PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a flavor composition from roasted coffee beans practicalizable without the application of a load or the like to large equipment investment and devices by utilizing a general pulverizer and feeling a flavor generated upon the pulverization of roasted coffee beans.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for producing a flavor composition from roasted coffee beans comprising a process where roasted coffee beans are pulverized to obtain roasted coffee bean pulverized products, containing: a step where, from a gas including a flavor compound, fine powder and flakes generated upon the pulverization of the coffee beans, the fine powder and the flakes are removed an adsorption step where the gas with the fine powder and the flakes removed is passed through an adsorbent to adsorb a flavor compound on the adsorbent and a recovery step where the flavor compound is recovered from the adsorbent to prepare a flavor composition including the flavor compound.The adsorbent is stored into an adsorbent storage part in a flavor compound adsorption apparatus, and, in the adsorbent storage part, network covers are provided on both the edges in the gas passing direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】一般的な粉砕装置を利用して、大きな設備投資や装置に対する負荷などの負担なく実用化できる、焙煎コーヒー豆の粉砕時に発生する香気を感じさせる、焙煎コーヒー豆からの香料組成物を製造する方法の提供。【解決手段】焙煎コーヒー豆を粉砕して微粉および薄片を含む焙煎コーヒー豆粗粉砕物を得る工程を含み、焙煎コーヒー豆の粉砕時に発生する香気化合物ならびに微粉および薄片を含むガスから微粉および薄片を除去する工程と、微粉および薄片が除去されたガスを吸着剤に通気して香気化合物を吸着剤に吸着させる吸着工程と、吸着剤から香気化合物を回収して、香気化合物を含む香料組成物を調製する回収工程と、を含み、吸着剤は香気化合物吸着装置内の吸着剤収容部に収容され、吸着剤収容部はガスの通気方向の両端に網状蓋を有する、焙煎コーヒー豆からの香料組成物の製造方法。【選択図】図1
