Patent classifications
A23F5/166
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO COCOA SUBSTITUTES DERIVED FROM SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS
A method of processing used coffee grounds is provided. The method includes obtaining the used coffee grounds. The method also includes de-fatting the used coffee grounds. The method further includes flavoring the used coffee grounds. The method also includes texturizing the used coffee grounds. The method further includes aging the used coffee grounds. The method also includes grinding the used coffee grounds.
EXTRACTION OF COFFEE OIL FROM COFFEE-BASED FEEDSTOCKS BY USING A GREEN AND SCALABLE NEW PROCESS
Disclosed herein is a process of extracting coffee oil from a coffee-based feedstock by using an extraction solvent, where a mixture of the coffee-based feedstock and the extraction solvent is kept under mechanical or magnetic agitation for at least 30 minutes, and subsequently, a liquid phase including the extraction solvent is separated and the extraction solvent is removed from the liquid phase, to obtain the coffee oil. The extraction solvent can be an ester solvent. Also disclosed herein is a coffee oil obtained by the aforementioned process.