PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a coffee composition that reduces an amount of hydroxyhydroquinone and has an excellent flavor while minimizing reduction in chlorogenic acids.SOLUTION: In the method for producing the coffee composition by treating a coffee extract with a porous adsorbent, a porous adsorbent having an average particle size of &le250 &mum and an iodine adsorption ability of &le1,400 mg/g is used.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】クロロゲン酸類の減少を最小限にとどめつつ、ヒドロキシヒドロキノン量が低減し、風味にも優れるコーヒー組成物の製法を提供する。【解決手段】コーヒー抽出液を多孔質吸着体で処理するコーヒー組成物の製造方法において、平均粒径が250μm以下であり、且つよう素吸着能が1400mg/g以下である多孔質吸着体を用いる。【選択図】なし
