Patent ID: 8765206

Claim:
A coffee composition comprising: foamed freeze-dried granules comprising instant coffee and a plurality of roasted fine-ground coffee particles evenly distributed throughout the foamed freeze-dried granules, the fine-ground coffee particles having a particle size of 65 microns to 200 microns present in an amount of 4-29 wt. % of the foamed, freeze-dried granules; wherein the foamed, freeze-dried granules vary in color from light brown to dark brown, and have a substantially uniform structure; wherein a dissolving rate of the foamed freeze-dried granules coincides with an extraction rate of the aromatic and gustatory substances of regular roasted fine-ground coffee particles present in the foamed freeze-dried granules, when adding water with a temperature of 96° C.; and wherein a drink made from the foamed freeze-dried granules has the taste and aroma of freshly brewed coffee.