With the improvement of Chinese people's living standard and the continuous growth of the recognition of coffee culture, coffee has gradually infiltrated into people's daily life. A series of coffee products have emerged on the market. In order to meet the needs of different people, merchants have launched various kinds of products.

This article will introduce the definition and common categories of coffee products from the perspective of regulations.

Definition of Coffee

According to GB/T 18007-2011 Coffee and Coffee Products — Vocabulary, coffee is a product made from the fruits and seeds of the genus coffee (generally referred to as cultivated species) for human consumption. Coffee fruit, usually bright red in color, is called coffee cherry.

Common Categories of Coffee Products

Common coffee products on the market can be classified into roasted coffee, ground coffee, coffee extract, freeze-dried coffee, 3-in-1 instant coffee and coffee brew.

Roasted Coffee

Roasted coffee refers to roasted products made from decaffeinated or non-decaffeinated green coffee, including roasted coffee bean and ground coffee.

• Roasted Coffee Bean: an unground whole bean product made from      decaffeinated or non-decaffeinated green coffee by roasting.

• Ground Coffee: a product made from decaffeinated or      non-decaffeinated green coffee by roasting and ground.

Coffee extract

In GB/T 18007-2011 Coffee and Coffee Products — Vocabulary, coffee extract refers to the product extracted from roasted coffee by physical method using water as the sole carrier.

Freeze-dried coffee

Common freeze-dried coffee is instant coffee. In GB/T 18007-2011 Coffee and Coffee Products — Vocabulary, freeze-dried instant coffee refers to a kind of instant coffee made by freezing the extract of coffee and then removing the ice by sublimation.

Instant coffee brew

The common 3-in-1 instant coffee is an instant coffee brew and is usually classified as an instant/instant coffee beverage in a solid beverage category. GB 29602-2013 Solid Beverages defines coffee solid beverages as solid beverages made from coffee beans and coffee products (ground coffee, coffee extract or its concentrated solution, instant coffee, etc.) with or without other food raw and auxiliary materials and food additives.

Coffee brew

According to GB/T 30767-2014 Coffee Beverages, coffee brew are liquid beverages made from coffee beans and/or products (ground coffee, coffee extract or its concentrate, instant coffee, etc.), adding sugar, milk and/or dairy products, food additive, etc..

Next time, we will have a brief introduction to the requirements for raw materials that can be added in coffee products, the key points of the labelling of coffee products and the functional claims of coffee products. If you are interested in our content, please continue to follow us!

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