AFS and its licensees have utilised a similar form of the technology in the US for a few years now under the trade-name HealthyRoast.
This new grant allows AFS to now bring its proprietary roast technology to European coffee roasters.
Unroasted (green) coffee beans contain a valuable source of beneficial antioxidants called polyphenols. Unfortunately, to make coffee, green beans must be roasted at high temperatures which destroy most of these soluble polyphenols.
Jackson Zapp VP of marketing for AFS, said: “The HealthyRoast technology preserves these naturally occurring antioxidants, yet does not affect the final rich taste or aroma of premium gourmet coffee obtained during traditional roasting.”
HealthyRoast is currently available for licensing and is already generating interest from European coffee companies. The technology is not difficult to integrate into an existing roasting operation and has a low capital expenditure requirement, according to the company.
It has the ability to increase the overall functional / nutritional beverage offerings within a company’s health and wellness platform. HealthyRoast can provide other key benefits to finished beverages (not only coffee) along with increased polyphenol content.
Source: AFS
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