Low-mycotoxin coffee cherry products
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1. A low-mycotoxin extract for use in combination with a food product for human use, wherein the extract is prepared by the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of whole coffee cherries or portions thereof and drying the whole coffee cherries or portions thereof under a protocol that limits microbial growth to an extent such that the dried whole coffee cherries or portions thereof 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 total ochratoxins;
wherein the portion of the coffee cherry is pulp of the coffee cherry;
comminuting the whole dried coffee cherries or portions thereof, and combining the comminuted whole 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. A low-mycotoxin 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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obtaining a plurality of whole coffee cherries or portions thereof and drying the whole coffee cherries or portions thereof under a protocol that limits microbial growth to an extent such that the dried whole coffee cherries or portions thereof 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 total ochratoxins; wherein the portion of the coffee cherry is pulp of the coffee cherry; comminuting the whole dried coffee cherries or portions thereof, and combining the comminuted whole 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 low-mycotoxin 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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obtaining a plurality of whole coffee cherries or portions thereof; processing the whole coffee cherries or portions thereof to form the powder or extract by drying and comminuting the dried whole coffee cherries, wherein the whole coffee cherries or portions thereof 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 total ochratoxins; wherein the portion of the coffee cherry is pulp of the coffee cherry; and extracting the dried and comminuted whole coffee cherries or portions thereof 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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8. A low-mycotoxin extraction mixture for preparation of an extract for use in combination with a food product for human use, comprising:
- an aqueous solvent and a plurality of comminuted dried whole coffee cherries or portions thereof, wherein the comminuted dried whole coffee cherries or portions thereof exhibit mycotoxin levels without further mycotoxin detoxification 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 total ochratoxins, and wherein the portion of the coffee cherry is pulp of the coffee cherry.
- View Dependent Claims (13)
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9. A low-mycotoxin extract having 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 total ochratoxins, wherein the low-mycotoxin extract is an extract for use in combination with a food product for human use, and wherein the extract is prepared by the steps of:
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obtaining a plurality of whole coffee cherries or portions thereof and drying the whole coffee cherries or portions thereof, wherein the portion of the coffee cherry is pulp of a coffee cherry; comminuting the whole dried coffee cherries or portions thereof, and combining the comminuted whole dried coffee cherries or portions thereof 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, wherein the extract 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 total ochratoxins. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14)
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