Cannabinoid Infused Coffee Beans via Coconut Oil
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cannabinoid extracts and oils used in coffee and other consumables often impart undesirable tastes, flavors, and odors, necessitating a method to create cannabinoid-infused coffee beans, nuts, and seeds that minimize these unwanted attributes while maximizing cannabinoid content.
Innovation Solution
A two-step process involving the infusion of cannabinoids into coconut oil using whole Cannabis plant material, followed by the use of this infused oil to treat coffee beans, nuts, and seeds through a series of heating and cooling steps to achieve deep cannabinoid penetration and minimize undesirable flavors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If cannabinoid extracts or isolates are added to coffee, then cannabinoid content is achieved, but undesirable taste and odor are introduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses coffee beans as an intermediary medium to transfer cannabinoids to the final beverage. Instead of adding cannabinoid extracts directly to the beverage (which causes bad taste), the cannabinoids are first infused into coffee beans through a two-step process involving oil infusion and bean treatment. This intermediary approach allows the coffee matrix to mask the undesirable flavors while still delivering the desired cannabinoid effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and removes the undesirable taste and odor components from the cannabinoid source material. By using a two-step infusion process where cannabinoids are first extracted into oil, then transferred to coffee beans, and finally extracted again into the beverage, the process selectively retains cannabinoids while leaving behind the harsh flavors in the coffee bean matrix or oil residue.
2Quantity of substance
If whole Cannabis plant material is used for infusion, then full spectrum cannabinoid content is achieved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the processing into two distinct steps: first infusing oil with cannabinoids from whole plant material, then using that infused oil to treat coffee beans. This segmentation allows each step to be optimized independently - the first step extracts all cannabinoids into the oil, while the second step transfers them to the coffee matrix, simplifying the overall process compared to attempting direct infusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by first creating the cannabinoid-infused oil before using it to treat the coffee beans. This preliminary infusion step concentrates all the cannabinoids into a manageable medium (oil) that can then be efficiently transferred to the coffee beans, reducing processing complexity compared to attempting to infuse whole plant material directly into the beans or beverage.
3Manufacturing precision
If cannabinoid extracts are used, then consistent dosing is achieved, but unfavorable attributes remain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses coffee beans as an intermediary to deliver consistent cannabinoid doses without the unfavorable attributes. The standardized infusion process into coffee beans ensures uniform cannabinoid distribution and dosing, while the coffee matrix and processing steps mask or remove the bad tastes and odors that would otherwise be present in direct extract consumption.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Results in cannabinoid-infused coffee beans, nuts, and seeds that provide beneficial health effects while reducing undesirable tastes and odors, allowing for the production of high-quality cannabinoid-infused coffee beverages and other consumables.
Implementation Method 1
coconut oil is first infused with cannabinoids from a species of Cannabis
Implementation Method 2
the cannabinoid infused coconut oil is used to infuse a given food to generate a cannabinoid infused food consumable
Implementation Method 3
heating and cooling/freezing coffee beans, nuts and seeds in the presence of a source of cannabinoids to produce a cannabinoid infused consumable
Implementation Method 4
the method involves a series of steps of heating and cooling/freezing coffee beans, nuts and seeds in the presence of a source of cannabinoids
Implementation Method 5
the method involves a series of steps of heating and cooling/freezing coffee beans, nuts and seeds
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AI summary
The present disclosure is directed to cannabinoids infused coffee beans, nuts, and seeds consumables and methods of producing the cannabinoid infused consumables. The consumables are infused in an overall two-step process, in which cannabinoids from a Cannabis species are first infused into coconut oil, which in turn is used to infuse a consumable of choice with cannabinoids to generate the cannabinoids infused consumables.