Creamer compositions and uses thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016198731-A1
Application number	US-201414902727-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	Jul 2, 2013
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to processes for providing creamer compositions with enhanced coffee taste and/or coffee aromas. In addition the invention relates to the use of such creamer compositions in coffee mixes.

First claim

1 . A process for providing a creamer composition, the process comprising
a) mixing in a first mixing step an oil component with roast and ground coffee, thereby providing a first composition comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated in the oil component; b) providing an aqueous creamer component; c) mixing in a second mixing step the first composition with the aqueous creamer component; d) homogenising the composition of step c), thereby providing an oil-in-water emulsion; and e) providing a creamer composition.

2 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein one or more emulsifiers are added
to the first composition in step a); and/or to the aqueous creamer component in step b); and/or during the mixing step c); and/or during the homogenisation step d).

3 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein the first mixing step a) is done by milling to micronize the roast ground coffee component.

4 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein the creamer component of step b) comprises a protein.

5 . A creamer composition obtained/obtainable according to the process of claim 1 .

6 . An oil-in-water emulsified creamer composition comprising
an oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein; and a creamer component.

7 . The creamer composition according to claim 6 , wherein the weight/weight ratio between the amount of micronized roast ground coffee incorporated in the oil and the amount of oil is in the range 0.01:1-2:1.

8 . The creamer composition according to claim 6 , comprising at least 5% (w/w) of the oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee therein.

9 . The creamer composition according to claim 6 comprising
5-50% (w/w) of the oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein, wherein the micronized roast ground coffee constitutes 2.5-60% of the total weight of the oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein; and
one or more protein components.

10 . The creamer composition according to claim 6 comprising
5-50% (w/w) of the oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein, wherein the micronized roast ground coffee constitutes 2.5-60% of the total weight of the oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein;
1-50% (w/w) of one or more protein components; and
5-70% (w/w) of a sugar source.

11 . A coffee mix comprising
5-40% (w/w) of an oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein, wherein the micronized roast ground coffee constitutes 2.5-60% of the total weight of the oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein; a creamer component; and 5-40% (w/w) soluble coffee.

12 . A method of making coffee comprising adding a creamer composition comprising
an oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein and a creamer component to a coffee mix.

13 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A food product selected from the group consisting of coffee mixes, cappuccino powders, beverages, desserts and cakes comprising an oil-in-water emulsified creamer composition comprising
an oil component comprising micronized roast ground coffee incorporated therein; and a creamer component.

16 . The process according to claim 6 comprising
adding a sweetener source to the oil-in-water emulsion;
pasteurizing the oil-in-water emulsion; and
drying the oil-in-water emulsion.

Assignees

• Nestec Sa

Inventors

• Daenzer-Alloncle Martine
• Dubois Cedric
• Elsby Kevan
• Fries Lennart
• Murith Mathieu
• Niederreiter Gerhard
• Pouzot Matthieu
• Srbljin Marija

Classifications

• A23C11/08 Primary

  containing caseinates but no other milk proteins nor milk fats · CPC title

• A23C11/02 Primary

  containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins (addition of non-milk fats or non-milk proteins in making cheese curd A23C19/055; whey or whey preparations containing non-milk components as source of fats or proteins A23C21/04) · CPC title

• A23D7/003

  Compositions other than spreads (characterised by ingredients other than fatty acid triglycerides A23D7/0053) · CPC title

• A23F5/243

  Liquid, semi-liquid or non-dried semi-solid coffee extract preparations; Coffee gels; Liquid coffee in solid capsules (A23F5/246 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A23F5/46

  Coffee flavour; Coffee oil; Flavouring of coffee or coffee extract (synthetic coffee flavours A23L27/28) · CPC title