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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Belville, Marysville, OH (US);
Donald E Wetherilt, Powell, OH (US);
James E Wimmers, Marysville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426595 ; 426460 ; 426461 ;
Abstract
The moisture content of green coffee is increased in the presence of a substantially inert gas atmosphere under a positive pressure to at least about 25% by weight based upon the weight of the moisturized beans. After moisturization, the moisturized beans are heated in the presence of a substantially inert gas atmosphere to a temperature sufficient and for a time sufficient for hydrolyzing and pryolyzing the beans while substantially avoiding charring the beans. The treated beans then are dried.