COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION
Provided herein include caffeinated, partially decaffeinated, and decaffeinated paraxanthine beverages, coffees and paraxanthine coffee beverages. Also provided are methods for the production of caffeinated, partially decaffeinated, and decaffeinated paraxanthine beverages, coffees and paraxanthine coffee beverages. In some embodiments, disclosed compositions may provide consumers with increased alertness and wakefulness, while preventing side effects commonly associated with caffeinated drinks.
1 . A coffee beverage comprising less than 100 mg/L caffeine and between 200 mg/L and 1000 g/L paraxanthine, produced by a process of
brewing or extracting a ground coffee bean product with water, wherein the ground coffee bean product comprises an admixture of decaffeinated ground coffee bean particles and paraxanthine, and wherein the product comprises less than 0.3% (w/w) caffeine and 0.5% (w/w) to 2.5% (w/w) paraxanthine to produce the coffee beverage as an aqueous brew or extract.
2 . A coffee beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the coffee beverage is a cold-brew coffee beverage.
3 . A coffee beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the ground coffee bean product is a ground roasted coffee bean product.
4 . A coffee beverage according to claim 3 , wherein the coffee beverage is a cold-brew coffee beverage.
5 . A coffee beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the ground coffee bean product is a ground green coffee bean product.
6 . A coffee beverage according to claim 5 , wherein the coffee beverage is a cold-brew coffee beverage.
7 . A method of increasing alertness in a human subject, comprising:
administering a serving of a coffee beverage according to claim 1 to the human subject, wherein the serving administered delivers between 50 mg and 200 mg of paraxanthine to the human subject.
8 . A coffee beverage according to claim 7 , wherein the coffee beverage is a cold-brew coffee beverage.
9 . A coffee beverage according to claim 7 , wherein the ground coffee bean product is a ground roasted coffee bean product.
10 . A coffee beverage according to claim 9 , wherein the coffee beverage is a cold-brew coffee beverage.
11 . A coffee beverage according to claim 7 , wherein the ground coffee bean product is a ground green coffee bean product.
12 . A coffee beverage according to claim 11 , wherein the coffee beverage is a cold-brew coffee beverage.