METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING BEVERAGES FROM POWDERS WITH IMPROVED DISPERSIBILITY Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A23F5/24 A23G1/56 A23L2/39 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: method of forming at least a portion of the beverage / food product from the jointly-ground powdery composition involves combining a quantity of the jointly-ground powdery composition with a liquid to produce at least a portion of the beverage. The jointly-ground powdery composition is obtained by co-grinding, for a long time, at least one powdery ingredient (skimmed dry milk powder, whole dry milk, roasted and ground coffee, cocoa powder, dry cream, and mixtures thereof) containing a portion difficult for dispersing (dry substances of skimmed dairy products, insoluble dry substances of cocoa, insoluble dry substances of coffee, and mixtures thereof) and from about 2% to about 90% of one or more components promoting the dispersion (milk fat, sugar, salt, and mixtures thereof). The composition is characterized by the particle size from about 100 microns to about 150 microns, and is effective for obtaining the beverage portion comprising from about 2% to about 16% dry substances of the jointly ground powdery composition dispersed therein. A capsule or a cartridge for the preparation of a single beverage serving contains inside the jointly ground powdery composition and is intended for use in a beverage preparation machine for forming at least a portion of the beverage. A capsule or a cartridge contains the space for storage, characterized by the size to accommodate the jointly ground powdery composition, and at least one inlet and one outlet formed in the capsule or cartridge or defined by them for injecting the liquid into the space for storing and dispensing at least a portion of the beverage from the capsule or cartridge. The packaged production the form of a powdery beverage to be mixed with the liquid to form at least a portion of the beverage comprises the package defining the cavity and a powdered composition enclosed therein.

EFFECT: improved dispersing advantages compared to conventional coffee powders.

30 cl, 9 tbl, 26 dwg, 23 ex