Caffeine production method

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The present invention provides a method for producing caffeine, wherein the method comprises: (a) combining a coffee extract comprising caffeine with an aqueous organic acid; (b) crystallizing the coffee extract and the aqueous organic acid so as to form caffeine-organic acid co-crystals in an aqueous phase; (c) separating the caffeine-organic acid co-crystals from the aqueous phase; and (d) extracting caffeine from the co-crystals obtained in step (c), wherein step (d) comprises placing the co-crystals in an aqueous solution so as to form a caffeine precipitate and a solution comprising the organic acid. Also provided is a method for producing a decaffeinated coffee extract comprising chlorogenic acids.

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SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S A1800 VEVEY

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Chavez, Montes Bruno Edgar Lausanne, CH 3 0
Forny, Laurent Lausanne, CH 13 4
Mahieux, Julien Philippe Nicolas Jougne, FR 6 1
Mora, Federico Morges, CH 12 47
Niederreiter, Gerhard Vevey, CH 27 130
Oertling, Heiko Lausanne, CH 33 130
Palzer, Stefan Lausanne, CH 28 95
Poquet, Laure Servion, CH 9 4

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