Instant freeze-dried coffee and regular roasted coffee composition and method of making same
View Patent ↗A coffee composition based on instant freeze-dried coffee with the taste and aroma characteristics of a regular roasted coffee is provided. A method for obtaining the composition by processing regular roasted fine ground coffee through concentrated liquid coffee extract. This processing combined with freeze drying produces uniformly structured freeze-dried granules with uniform content of regular roasted fine ground coffee inside the granules.
1. 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.
2. The composition as recited in claim 1 , further comprising coffee oil.
3. A method of production of a coffee composition, said method comprising:
(a) grinding regular roasted coffee to produce a plurality of particles of regular roasted fine-ground coffee with a particle size of 65 microns to 200 microns;
(b) adding the plurality of regular roasted fine-ground coffee particles to a concentrated liquid coffee extract;
(c) foaming the concentrated liquid coffee extract with regular roasted fine coffee particles therein to form a foamed mixture; and
(d) freeze-drying the foamed mixture to form foamed freeze-dried granules, wherein the plurality of roasted fine-ground coffee particles are evenly distributed throughout the foamed freeze-dried granules;
wherein a dissolving rate of the foamed freeze-dried granules coincides with the extraction rate of the aromatic and gustatory substances of the 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.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of roasted fine ground coffee particles are produced from one or more types of green coffee beans or a mixture thereof.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising separately roasting the mixture of green coffee beans.
6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising simultaneously roasting the mixture of green coffee beans.
7. The method of claim 3 , further comprising adding at least one of a plurality of regular roasted fine ground coffee particles, insoluble food additives and/or aroma concentrate to the concentrated liquid coffee extract.
8. The method of claim 3 , further comprising adding coffee oil before packaging.
9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the foaming is performed using nitrogen and carbon dioxide.