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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Ove Emil Hansen, Allerød, DK;
Per Bo Sørensen, Copenhagen, DK;
Jørgen Ilkjær, Frederiksberg, DK;
Jens Mourits Sørensen, Virum, DK;
Niro A/S, Soborg, DK;
Abstract
A moist non-rewetted particulate material obtained from an extract of e.g. coffee by drying, is subjected to a heat treatment being carried out without affecting the moisture content of the particulate material at a combination of temperature and time being adequate for effecting fusion so as to form a compact cake-like structure, which is disintegrated into granular material before drying to final moisture content, whereby fines may be separated without being subjected to final drying, and recirculated in the process. Hereby a product having an appearance similar to and a quality comparable to or better than that of freeze dried coffee can be obtained in a less expensive manner.