Preparation of soluble coffee
Instant soluble coffee is the answer to many of the demands of modern life where a minimum of time is left for food preparation.
In Chicago in 1899, Sartori Kato of Japan perfected a method that produced coffee extracts through evaporation of brewed coffee, while preventing boiling which destroys the aroma.
By law the limit on the rate of extraction is one-third; on other words, one kilogram of soluble coffee must be obtained from at least three kilograms of roasted coffee.
The principle of industrial processing of instant coffee is fairly simple.
A liquid concentrate of coffee prepared with hot water is pulverized very finely n a stream, of hot, dry air.
This procedure is called the spray process. The coffee can be reconstituted by adding water to the anhydrous coffee power.
The techniques are divided into two main procedures: percolation and dehydration
Preparation of soluble coffee
