COFFEE PRODUCTS AND RELATED METHODS Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A23F5/08 A23F5/10 A23F5/24 A23F5/32 A23F5/34 

FIELD: coffee industry.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to the coffee industry. The method of forming a freeze-dried instant coffee product is carried out as follows. A concentrated coffee extract is obtained. The concentrated coffee extract is foamed and pre-frozen to form a foamed and pre-frozen intermediate coffee product. The foamed and pre-frozen intermediate coffee product is frozen to form a frozen intermediate coffee product. The frozen intermediate coffee product is ground and sieved to form a ground intermediate coffee product. The ground intermediate coffee product is dried to form a freeze-dried instant coffee product. Before the foaming stage and/or the freezing stage, a ground and blended intermediate coffee product is introduced, where 10 to 80% by dry weight is roasted ground coffee and 20 to 90% by dry weight is instant coffee.

EFFECT: method of forming a spray-dried instant coffee product is proposed. The group of inventions provides a darker color of the product that visually resembles roasted ground coffee, the darkening of the final product provides a final product that reaches the density and solubility levels expected by consumers, the product has good dispersion of roasted ground particles in a concentrated coffee extract.

23 cl, 17 dwg, 12 tbl