A capsule has an inlet face C formed by a circular section and a bulge section extending from the circular section so that the inlet face C is not symmetric in rotation. The capsule further has an optically readable code on a side wall of a cup-shaped body of the capsule opposite the bulge section. A beverage production machine has a capsule holder for holding the capsule in the beverage production machine so that the optically readable code can be read by a code reader. Liquid can be supplied to the capsule to produce a nutritional product. The optically readable code and the code reader can be prevented from being contaminated with liquid, vapor, dirt or the like. The beverage production machine can perform an automatic detection of the capsule type and a corresponding automatic setting of preparation parameters.

The present disclosure provides an induction chamber door opening and closing device. The induction chamber door opening and closing device has a chamber door, a stretching mechanism, a recognition mechanism and an illumination sensing mechanism, wherein the chamber door has a rectangular shape and is provided at an outlet position of the induction chamber; the stretching mechanism is provided between the chamber door and the induction chamber mechanism for driving the chamber door to open and close; the recognition mechanism is provided on a surface of the chamber door for driving the chamber door to open by recognizing a tea capsule; the illumination sensing mechanism is provided on a side wall of the chamber door, and is configured for driving the chamber door to close by illumination sensing; the recognition mechanism is a color-changing instrument.

A sweet tea brewing product and system for brewing sweet tea is disclosed including making a concentrated sweet tea solution before mixing with water which comprises at least one water permeable sieve wherein tea particles and sugar granules are contained. The tea particles and sugar granules are brewed and dissolved during steeping in hot water to produce a hot concentrated sweet tea solution. The concentrated tea solution is then mixed with a proportioned amount of water to make consistent sweet tea. An alternative embodiment may be employed whereby coffee is substituted for tea to make a sweetened coffee solution that may be brewed hot or over ice.

A beverage producing apparatus and method are provided for producing a beverage, using an identification label of a beverage substance cartridge.

A beverage brewer includes a pump assembly, a flow channel, and a brewing material holder assembly. The pump assembly has an inlet port and is operable to provide negative fluid pressure at the inlet port. The flow channel is arranged for fluid communication with the intake port of the pump assembly. The brewing material holder assembly is configured to hold ground brewing material and is arranged to receive and provide fluid through the flow channel. The pump assembly is configured to draw liquid through the flow channel into the brewing material holder assembly when actuated, thereby brewing a beverage in the brewing material holder assembly when the brewing material holder assembly holds ground brewing material. The flow 10 channel is arranged to receive the liquid from the brewing material holder assembly when the pump assembly is de-actuated.

A beverage brewing material filter cup includes a receptacle configured to receive and hold brewing material. The receptacle includes a base, a sidewall, and a rim. The base has a peripheral edge. The sidewall extends outward from the peripheral edge of the base and terminates in an opening. The rim surrounds the sidewall opening to form an outside perimeter of the receptacle. At least the base and/or the sidewall is at least partially constructed of a water-permeable material.