General Foods Limited

Bary L Zeller

Fouad Z Saleeb

Randal P McKay

William W Kaleda

William A Eisenhardt, Jr

A method of decaffeination wherein a caffeine-containing coffee extract solution is contacted with caffeic acid in the presence of water. The caffeine and the caffeic acid form an insoluble caffeine/caffeic acid complex wherein the complex is separated from the coffee extract solution.

Coffee decaffeination with caffeic acid

The present invention provides a method for complexing a metal cation and a saccharide to form thereby a cation-saccharide salt. Upon instantly solidifying and dehydrating particles of said cation-saccharide compound, a highly microporous material results, said material being capable of adsorbing large volumes of volatile flavor/aroma or gaseous compounds.

Method and manufacture for moisture-stable, inorganic, microporous

A carbon dioxide sorbent is disclosed which comprises calcium hydroxide at a level of from 70 to 95% by weight based upon the total dry weight of the sorbent, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide or admixture thereof at a level of from 5 to 15% by weight, optionally calcium chloride at a level of from 5 to 15% by weight and less than 1.5% moisture. Also disclosed is a method for packaging coffee utilizing the carbon dioxide sorbent.

Method of packaging coffee with carbon dioxide sorbent

A roasted coffee extract decaffeination method providing a soluble coffee of improved flavor is disclosed. A roasted coffee extract is contacted with a caffeine solvent so that caffeine and a lesser amount of non-caffeine solubles is transferred to the solvent. The two liquids are separated and the caffeine solvent is typically concentrated. The concentrated solvent is then contacted with an aqueous caffeic acid suspension so that caffeic acid/caffeine complex crystals grow in the water phase. The complex crystals are filtered and the then at least partially decaffeinated caffeine solvent is separated from the water phase. Contact of the caffeine solvent and an aqueous caffeic acid suspension may be repeated to achieve further decaffeination. Then, the solvent, which contains substantially only non-caffeine solubles, is added to the substantially decaffeinated roasted coffee extract. The caffeine solvent is then stripped from the roasted coffee extract, which is subsequently dried.

Roasted coffee extract decaffeination method

A method of decaffeinating caffeine-containing liquids and particularly aqueous coffee extracts is disclosed. Caffeic acid is added to a caffeine-containing aqueous coffee extract so as to form an insoluble, colloidal caffeic acid/caffeine complex. Crystals of the insoluble caffeic acid/caffeine complex are then grown and subsequently separated from the aqueous decaffeinated coffee extract. The coffee extracts intended for use herein include both roasted and green coffee extracts.

Coffee extract decaffeination method

Fresh citrus pulp is water washed and/or combined with an inorganic basic material such as calcium oxide in order to raise the pH of the pulp material to about 4.0 or above. The pH-adjusted pulp is then frozen and freeze-dried resulting in a dry pulp material which has good wetting and dispersion characteristics and a natural appearance in aqueous medium.

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Pleasantville, NY, United States of America

Bary L Zeller