Patent ID: 7807205

Claim:
A method of producing a food product, comprising: adding an extract of whole coffee cherries or portions thereof to a food product for human consumption; wherein the extract is prepared from comminuting whole coffee cherries or portions thereof and solvent extraction of the comminuted coffee cherries or portions thereof with an aqueous solvent; and wherein the coffee cherries or portions thereof have a mycotoxin level of less than 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, of less than 10 ppb for total ochratoxins, and of less than 5 ppm for total fumonisins, wherein the portion of the coffee cherry is selected from the group consisting of pulp, mucilage, and hull; and wherein the whole coffee cherries or portions thereof are optionally quick-dried within 48 hours after harvest to a residual water content of equal or less than 20 wt %.