#$%^&*AU2013270639A120140116.pdf#####H:\dar\lntenvovcn\NRPorbl\DCC\DAR\5897308_1.DOC-16/12/2013 ABSTRACT This invention relates to a cold infusion process for fortifying coffee beans with one or more vitamin, non-vitamin, mineral, non-mineral, botanical, hormone, herb, neutraceutical, lipid, carbohydrate, amino acid, acid, salt, prebiotic, or probiotic functional additives. This invention also discloses an infused coffee bean produced by the process of infusing the coffee bean at a temperature of less than about 1200 F with a solution comprising water, a bridge initiator for acid salt bias, fortifying agent(s), and an acid in a quantity sufficient to reach a pH of about 3.65. Further, this invention provides a method for the infusion of a coffee bean with at least one fortifying agent at approximately room temperature.WO 2008/003054 PCTUS2007/072384 1/3 FIGURE 1 ROAST COFFEE BEANS TO "FIRST CRACK" CONTINUE TO ROAST THL! COFFEE BEANS UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE THE "SECOND CRACK" STOP THE ROASTING PROCESS, AND ALLOW TIHE COFFEE BEANS TO COOL PLACE THE COFFEE BEANS IN A MIXING DEVICE ADD A FORTiFYING LIQUID TO THE COFFEE BEANS IN TIHE MIXING DEVICE SPIN THE COFFEE BEANS IN THE MIXING DEVICE REMOVE THE INFUSED COFFEE BEANS FROM THE MIXING DEVICE
