BICI technology in coffee production

         BICI technology is a new technology researched and developed by the Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI). BICI technology with equipment that can grind solid or liquid form combined with advanced sterilization equipment produces a super-smooth, residue-free product while still retaining the delicious flavor and nutrients of the ingredients. environmentally friendly.

Currently, products on the market often use steam thermal extraction technology. Although the extraction efficiency is high, the finished product does not match the original flavor. On the other hand, cold extraction technology helps bring good flavor to plant milk and coffee, but it takes time for the soaking phase and does not retain the nutrients inherent in each ingredient. Both of the above technologies release a large amount of residue. More specifically, in the traditional coffee production industry using steam thermal extraction technology, the extraction efficiency is high, but the flavor and nutrients of products are not up to standard. A lot of waste is released, and the residue reuse rate is low. Therefore, the industry, especially the beverage and food industry, needs new technologies to support, thereby opening up new paths for the industry. The appearance of BICI Technology is considered a technology that completely solves the concerns of the industrial production industry.

Advantages Of BICI Technology In Coffee Production

       Traditional coffee products use steam thermal extraction technology, with high extraction efficiency, but when extracted at high temperatures, the tannins in coffee are converted into Pyrophoric acid, leading to a bitter and sour taste or cold extraction technology brings a strong and passionate flavor to coffee, but requires a process of soaking in water below 10°C for 16-20 hours, with this technology the ratio which is making the fat extraction rate in coffee and the solid content of the extract will be reduced, unsuitable for large-scale industrial production. At the same time, both hot and cold extraction processes create a large amount of coffee grounds and the utilization rate of coffee grounds is very low. Advantages of applying BICI coffee extraction technology:

• Shorten cold extraction time from more than 16 hours to 30 minutes, increasing efficiency by more than 30 times
• The efficiency of cold extraction increases by more than 100%, achieving richer flavor and taste
• The temperature can be customized from 10°C to 90°C with this technology, perfectly integrating both cold and hot extraction technologies
• Highly automated throughout the system, with a CIP cleaning system, coffee grounds can be thoroughly recycled and reused.
• Can respond to different requirements of coffee concentrate, cold coffee powder and coffee powder at the same time.
• High quality, new flavors, more suitable for modern consumers, bringing higher economic profits

       BICI technology is suitable for large-scale industrial production, has high productivity and low cost, saves production time, and the finished product will retain the delicious flavor of each ingredient, without mixing. residue, the amount of residue discharged is little or not to have.

Basic BICI Powder Grinding Technological Process

                                     Raw materials – Grinder – Deaeration – High pressure jet mill – Filter

BICI Coffee Cold Extraction Process

1. Rough grinding with wet mill

• Coffee raw materials are added to water at low temperature and enter the wet grinder for three-stage rough grinding

2. Vacuum degassing and cooling
3. High pressure spraying
4. Filter
5. Subsequent technologies

• The filtrate will be concentrated with a membrane filter, UHT sterilized, and aseptically packaged, resulting in a concentrated coffee solution. Or continue to concentrate at low temperature, freeze and spray dry, to create a finished product to make cold coffee powder.
• After being vacuum-dried, the residue can be processed into super-fine coffee powder, which can be used in making cakes, candies and other desserts.

BASIC EQUIPMENT: rough grinding system, Vacuum cooling and degassing system, High pressure jet mill pulping system

• The rough grinding system mainly includes 2-stage wet grinding equipment
• The vacuum cooling and degassing system includes a plate heat exchanger and a vacuum degassing system
• High pressure jet mill system includes dual filters
• Depending on technological requirements, the next process can use additional sterilization machines, filling machines, and freeze-dried powder production machines

Estimated Investment Costs: Contact for details

Ability Of Production Units And Participating Projects

        BICI Food was founded in 2015 as a subsidiary of the Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI).  The company’s core management team and technical resources are developed from the BICI Food Center. BICI Food is a cutting-edge and national high-tech enterprise in the field of international food innovation that utilizes its advantages to develop a government-industry-university research collaborative food innovation platform, and to pioneer rapid technical advancement and market development.

BICI：

• Developed whole grain ultra-fine crushing equipment and rapid grain mixing powder production technology has reached the international advanced level, and ten enterprises such as Bule, Ximai, Konka, Guzhichan, Tibet Shigatse Barley National Poverty Alleviation Project and other ten enterprises have cooperated to produce oats, barley and other whole grain rapid blending products
• Cooperate with SEAMILD in cryogenic grinding system and rapidly dispersible grain flour production line
• Cooperate with BLACK SESAME in low grinding system – Large-scale nano-grinding technology is implanted in the field of food processing to achieve ultra-fine grinding
• Cooperated with DÖHLER in wet mill, Designed the first large-scale continuous precise enzymolysis high-concentration oat beverage production line for Döhler
• Cooperate with Tetra Pak, YiHai Kerry, NONGFU SPRING in High pressure jet mill pulping system