Food or beverage composition comprising unroasted coffee solids

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food or beverage composition comprising unroasted coffee solids and arabinogalactans, for example a ready-to-drink beverage.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . A composition comprising at least 0.1 wt % coffee solids and at least 20 milligram of arabinogalactans per gram of the coffee solids, at least 80% of the coffee solids are water soluble, and at least 92% of the coffee solids are unroasted coffee solids. 
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1  further comprising at least 10 microgram of 2-methylpropanal per gram of the coffee solids. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1  further comprising between 120 and 350 milligram of chlorogenic acids per gram of the coffee solids. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1  comprising between 0.2% and 20 wt % of the coffee solids. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the coffee solids are green coffee solids. 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 5 , wherein the green coffee solids originate from extraction of green coffee beans with water at a temperature above 130° C. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of a beverage, a coffee beverage, a cocoa or chocolate beverage, a malted beverage, a fruit or juice beverage, a carbonated beverage, a soft drink, or a milk based beverage, a performance nutrition product, a performance nutrition bar, powder or ready-to-drink beverage, a medical nutrition product, a dairy product, a milk drink, a yogurt or other fermented dairy product, an ice cream product, a confectionary product, a chocolate product, a functional food or beverage, a slimming product, a fat burning product, a product for improving mental performance or preventing mental decline, a skin improving product, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a liquid ready-to-drink beverage. 
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 8  further comprising up to 10% sucrose or another sweetener in an amount yielding an equal degree of sweetness. 
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a soluble coffee product. 
     
     
         11 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a food or beverage product.