Provided are modified coffee and/or cacao, and/or coffee-substitute and/or cacao/chocolate-substitute compositions, and methods of making same, comprising cross-Maillardized substrate carrier materials (e.g., plant materials, etc.), or non-cross-Maillardized carrier materials, having cross-Maillardized reaction products providing for improved and/or more organoleptically accurate coffee-substitute or cacao/chocolate-substitute compositions. These coffee or cacao/chocolate, and/or coffee-substitute and/or ca-cao/chocolate-substitute compositions, comprise extracts, kernels, grounds, powders beverages, concentrates, flavorings, etc., based thereon, with or preferably without coffee or cacao beans. The methods comprise contacting a substrate carrier material, having endogenous Maillard-reactive nitrogen and/or carbohydrate constituents, with an exogenous Maillard reagent comprising exogenous Mail-lard-reactive nitrogen and/or carbohydrate constituents, wherein the exogenous Maillard reagent comprises elevated levels of e.g., leucine, to provide conditioned substrate carrier materials, for reacting to produce cross-Maillardized products. Cross-Maillard-primed substrate carrier materials, are provided, along with regenerated spent coffee and non-coffee grounds. Modified cocoa, chocolate and/or chocolate-substitute compositions (e.g., bars, chips, etc.) are also provided.

Provided are modified coffee and/or cacao, and/or coffee-substitute and/or cacao/chocolate-substitute compositions, and methods of making same, comprising cross-Maillardized substrate carrier materials (e.g., plant materials, etc.), or non-cross-Maillardized carrier materials, having cross-Maillardized reaction products providing for improved and/or more organoleptically accurate coffee-substitute or cacao/chocolate-substitute compositions. These coffee or cacao/chocolate, and/or coffee-substitute and/or ca-cao/chocolate-substitute compositions, comprise extracts, kernels, grounds, powders beverages, concentrates, flavorings, etc., based thereon, with or preferably without coffee or cacao beans. The methods comprise contacting a substrate carrier material, having endogenous Maillard-reactive nitrogen and/or carbohydrate constituents, with an exogenous Maillard reagent comprising exogenous Mail-lard-reactive nitrogen and/or carbohydrate constituents, wherein the exogenous Maillard reagent comprises elevated levels of e.g., leucine, to provide conditioned substrate carrier materials, for reacting to produce cross-Maillardized products. Cross-Maillard-primed substrate carrier materials, are provided, along with regenerated spent coffee and non-coffee grounds. Modified cocoa, chocolate and/or chocolate-substitute compositions (e.g., bars, chips, etc.) are also provided.

Materials and methods for producing coffee replicas from individual components are provided herein.

Materials and methods for producing coffee replicas from individual components are provided herein.

Materials and methods for producing coffee replicas from individual components are provided herein.

Materials and methods for producing coffee replicas from individual components are provided herein.

A process for packaging pressurized beverages. The process includes mixing liquid, a solute that depresses the freezing point of the liquid, and gas. Next, the liquid-gas mixture is allowed to rest. Then, retail containers are filled with the mixture. During the mixing and filling steps of the process, the liquid-gas mixture is subjected to pressures that are higher than atmospheric pressure. Unfortunately, such pressure cannot be maintained when the container is transferred from the filling station to the sealing station causing dissolved gas to leave the liquid and foam to overflow the container during the transfer. To prevent such an overflow, prior to the transfer, the dissolved gas is put to sleep by reducing the temperature of the liquid to below 0 C. (32 F.) and optionally allowing the liquid-gas mixture to rest. The liquid beverage may include milk, coffee, tea, fruit juice, chocolate or mixtures thereof, and may include a gum.

A method of making a coffee flavor soluble granule, including the combining of spray-dried coffee flavor with Maillard process flavor and caramel sugar to form a fine powder, suspending this powder in a fluidized bed and spraying it with a aqueous saccharide binder solution. The product provides both the flavor and appearance of coffee, at considerably lower cost, and it can be used in any application in which coffee flavor is desired.

A method of making a coffee flavor soluble granule, including the combining of spray-dried coffee flavor with Maillard process flavor and caramel sugar to form a fine powder, suspending this powder in a fluidized bed and spraying it with a aqueous saccharide binder solution. The product provides both the flavor and appearance of coffee, at considerably lower cost, and it can be used in any application in which coffee flavor is desired.

An aerated beverage composition is described herein. The aerated beverage composition comprises coffee having a weight percentage in a range of 0.1-20% with respect to the aerated beverage composition, at least one structurant having a weight percentage in a range of 10-40% with respect to the aerated beverage composition, at least one sweetener having a weight percentage in a range of 21-60% with respect to the aerated beverage composition, at least one solvent. The viscosity of the aerated beverage composition is in a range of 10,0000-3,40,000 cps. The aerated beverage composition, when reconstituted with water, provides a creamy, frothy, and stable ready-to-drink beverage. The present disclosure also provides a simple and convenient process for preparing the aerated beverage composition.