The present invention discloses a method for preparing coffee cream, comprising the following steps: (1) preparing oil phase; (2) preparing aqueous phase; (3) add aqueous phase to the oil phase to mix them, stir evenly and perform sterilization; (4) dissolve coffee extract in 40-70 C. water and perform sterilization; (5) add the sterilized aqueous solution of the coffee extract to the sterilized oil-water mixture, stir evenly and homogenize; (6) stir the homogenized material at a temperature of below 10 C. for 1 hour at a low speed, then perform filling, and preserve under a frozen condition below 18 C. Compared with traditional technology, the present invention has the following advantages. The present invention improves the process conditions, adjusts feeding sequence of components. After the coffee powder is sterilized alone, it is mixed with the sterilized water-oil phase. By this process, it solves the problem of damage of surface tension. The cream made by this process, after whipping, has smooth surface and no pores, with stable foam structure, good operability, high whipping rate and pure and long-lasting favor. The products made have good freeze-thaw stability.

The present invention discloses a method for preparing coffee cream, comprising the following steps: (1) preparing oil phase; (2) preparing aqueous phase; (3) add aqueous phase to the oil phase to mix them, stir evenly and perform sterilization; (4) dissolve coffee extract in 40-70 C. water and perform sterilization; (5) add the sterilized aqueous solution of the coffee extract to the sterilized oil-water mixture, stir evenly and homogenize; (6) stir the homogenized material at a temperature of below 10 C. for 1 hour at a low speed, then perform filling, and preserve under a frozen condition below 18 C. Compared with traditional technology, the present invention has the following advantages. The present invention improves the process conditions, adjusts feeding sequence of components. After the coffee powder is sterilized alone, it is mixed with the sterilized water-oil phase. By this process, it solves the problem of damage of surface tension. The cream made by this process, after whipping, has smooth surface and no pores, with stable foam structure, good operability, high whipping rate and pure and long-lasting favor. The products made have good freeze-thaw stability.

The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a freeze-dried coffee powder, the method comprising: (a) providing a coffee extract having from 40 wt % to 55 wt % solids: (b) high-shear mixing the coffee extract in a rotor/stator aerator with added gas to form a foamed coffee extract, the gas being added in an amount of from 1 NL/kg to 5 NL/kg of coffee extract, wherein the rotor/stator aerator is maintained at a pressure of less than 2 bar and is configured to subject the coffee extract to a shear of from 7,500 to 20,000 s.sup.?1 in a single pass having a residency time of at least 1 second, (c) cooling the foamed coffee extract to below ?40? C. without shear, or with low shear, to form a frozen coffee extract, (d) grinding the frozen coffee extract to a powder; and (c) drying the powder, wherein the step (c) of cooling the foamed coffee extract to below ?40? C.

comprises: (i) cooling the foamed coffee extract to a first temperature; (ii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the first temperature to a second temperature lower than the first temperature; and (iii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the second temperature to below ?40? C., wherein the first temperature is 1? C. above a freezing point of the foamed coffee extract and wherein the second temperature is 3? C. below the freezing point, wherein step (ii) has a duration of from 30 minutes to 5 hours, preferably 1 to 4 hours, and wherein the foamed coffee extract obtained in step (b) is maintained at a pressure of less than 2 bar until the frozen coffee extract is formed in step (c).

The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a freeze-dried coffee powder, the method comprising: (a) providing a coffee extract having from 40 wt % to 55 wt % solids: (b) high-shear mixing the coffee extract in a rotor/stator aerator with added gas to form a foamed coffee extract, the gas being added in an amount of from 1 NL/kg to 5 NL/kg of coffee extract, wherein the rotor/stator aerator is maintained at a pressure of less than 2 bar and is configured to subject the coffee extract to a shear of from 7,500 to 20,000 s.sup.?1 in a single pass having a residency time of at least 1 second, (c) cooling the foamed coffee extract to below ?40? C. without shear, or with low shear, to form a frozen coffee extract, (d) grinding the frozen coffee extract to a powder; and (c) drying the powder, wherein the step (c) of cooling the foamed coffee extract to below ?40? C.

comprises: (i) cooling the foamed coffee extract to a first temperature; (ii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the first temperature to a second temperature lower than the first temperature; and (iii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the second temperature to below ?40? C., wherein the first temperature is 1? C. above a freezing point of the foamed coffee extract and wherein the second temperature is 3? C. below the freezing point, wherein step (ii) has a duration of from 30 minutes to 5 hours, preferably 1 to 4 hours, and wherein the foamed coffee extract obtained in step (b) is maintained at a pressure of less than 2 bar until the frozen coffee extract is formed in step (c).

A method and a system for recovering aroma compounds from a coffee extract is provided. The coffee extract and a steam flow is provided to a two-fluid nozzle, to generate a spray of coffee extract in steam, which spray is separated to provide an aroma rich gas and stripped coffee extract.

A method and a system for recovering aroma compounds from a coffee extract is provided. The coffee extract and a steam flow is provided to a two-fluid nozzle, to generate a spray of coffee extract in steam, which spray is separated to provide an aroma rich gas and stripped coffee extract.

The present invention discloses beverage compositions comprising probiotic Bacillus coagulans and water soluble prebiotic fibers that have been subjected to treatments under extreme stress, temperature and pressure conditions like brewing or aeration wherein the spore viability is maintained post said treatments.

The present invention discloses beverage compositions comprising probiotic Bacillus coagulans and water soluble prebiotic fibers that have been subjected to treatments under extreme stress, temperature and pressure conditions like brewing or aeration wherein the spore viability is maintained post said treatments.

A beverage machine system that includes: an insulated potable liquid storage tank having an interior volume; a liquid carbonator spaced within the interior volume of the insulated potable liquid storage tank and submerged therein; a high pressure potable liquid pump configured to pump potable liquid from the interior volume of the insulated potable liquid storage tank through a potable liquid conduit to a spray nozzle within an interior volume of the liquid carbonator; and a cooling coil positioned in a spaced apart relationship but wound around the carbonator such that the cooling coil does not physically touch an exterior surface of the carbonator submersed within the chilled potable liquid and the space between the cooling coil and the carbonator is at least substantially free of any other structure other than periodic frozen potable liquid adjacent the cooling coil.

A method and a system for recovering aroma compounds from a coffee extract is provided. The coffee extract and a steam flow is provided to a two-fluid nozzle, to generate a spray of coffee extract in steam, which spray is separated to provide an aroma rich gas and stripped coffee extract.