FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to wholeCannabisinfused coconut oil which in turn is used to infuse coffee beans, nuts, and seeds.

BACKGROUND

Cannabishas been used to alleviate stress and other illnesses caused by posttraumatic stress disorder, seizures, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and the like.Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana or hemp, is a genus of flowering plants that includes at least three species,Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, andCannabis ruderalis.

Cannabisplants produce a variety of potentially useful or beneficial cannabinoids, which produce mental and physical effects when consumed. Cannabinoids are a chemical group or family of 21-carbon-containing terpenophenolic compounds produced byCannabisspecies. Current estimates of the number of cannabinoids found inCannabisspecies is well in excess of 100 different cannabinoids. Two of the most prominent cannabinoids are Cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In addition to CBD and THC, other cannabinoids such as cannabichromene (CBC), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinol (CBN), and others are present in varying amounts inCannabisplant material.

Commonly consumed sources of cannabinoids include extracts, oils, isolates, and the like fromCannabisspecies including marijuana, hemp, and industrial hemp, which contains a THC content of less than 0.3% of overall mass. While providing useful or beneficial effects to the user, such extracts, oils, and isolates are typically found to have undesirable tastes, flavors, odors, and/or other unfavorable attributes. In particular, cannabinoids from extracts or isolates have been added to coffee for consumption in a beverage. The addition of cannabinoid containing extracts or isolates to coffee typically imparts an undesirable taste to coffee, since the extracts or isolates typically have an undesirable taste.

Accordingly, there exists a need in the art for consumable cannabinoid-containing coffee beans and resultant beverages that do not have the tastes and odors of typically consumed sources of cannabinoid. In addition, there is a need for cannabinoid-containing nuts and seeds. The presently disclosed cannabinoid-containing coffee beans, nuts and seeds along with methods of preparing such consumables address this need.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides for orally ingestible, cannabinoid infused coffee beans, nuts and seeds and methods of producing such. The coffee beans in turn may be used for producing coffee beverage consumables.

The method disclosed entails an overall two-step process in which coconut oil is first infused with cannabinoids from a species ofCannabis. In the second step, the cannabinoid infused coconut oil is used to infuse a given food to generate a cannabinoid infused food consumable. The cannabinoid infused coffee beans can be used to generate a cannabinoid infused coffee beverage.

An overall preferred embodiment of generating cannabinoid infused coffee beans, nuts and seeds is presented herein. As detailed below, the method involves a series of steps of heating and cooling/freezing coffee beans, nuts and seeds in the presence of a source of cannabinoids (eitherCannabisbuds or coconut oil) to produce a cannabinoid infused consumable.

The presently disclosed cannabinoid infused coffee beans, nuts and seeds are more fully described in the detailed description below.

