How is instant coffee granulated?

If you are a coffee lover, you probably have a favorite flavor or brand. You also likely have a preference for either instant coffee or fresh-brewed coffee. I do sometimes drink instant coffee because I live quite a busy life. There are moments when I don't have time to brew coffee. read more

The coffee-ice particles are vaporized (under vacuum), leaving the instant coffee powder behind. Source: The Manufacturing Process as well as Instant coffee If you would like to know more about the coffee making process, watch this 4:24 video. read more

Freeze drying coffee involves a few steps. First, the coffee is cooked down into an extract. The coffee extract is chilled at about 20 degrees F into a coffee slushie. The coffee slushie is then further chilled on a belt, drum or tray to -40 degrees F until it forms slabs of coffee ice. The coffee ice is broken into granules. read more

Instant coffee is available in powder or granulated form contained in glass jars, sachets, or tins. The user controls the strength of the resulting product, by adding less or more powder to the water, ranging from thin "coffee water" to very strong and almost syrupy coffee. read more