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Title:
METHOD OF PROCESSING FRESH COFFEE BEANS BY USING SURFACE-TREATED COFFEE FRUITS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/101196
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It is intended to provide a method of processing fresh coffee beans whereby a novel flavor can be imparted to a coffee drink by a convenient procedure without causing an increase in the material cost. A method of processing fresh coffee beans which involves the fermentation step of bringing a component to be fermented contained in coffee fruits into contact with a microorganism and conducting the fermentation process and the recovery step of separating and recovering fresh coffee beans from the coffee beans having been subjected to the fermentation step as described above, wherein at least a part of the coffee bean sarcocarp is exposed and contacted with the microorganism in the fermentation step as described above.

Inventors:
YOMO HIDEKO (JP)
NAKAJIMA TOSHIHARU (JP)
YONEZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/305966
Publication Date:
September 28, 2006
Filing Date:
March 24, 2006
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SUNTORY LTD (JP)
YOMO HIDEKO (JP)
NAKAJIMA TOSHIHARU (JP)
YONEZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
International Classes:
A23F5/02; A23F5/24
Foreign References:
JP2001178431A2001-07-03
JPH11319789A1999-11-24
JPH10113163A1998-05-06
JPH04278072A1992-10-02
JPH01112950A1989-05-01
JPS517147A1976-01-21
JPH01112950A1989-05-01
Other References:
See also references of EP 1875807A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kitamura, Shuichiro (Nakanoshima 2-chome Kita-k, Osaka-shi Osaka 05, JP)
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