Nestec S.a.

Hanspeter Maier

Heinz Wyss

Oliver Chmiel

Ludwig Bachtler

Klaus Zimmermann

Marc Furrer

Charlotte Cirkel-Egner

The present invention relates to a soluble coffee beverage powder, which, upon the addition of water, forms a coffee beverage having a foamed upper surface such that substantially all of the foam is made up of bubbles having a diameter in the range of 0.05 to 0.5 mm and wherein said beverage closely assimilates the texture characteristics of an Italian espresso, namely a beverage with a fine crema, but which has a reduced bitterness compared with freshly brewed espresso but which nevertheless is strong in aroma. The soluble coffee beverage powder includes a soluble gas containing matrix that has between 10% and 35% soluble coffee solids by weight of the total dry matter of the matrix, from about 10% to about 35% pre-flocculated creamer by weight, and from about 12% to about 30% oligosaccharrides effective to dilute protein in the creamer by weight.

Soluble powder for espresso type beverage

The invention relates to an aromatized, soluble creamer powder. The creamer particles are formed of a matrix of one or more proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, and an aroma system. The aroma system is formed of aqueous coffee aroma components and soluble coffee solids in preferred ratios to help stabilize the unstable aqueous coffee aroma components. The creamer powder may be used, e.g., in soluble coffee beverage powders.

Aromatized soluble creamer powder

The present invention relates to a soluble coffee beverage which closely assimilates the texture characteristics of an Italian espresso, namely a beverage with a fine crema, but which has a reduced bitterness compared with freshly brewed espresso but which nevertheless is strong in aroma. The soluble coffee beverage powder includes a soluble gas containing matrix that has between 10% and 35% soluble coffee solids by weight of the total dry matter of the matrix, from about 10% to about 35% pre-flocculated creamer by weight, and from about 12% to about 30% oligosaccharrides effective to dilute protein in the creamer by weight. The soluble beverage powder upon reconstitution with hot water provides a foamed upper surface based upon all of the ingredients, and in which the foamed upper layer substantially all of the foam is made up of bubbles having a diameter in the range of 0.05 to 0.5 mm. In another aspect, the invention relates to a process for making such a product.

A beverage system for providing a coffee beverage is described which contains a coffee base concentrate and an aromatized soluble coffee creamer. The coffee base concentrate has a soluble coffee solids concentration of at least about 10% by weight and is free of coffee aroma. The coffee base concentrate and the aromatized soluble coffee aroma are stored separately and are combined upon reconstitution for providing a coffee beverage. Separate storage of the coffee base concentrate and the aromatized soluble coffee creamer increases the stability of the system and provides a coffee beverage which closely assimilates a freshly brewed coffee drinks such as latte macchiato and cappuccino.

Macchiato coffee concentrate system

A soluble beverage powder which, upon reconstitution with water, provides a beverage simulating a coffee drink which contains a small amount of cream. The soluble beverage powder is made up of a soluble coffee powder; and a soluble creamer-containing powder. The creamer-containing powder contains pre-flocculated creamer solids and at least about 10% by weight of soluble coffee solids. The soluble creamer-containing powder has a color similar to that of the soluble coffee powder such that the soluble beverage powder has a substantially homogeneous color. The soluble beverage powder contains a total amount of soluble coffee of at least 25% by weight.

Soluble beverage powder

A powder-form particulate material is agglomerated by feeding the material to obtain a particulate material flow, and steam is fed through a sintered plate so that a flow of steam issues from the plate coaxially about the particulate material flow and a flow of a gas is fed coaxially to and between the particulate material flow and the steam flow so that the particulate material is contacted with steam to wet and agglomerate the particulate material.

Process for agglomerating powder-form materials

An agglomeration nozzle is formed of a cylindrical tube and a sintered plate which surrounds and extends transversely from the tube with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tube at a position adjacent to an end of the tube and which is separated from the tube by a gap.

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Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany

Hanspeter Maier