GB2196228A - Beverage tablets - Google Patents

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GB2196228A
GB2196228A GB08724483A GB8724483A GB2196228A GB 2196228 A GB2196228 A GB 2196228A GB 08724483 A GB08724483 A GB 08724483A GB 8724483 A GB8724483 A GB 8724483A GB 2196228 A GB2196228 A GB 2196228A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G1/00—Cocoa; Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor
    • A23G1/04—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products
    • A23G1/20—Apparatus for moulding, cutting, or dispensing chocolate
    • A23G1/201—Apparatus not covered by groups A23G1/21 - A23G1/28
    • A23G1/205—Apparatus in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum, an endless band or by drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding, transfer moulding
    • A23G1/207—Compression moulding of paste, optionally in form of ball or rope or other preforms, or of powder or granules
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23F—COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
    • A23F3/00—Tea; Tea substitutes; Preparations thereof
    • A23F3/16—Tea extraction; Tea extracts; Treating tea extract; Making instant tea
    • A23F3/30—Further treatment of dried tea extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant tea
    • A23F3/32—Agglomerating, flaking or tabletting or granulating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23F—COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
    • A23F5/00—Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof
    • A23F5/24—Extraction of coffee; Coffee extracts; Making instant coffee
    • A23F5/36—Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee
    • A23F5/38—Agglomerating, flaking or tabletting or granulating
    • A23F5/385—Tablets or other similar solid forms

Abstract

The invention provides a beverage-forming product, which product when hot liquid is added thereto will provide a beverage of selected composition, said product comprising a soluble, solid, beverage- forming material; and said product being formed into a selected compressed, non-crumbly, shape. The beverage-forming material is preferably coffee, cocoa, chocolate or tea, suitably in the form of powder, particles or granules and the beverage-forming product is suitably in the form of a tablet of any selected shape. The products are suitable for use in vending machines and fast food outlets. <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION Dispensing of beverages The present invention concerns improvements in or relating to the dispensing of beverages.
There are various typos of vending machines on the market at the present time for the dispensing of beverages. Such machines tend to utilise various ingredients in powder form. The user selects a particular combination of ingredients to provide the desired beverage. However, in certain instances the required quantities of ingredients are not necessarily mixed together. Moreover, vending machines can become blocked with regard to one or more ingredients so that the selected beverage is not dispensed. Also, the area around the base of a vending machine can become extremely sticky and untidy, due to ingredients not being directed into the container in which the beverage is prepared.
There are also on the market various types of packets or sachets containing a selected amount of a particular ingredient utilised in the formation of a beverage. The user has to open each packet or sachet and deposit the contents thereof into a container. It is possible that certain of the contents of the packets or sachets can spill onto a surface adjacent the container.
In all cases, the beverage is produced by adding hot water and/or hot milk or the like to the beverage-forming product.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a product which at least minimises the disadvantages referred to above and which can be used in vending machines, fast food outlets and the like. The product of the invention will enable a user to select a desired beverage.
According to the present invention there is provided a beverage-forming product, which product when hot liquid is added thereto, will provide a beverage of selected composition, said product comprising a soluble, solid, beverage-forming material, and said product being formed into a selected compressed, noncrumbly shape.
The beverage-forming material may be any well-known type of material from which beverages are formed, for example, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, tea etc.
The beverage-forming material will suitably be in the form of powder, particles or granules which are suitably formed into the selected compressed, non-crumbly shape by pressing.
The beverage-forming product is suitably in the form of a tablet of any selected shape, such as disc-shaped, or may be in the form of a cube. When in tablet form the product is solid and hard and easily manageable and no spillage of the product can take place.
The beverage-forming product may include other ingredients, for example sugar and/or mild in solid form. If the product contains sugar, then same can act as a binder therefor.
Alternatively, one or more binding agents may be incorporated in said product.
The beverage-forming product can also include solubilising agents and the like to assist in effecting solubilisation of the product in a reasonable time, when hot liquid is added thereto.
It will thus be seen that the beverage-forming material, and other ingredients if present, can be utilised in selected quantities and strengths so as to enable a user to select a beverage of desired composition.
If desired, the beverage-forming product could be packaged in suitable foil material with the composition of the product in question being marked on such material.
The present invention will be further described with reference to coffee as the beverage-forming material; however, it is to be understood that any other suitable beverageforming material could be utilised.
It is envisaged that a plurality of different types of compressed, non-crumbly products containing coffee would be prepared for use in vending machines and/or fast food outlets.
For example, tablets could be prepared suitably of the following composition: Black coffee Black coffee with one sugar Black coffee with two sugars White coffee White coffee with one sugar White coffee with two sugars In addition, the strength of the coffee in each tablet can be varied depending upon the user's preferred strength of coffee.
It will thus be seen that any desired mixture of ingredients may be utilised in the product of the present invention, the amounts and strengths of such ingredients being selected as desired.
The user can select a particular beverageforming product which, when hot water or milk is added thereto, will produce the desired beverage.
It is to be understood that other specific types of mixture and concentration of ingredients can be utilised than those given above.
It will thus be seen that the invention enables a plurality of compressed, non-crumbly products of different concentration and/or content to be prepared which are easily handleabie, are non-sticky, and are particularly suitable for use in beverage dispensing apparatus and in fast food outlets.
When utilised in a beverage dispensing apparatus, a user can select the desired beverage, the desired concentration thereof, e.g.
strong or weak, and whether any other ingredients, e.g. milk and/or sugar, and in what amounts, are desired. The thus selected beverage-forming product will then be dispensed into a suitable container and hot liquid added thereto. The product will dissolve therein and the desired beverage will be obtained.
In order to prepare a beverage-forming product in tablet form, one or more binders and/or solubilising agents may additionally be utilised.

