CPC A23F 5/243 (2013.01) [A23F 5/40 (2013.01); A23L 3/10 (2013.01); B65B 31/025 (2013.01); B65B 55/06 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing shelf stable packaged coffee comprising:
dissolving oxygen into a liquid coffee product; and
packaging said liquid coffee product with oxygen dissolved therein into a sealed container along with one or more of the group consisting of: milk, flavor additives, carbohydrate sweetener and artificial sweetener, to create a packaged coffee product wherein the packaged coffee product has a pH of 4.6 or greater and the packaged coffee product has a caloric content of 0.5-9 calories per ounce; and
shipping said packaged liquid coffee product and such that after packaging and prior to shipping said packaged liquid coffee product has been only subject to temperatures less than 100 deg Celsius while in the sealed container and not subject to temperatures above 100 deg Celsius while in the sealed container such that said packaged liquid coffee product is not subject to retort processing.
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