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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bary L. Zeller, Glenview, IL (US);
William B. Graves, Stamford, CT (US);
Raymond M. McGarvey, Middle Village, NY (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/00 ;
Abstract
A self-whitening spray dried instant coffee is prepared by spray drying a caseinate-free aqueous emulsion having a pH of 5.5 to 9.0 and consisting essentially of 30-80% water and 20-70% solids, wherein the solids contain, on a dry weight basis, 10-70% soluble coffee, 5-60% oil, 0-85% filler, and 0-10% emulsifier.