A capsule, especially for preparing a beverage from beverage powder, in particular of coffee from coffee powder, by introducing water into the capsule, wherein the capsule comprises a compacted pellet made of a powder containing at least one polysaccharide, wherein the compacted pellet is sheathed with at least one coating layer, wherein the at least one coating layer comprises a cross-linked polysaccharide, wherein the cross-linked polysaccharide can be obtained by cross-linking a polysaccharide with a cross-linking agent without the use of a polyol spacer.

A method for manufacturing such a capsule comprises the following steps: i) preparing a compacted pellet from a powder containing at least one polysaccharide, ii) bringing at least one part and preferably the entire surface of the compacted pellet used in step i) into contact with a solution of a polysaccharide in a solvent or with a dispersion of a polysaccharide in a dispersant, iii) when appropriate, removing of the compacted pellet from the solution or dispersion of step ii), iv) bringing the compacted pellet obtained in step ii) or iii) into contact with at least one cross-linking agent, v) when appropriate, removing the compacted pellet from the solution of step iv) and vi) drying of the compacted pellet obtained in step iv) or v).

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 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.