Claims (12)

1. A beverage-forming product, which product when hot liquid is added thereto will provide a beverage of selected composition, said product comprising a soluble, solid, beverageforming material, and said product being formed into a selected compressed, non-crumbly, shape.
2. A beverage-forming product as claimed in claim 1, in which the beverage-forming material is selected from coffee, cocoa, chocolate or tea.
3. A beverage-forming product as claimed in claim 1 or 2, in which the beverage-forming material is in the form of powder, particles or granules.
4. A beverage-forming product as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, in which the beverageforming product is in the form of a tablet of any selected shape.
5. A beverage-forming product as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, in which the beverageforming product is in the form of a cube.
6. A beverage-forming product as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the beverageforming product additionally includes sugar and/or milk in solid form.
7. A beverage-forming product as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the beverageforming product additionally includes one or more binders and/or solubilising agents.
8. A beverage-forming product as claimed in any preceding claim in which the beverageforming material is utilised in selected quantities and/or strengths.
9. A beverage-forming product as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the product is encased in foil, the composition of the product being marked thereon.
10. A beverage-forming product as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, substantially as hereinbefore described:.
11. A plurality of different types of compressed, non-crumbly, products as claimed in any preceding claim, for use in vending machines and/or fast food outlets.
12. A beverage dispensing apparatus incor- porating a plurality of different types of beverage-forming products as claimed in claim 11.
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DE4034923A1 (en) * 1989-08-31 1992-05-07 Sierra Mario Antoni Montenegro INSTANT COFFEE TABLETS
US6119968A (en) * 1997-12-23 2000-09-19 Ico Oleodinamici S.P.A. Device for forming and coating solid particles
WO2000057714A2 (en) * 1999-03-29 2000-10-05 General Mills, Inc. Concentrated dessert cube, methods of manufacture, and packaging therefor
WO2006065140A1 (en) * 2004-12-17 2006-06-22 4Sight Innovation B.V. Method for manufacturing products for enriching a drink with additives
DE102005017613A1 (en) * 2005-04-15 2006-10-19 Keme Food Engineering Ag Instant food product or beverage has powder product applied to sweetener crystals especially sugar and pressed into single dose blocks
WO2006133483A1 (en) * 2005-06-13 2006-12-21 Laurence Nash Kalnin Tea product
NL1034517C2 (en) * 2007-10-14 2008-08-05 Marcellinus Herman Jos Heemels Coffee composition, has preset portions of milk and sugar combined with coffee in single packaging
EP1977651A1 (en) * 2007-04-06 2008-10-08 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Method for preparing a beverage and a tablet to be used with said method
WO2009068999A2 (en) 2007-11-28 2009-06-04 Barry Callebaut Ag Process and product
US7794771B2 (en) * 2002-10-14 2010-09-14 Nestec S.A. Freeze-dried coffee tablets and method of making same
GB2473420A (en) * 2009-07-06 2011-03-16 Scott David Richardson A soluble product for the preparation of tea
WO2013001052A1 (en) 2011-06-30 2013-01-03 Eurotab Method for manufacturing soluble coffee tablets

