The invention provides a method of treating a beverage ingredient extract comprising the steps of: a. filtering a beverage ingredient extract to obtain a beverage ingredient extract retentate and a beverage ingredient extract permeate; b. raising the pH of said beverage ingredient extract retentate to provide a treated beverage ingredient extract retentate; and c. combining said treated beverage ingredient extract retentate with said beverage ingredient extract permeate to generate a recombined ingredient extract.

The invention provides a method of treating a beverage ingredient extract comprising the steps of: a. filtering a beverage ingredient extract to obtain a beverage ingredient extract retentate and a beverage ingredient extract permeate; b. raising the pH of said beverage ingredient extract retentate to provide a treated beverage ingredient extract retentate; and c. combining said treated beverage ingredient extract retentate with said beverage ingredient extract permeate to generate a recombined ingredient extract.

The present invention relates to a dried coffee powder obtainable by a process comprising membrane filtration of a low temperature extract of roasted and ground coffee beans to reduce the concentration of low molecular weight components and drying the filtered coffee extract.

The present invention relates to a dried coffee powder obtainable by a process comprising membrane filtration of a low temperature extract of roasted and ground coffee beans to reduce the concentration of low molecular weight components and drying the filtered coffee extract.

The present invention relates to a method of producing a coffee powder, the method comprising: a) providing an aqueous coffee extract comprising from 30 to 55 wt % soluble coffee solids and from 1 to 10 wt % oil, wherein the aqueous coffee extract consists of water and coffee-derived components; b) subjecting the aqueous coffee extract to a two stage homogenisation process, wherein the first stage is conducted at 200 to 1000 Bar and the second stage is conducted at 10 to 100 Bar, to provide a homogenised coffee extract; c) spray-drying the homogenised coffee extract.

The present invention relates to a method of producing a coffee powder, the method comprising: a) providing an aqueous coffee extract comprising from 30 to 55 wt % soluble coffee solids and from 1 to 10 wt % oil, wherein the aqueous coffee extract consists of water and coffee-derived components; b) subjecting the aqueous coffee extract to a two stage homogenisation process, wherein the first stage is conducted at 200 to 1000 Bar and the second stage is conducted at 10 to 100 Bar, to provide a homogenised coffee extract; c) spray-drying the homogenised coffee extract.

The present invention relates to a dried coffee powder obtainable by a process comprising membrane filtration of a low temperature extract of roasted and ground coffee beans to reduce the concentration of low molecular weight components and drying the filtered coffee extract.

The present invention relates to a dried coffee powder obtainable by a process comprising membrane filtration of a low temperature extract of roasted and ground coffee beans to reduce the concentration of low molecular weight components and drying the filtered coffee extract.

A soluble, lyophilized coffee has improved properties compared to known lyophilized coffee and is obtained by a dehydration process implementing a cryogenic step under pressure followed by a lyophilization step.

A spray drying process and apparatus for drying a spray dryable liquid composition to a spray dried powder is described, in which the spray dryable liquid composition contains no carrier. The spray dryable liquid composition is processed at a solids concentration not exceeding 80% by weight, based on total weight of the spray dryable liquid composition, being atomized to generate an atomized spray of liquid particles of the spray dryable liquid composition into a spray drying chamber, in which the atomized spray is contacted with a stream of drying fluid flowed at temperature not exceeding 100° C. into the spray drying chamber, to form the spray dried powder.