Improved process for dark roasting coffee beans - PROCTER ...
1. A process for producing dark roasted coffee beans having a Hunter Δ L colour value, being the difference between the Hunter L colour of the whole roast bean and the ground roast bean, of less than 1.2, said process being characterised by comprising the following combination of steps: (a)pre-drying green coffee beans at a temperature from 21°C to 177°C for from 1 to 24 hours to a moisture ...