A compressed coffee bean block manufacturing apparatus can include a main unit; a supply unit providing coffee beans to a supply area located within the main unit; a storage unit that receives the coffee beans in a storage space device from the supply area and transports the coffee beans to a compression area on one side of the supply area; and a compression and discharge unit that compresses and shapes the coffee beans in the compression area into a coffee bean block and then transports the coffee bean block to a discharge area on one side of the compression area for ejection, wherein the supply unit compresses or cracks the coffee beans before providing the coffee beans to the supply area.

A structured coffee composition and to various items made using such coffee composition are provided. The structured coffee composition is suitable for use in one or more of automatic drip coffee makers, single serving coffee makers, percolating coffee makers, moka pot coffee makers, French press coffee makers, vacuum coffee makers, expresso coffee makers, thermal coffee makers, or any combination of two or more thereof.

A structured coffee composition and to various items made using such coffee composition are provided. The structured coffee composition is suitable for use in one or more of automatic drip coffee makers, single serving coffee makers, percolating coffee makers, moka pot coffee makers, French press coffee makers, vacuum coffee makers, expresso coffee makers, thermal coffee makers, or any combination of two or more thereof.

A soluble beverage powder includes dried coffee extract particles having two essentially flat surfaces and a uniform thickness. A further aspect is a process for making a freeze-dried soluble beverage powder.

The present invention relates to a soluble beverage powder comprising dried coffee extract particles having two essentially flat surfaces and a uniform thickness. A further aspect of the invention is a process for making a freeze-dried soluble beverage powder.

A structured coffee composition and to various items made using such coffee composition are provided. The structured coffee composition is suitable for use in one or more of automatic drip coffee makers, single serving coffee makers, percolating coffee makers, moka pot coffee makers, French press coffee makers, vacuum coffee makers, expresso coffee makers, thermal coffee makers, or any combination of two or more thereof.

Aspects disclosed herein relate to beverage tablets and beverage machines for use in forming a beverage. Beverage ingredients may have been compacted into a tablet form to form the beverage tablets. A beverage tablet may include at least one void that may be interfaced with at least one post of a beverage machine. The at least one post of the beverage machine may be configured to interact with the beverage tablet to break the beverage tablet. The beverage machine may be configured to form a beverage from the beverage tablet.

A method for manufacture of a freeze-dried coffee powder may include providing a coffee extract having from 50 wt % to 70 wt % solids; adding gas to the coffee extract in an amount from 0.5 to 3 normal litres per kilogram of solids, to provide a gas-containing coffee extract at above atmospheric pressure; cooling the gas-containing coffee extract; depressurising the gas-containing coffee extract to form a foamed coffee extract; adding crystals of a material capable of sublimation to the foamed coffee extract at a temperature of 10 to 10 C. to form a mixture comprising the foamed coffee extract and the crystals of the material capable of sublimation; cooling the mixture to below 30 C. to form a solid coffee extract; fragmenting the solid coffee extract; and placing the solid coffee extract under conditions where the crystals of the material capable of sublimation sublime.

A method for manufacture of a freeze-dried coffee powder may include providing a coffee extract having from 50 wt % to 70 wt % solids; adding gas to the coffee extract in an amount from 0.5 to 3 normal litres per kilogram of solids, to provide a gas-containing coffee extract at above atmospheric pressure; cooling the gas-containing coffee extract; depressurising the gas-containing coffee extract to form a foamed coffee extract; adding crystals of a material capable of sublimation to the foamed coffee extract at a temperature of 10 to 10 C. to form a mixture comprising the foamed coffee extract and the crystals of the material capable of sublimation; cooling the mixture to below 30 C. to form a solid coffee extract; fragmenting the solid coffee extract; and placing the solid coffee extract under conditions where the crystals of the material capable of sublimation sublime.