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Title:
COFFEE BEVERAGE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/128347
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a coffee beverage which has a good balance among sweetness, bitterness and other unpleasant taste at both a liquid temperature of 10˚C or lower, which is a liquid temperature during cold storage, and a liquid temperature of around ambient temperature (e.g., 20-30˚C), which is a liquid temperature at which the coffee beverage is to be drunk. A coffee beverage containing fructose, maltose and a cacao extract. For example, fructose is contained in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. For example, maltose is contained in the form of starch syrup. The preferred content of each of high-fructose corn syrup and starch syrup in the coffee beverage is 1-10 wt%. The preferred content ratio of high-fructose corn syrup to starch syrup in the coffee beverage is 3:1 to 1:3 by weight. The preferred content of the cacao extract in the coffee beverage is 0.01-0.1 wt%. The coffee beverage may additionally contain sugar.

Inventors:
NAKATANI SANAE (JP)
IMAZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
AKAMATSU AYUMI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/057478
Publication Date:
September 27, 2012
Filing Date:
March 23, 2012
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Assignee:
MEIJI CO LTD (JP)
NAKATANI SANAE (JP)
IMAZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
AKAMATSU AYUMI (JP)
International Classes:
A23F5/40; A23F5/24
Foreign References:
JP2010521174A2010-06-24
JP4387440B12009-12-16
Other References:
SHIKUKO KUROSAWA ET AL.: "Effects of Sugars, Acetic Acid and Amino Acids on Astringent Taste of Caffeic Acid", DOSHISHA HOME ECONOMICS, vol. 25, December 1991 (1991-12-01), pages 71 - 75, XP008171536
KATSUHIKO IWASAKI: "Temperature of gustrometric fluid and gustatory threshold", NICHIDAI SHIGAKU, vol. 80, 2006, pages 175 - 181, XP008171540
KATSUHIKO IWASAKI: "Influence of temperature of gustometric fluid on gustatory threshold: individuals with healthy teeth in 40s", NIHON UNIVERSITY DENTAL JOURNAL, vol. 80, 2006, pages 175 - 181
See also references of EP 2689669A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HIRATA, Naoyuki (JP)
Naoyuki Hirata (JP)
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