Method for conducing concentrated cannabis oil to be stable, emulsifiable and flavorless for use in hot beverages and resulting powderized cannabis oil
A method for producing powderized cannabis oil, and the resulting powderized cannabis oil, in which concentrated cannabis oil is mixed with and absorbed by a modified starch powder, preferably maltodextrin, in a ratio of at least three grams of starch powder for every one-eighth of a gram of cannabis oil is disclosed. Further disclosed are beverages, baked goods and single-serve beverage brewing cartridges utilizing or incorporating the powderized cannabis oil to create human-consumable products that contain an emulsified, tasteless, and odorless dose of cannabis oil.
1. A method for making powderized cannabis oil consisting essentially of:
a) extracting cannabis oil from cannabis using carbon dioxide to obtain a cannabis oil with a concentration of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol;
b) measuring a quantity of the cannabis oil;
c) measuring a quantity of a xanthan gum to achieve a ratio of at least three grams of xanthan gum to every one-half of a gram of cannabis oil by weight; and
d) mixing the extracted cannabis oil and the xanthan gum until the extracted cannabis oil is evenly absorbed by the xanthan gum.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the xanthan gum to the cannabis oil, by weight, is at least three grams of xanthan gum to every one-eighth of a gram of cannabis oil.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the xanthan gum to the cannabis oil, by weight, is between three grams of xanthan gum for every one-eighth of a gram to one-half of a gram of cannabis oil.
4. The method of claim 1 , further consisting essentially of:
e) heating the cannabis oil to reduce the viscosity of the cannabis oil.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cannabis oil is heated to between 80° F. and 100° F.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cannabis oil is heated to between 84° F. and 90° F.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the heating step is continued until the viscosity of the cannabis oil is substantially the same as light syrup.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the heating step further consists essentially of:
placing a heat-safe container consisting essentially of the cannabis oil into a container of water; and
heating the water.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the heating step further consists essentially of heating the water to between 140° F. and 170° F.
10. The method of claim 1 , further consisting essentially of:
f) testing the cannabis oil to determine the concentration of the isolated tetrahydrocannabinol in the cannabis oil as a percent by weight;
g) determining the amount of a desired individual dose of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol;
h) determining the number of desired individual doses of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol in each gram of the desired quantity of cannabis oil;
i) determining a total number of desired individual doses of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol in the powdered cannabis oil resulting from the mixing step;
j) determining the weight of a powdered cannabis oil resulting from the mixing step that equals a desired individual dose of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol; and
k) dividing the powdered cannabis oil into separate desired individual doses of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol, based on the weight of the powdered cannabis oil.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol consists essentially of selecting cannabis oil extracted from Cannabis sativa.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol consists essentially of selecting cannabis oil extracted from Cannabis indica.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol consists essentially of mixing cannabis oil extracted from cannabis of two different cannabis strains.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol consists essentially of selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of cannabidiol.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of isolated tetrahydrocannabinol consists essentially of selecting a cannabis oil with a desired terpene profile.