3results about "Coffee substitutes" patented technology

A method for preparing a roasted food product, suitable for preparing a coffee-like 5 beverage product, starting from one or more pulses, comprising one or more pretreatment steps followed by one or more roasting steps, wherein preferably the roasting temperature is in the range of 75 °C to 250 °C, more preferably in the range of 125 °C to 225 °C, even more preferably in the range of 150 °C to 200 °C, wherein the pretreatment comprises the following steps: ▪ at least one polysaccharide degradation step, preferably for starch degradation; ▪ at least one acidification step, preferably by fermentation, to obtain a pH preferably below 6 of the roasted food product, more preferably below 5.5, most preferably below 5; ▪ at least one drying step, wherein the water content of the pulses obtained by the polysaccharide degradation and acidification steps is adjusted to preferably 14 weight% or less, more preferably to 12 weight%, most preferably to 10 weight% as compared to the total weight of the pretreated pulses.

Methods and materials for processing plant substrates are provided herein, as are compositions containing the processed plant substrates and particularly, methods and materials for processing legumes to produce coffee-like products (e.g., solid soluble instant granules, beverage powders, and liquid extracts and concentrates) that are made without coffee beans, and compositions containing the processed legumes.

Provided herein are methods and materials for processing plant substrates, and compositions containing processed plant substrates, particularly methods and materials for processing legume plants to produce coffee-like products (e.g., solid, soluble, instant granules, beverage powders, and liquid extracts and concentrates) made without coffee beans, and compositions containing processed legume plants.