F,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method for processing green coffee beans comprising a fermentation step: bringing nutritive substances and an isolated microorganism into contact with one another at a temperature of 15 to 30° C. to perform fermentation in the presence of green coffee beans, wherein the isolated microorganism in the fermentation step is a microorganism belonging to the genus Geotrichum , wherein the fermentation step is carried out by bringing the isolated microorganism into direct contact with coffee cherries, and wherein the isolated microorganism belonging to the genus Geotrichum is selected from the group consisting of Geotrichum candidum (IAM 12700, GEO CA (item no. 200691), GEO CB (items no. 200692), GEO CD1 (item no. 200693), and GEO CE (item no. 200835)), Geotrichum rectangulatum (JCM 1750), Geotrichum klebahnii (JCM 2171), and a new strain of the Geotrichum sp. having the international deposit number FERM BP-10300.