Low-mycotoxin coffee cherry products
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1. An extract for use in combination with a food product for human use, wherein the extract is prepared by the steps of:
- harvesting a plurality of whole coffee cherries and drying the whole coffee cherries under a protocol that limits microbial growth to an extent such that the dried whole coffee cherries exhibit mycotoxin levels that are below 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, below 5 ppm for total fumonisins, below 5 ppm for total vomitoxins, and below 5 ppb for ochratoxins;
comminuting the whole dried coffee cherries, and combining the comminuted dried coffee cherries with a solvent to form an extraction mixture; and
filtering the extraction mixture to produce an extract, and optionally removing the solvent from the extract.
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A coffee cherry is harvested, preferably in a sub-ripe state, and quick-dried to provide a basis for numerous nutritional products. Such coffee cherries and portions thereof may be particularly characterized by their extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol).
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1. An extract for use in combination with a food product for human use, wherein the extract is prepared by the steps of:
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harvesting a plurality of whole coffee cherries and drying the whole coffee cherries under a protocol that limits microbial growth to an extent such that the dried whole coffee cherries exhibit mycotoxin levels that are below 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, below 5 ppm for total fumonisins, below 5 ppm for total vomitoxins, and below 5 ppb for ochratoxins; comminuting the whole dried coffee cherries, and combining the comminuted dried coffee cherries with a solvent to form an extraction mixture; and filtering the extraction mixture to produce an extract, and optionally removing the solvent from the extract. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A powder or extract for use in combination with a food product for human use, wherein the powder or extract is prepared by the steps of:
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harvesting a plurality of whole coffee cherries; processing the whole coffee cherries to form the powder or extract by either (a) comminuting the whole coffee cherries, extracting the comminuted whole coffee cherries with an aqueous solvent to form an aqueous extract, and at least partially dehydrating the aqueous extract;
or(b) dehydrating and comminuting the whole coffee cherries, wherein the whole coffee cherries are dried under a protocol that limits microbial growth to an extent such that the dried coffee cherry exhibits mycotoxin levels that are below 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, below 5 ppm for total fumonisins, below 5 ppm for total vomitoxins, and below 5 ppb for ochratoxins, and extracting the dehydrated and comminuted coffee cherries with an aqueous solvent to form an aqueous extract, and at least partially dehydrating the aqueous extract. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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