HIGH-YIELD ROASTED COFFEE WITH BALANCED FLAVOR

摘要

Green coffee beans are dried prior to roasting to a moisturecontent of from 0.5 to 7%. The drying is conducted at from 70° to325°F (21° to 163°C) for from 1 minute to 24 hours. The dried greenbeans are fast roasted to a Hunter L-color of from 10-16. The driedroasted beans are blended with non-dried coffee beans roasted to aHunter L-color of from 17-24 and having a moisture content beforeroasting of greater than about 7%. The blend contains from 1-50% ofthe dried dark roasted beans and from 50-99% of the non-dried roastedbeans. The blend has a surprisingly high yield.