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GB413488A (en) * 1933-06-27 1934-07-19 Harry Ainley Neale Improvements in and relating to the preparation of tablets of coffee or mixtures containing coffee
GB446369A (en) * 1935-05-24 1936-04-29 John William Roberts A device for achieving a useful purpose from tea-dust surplus
GB464903A (en) * 1936-10-22 1937-04-27 Fritz Kilian New or improved method and apparatus for the production of coated tablets
GB559301A (en) * 1942-06-09 1944-02-14 Frederick Ambrose Stapleton Gw Process for producing tablets from fruit or vegetable juices
GB738755A (en) * 1952-07-23 1955-10-19 Aplin And Barrett Ltd Improvements relating to the production of milk tablets
GB1176087A (en) * 1966-05-31 1970-01-01 Alberto Culver Co Improvements in or relating to Molded Tablets.
GB1204900A (en) * 1967-01-11 1970-09-09 Gen Foods Corp Coffee brewing package
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GB1317025A (en) * 1969-04-29 1973-05-16 Sucrest Corp Method for producing tablets by direct compression
GB1383230A (en) * 1972-04-19 1975-02-05 Gen Foods Corp Manufacture of coffe percolator package
GB1401013A (en) * 1972-08-30 1975-07-16 D E J Int Research Reinforced coffee tablets
GB1410334A (en) * 1971-09-07 1975-10-15 Douwe Egberts Tabaksfab Beverage brewing apparatus
GB1507744A (en) * 1975-05-23 1978-04-19 Schoonman M Readily changeable instant beverage charge
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GB233695A (en) * 1924-05-07 1926-01-07 Adolphe Chalas Soluble food product having fresh kola as a base, and process for the preparation of the same
GB413488A (en) * 1933-06-27 1934-07-19 Harry Ainley Neale Improvements in and relating to the preparation of tablets of coffee or mixtures containing coffee
GB446369A (en) * 1935-05-24 1936-04-29 John William Roberts A device for achieving a useful purpose from tea-dust surplus
GB464903A (en) * 1936-10-22 1937-04-27 Fritz Kilian New or improved method and apparatus for the production of coated tablets
GB559301A (en) * 1942-06-09 1944-02-14 Frederick Ambrose Stapleton Gw Process for producing tablets from fruit or vegetable juices
GB738755A (en) * 1952-07-23 1955-10-19 Aplin And Barrett Ltd Improvements relating to the production of milk tablets
GB1176087A (en) * 1966-05-31 1970-01-01 Alberto Culver Co Improvements in or relating to Molded Tablets.
GB1204900A (en) * 1967-01-11 1970-09-09 Gen Foods Corp Coffee brewing package
GB1317025A (en) * 1969-04-29 1973-05-16 Sucrest Corp Method for producing tablets by direct compression
GB1283014A (en) * 1970-03-30 1972-07-26 Gen Foods Corp Coffee in brewing bag
GB1410334A (en) * 1971-09-07 1975-10-15 Douwe Egberts Tabaksfab Beverage brewing apparatus
GB1383230A (en) * 1972-04-19 1975-02-05 Gen Foods Corp Manufacture of coffe percolator package
GB1401013A (en) * 1972-08-30 1975-07-16 D E J Int Research Reinforced coffee tablets
GB1507744A (en) * 1975-05-23 1978-04-19 Schoonman M Readily changeable instant beverage charge
EP0019675A1 (en) * 1979-06-01 1980-12-10 Alan Norman Howard Dry compositions for making savoury beverages
EP0124663A1 (en) * 1983-05-04 1984-11-14 General Foods Corporation Compressed tablets

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US5089279A (en) * 1988-12-16 1992-02-18 Conopco, Inc. Method of making a granular beverage material by means of sintering and then granulating
DE4034923A1 (en) * 1989-08-31 1992-05-07 Sierra Mario Antoni Montenegro INSTANT COFFEE TABLETS
US6119968A (en) * 1997-12-23 2000-09-19 Ico Oleodinamici S.P.A. Device for forming and coating solid particles
WO2000057714A2 (en) * 1999-03-29 2000-10-05 General Mills, Inc. Concentrated dessert cube, methods of manufacture, and packaging therefor
WO2000057714A3 (en) * 1999-03-29 2001-04-26 Gen Mills Inc Concentrated dessert cube, methods of manufacture, and packaging therefor
US7794771B2 (en) * 2002-10-14 2010-09-14 Nestec S.A. Freeze-dried coffee tablets and method of making same
WO2006065140A1 (en) * 2004-12-17 2006-06-22 4Sight Innovation B.V. Method for manufacturing products for enriching a drink with additives
DE102005017613A1 (en) * 2005-04-15 2006-10-19 Keme Food Engineering Ag Instant food product or beverage has powder product applied to sweetener crystals especially sugar and pressed into single dose blocks
WO2006133483A1 (en) * 2005-06-13 2006-12-21 Laurence Nash Kalnin Tea product
EP1977651A1 (en) * 2007-04-06 2008-10-08 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Method for preparing a beverage and a tablet to be used with said method
NL1034517C2 (en) * 2007-10-14 2008-08-05 Marcellinus Herman Jos Heemels Coffee composition, has preset portions of milk and sugar combined with coffee in single packaging
WO2009068999A2 (en) 2007-11-28 2009-06-04 Barry Callebaut Ag Process and product
WO2009068999A3 (en) * 2007-11-28 2009-11-05 Barry Callebaut Ag Process and product for producing a chocolate or chocolate-like product
US8846122B2 (en) 2007-11-28 2014-09-30 Barry Callebaut Ag Process and product
GB2473420A (en) * 2009-07-06 2011-03-16 Scott David Richardson A soluble product for the preparation of tea
WO2013001052A1 (en) 2011-06-30 2013-01-03 Eurotab Method for manufacturing soluble coffee tablets
EP2725920B1 (en) * 2011-06-30 2016-03-16 Eurotab Method for manufacturing soluble coffee tablets

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