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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Suntory Holdings Limited, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tomonori Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Morio Mitsuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Harumichi Seta, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/04 (2006.01); A23F 5/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/04 (2013.01); A23F 5/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a novel roasting method that is effective for improving the flavor of roasted coffee beans. The present invention provides a method for producing roasted coffee beans, including a step of roasting coffee beans, wherein a ratio of lightness (lightness ratio) of the coffee beans is 0.65 or more, and a temperature increasing rate of a roasting temperature is retained at −0.15° C./second to 0.15° C./second.