Packaged food product

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packaged food product ( 1 ) comprising a soluble product ( 1 ), a package ( 2 ) with a cup ( 3 ) having cup inner walls ( 4 ) defining an internal volume of the cup, a cup bottom ( 5 ), a cup opening ( 6 ), characterized in that said cup ( 3 ) further comprises an opercule ( 7 ) that is at least partially detachably sealed to the surface of the inner walls ( 4 ) of the cup ( 3 ) by sealing means, so that a predetermined portion of the internal volume of the cup is closed, said product ( 1 ) being packed in said closed cup portion.

1 . A packaged food product comprising a soluble product, a package having a cup comprising cup inner walls defining an internal volume of the cup, a cup bottom, a cup opening, and an opercule that is at least partially detachably sealed to the surface of the inner walls of the cup by sealing means, so that a predetermined portion of the internal volume of the cup is closed, the product being packed in the closed cup portion. 
   
   
       2 . A packaged food product according to  claim 1 , wherein the sealing means comprise a thermoplastic layer located at a bottom surface of the opercule and a layer located at the surface of the inner wall of the main cup, both layers being ultrasonically sealed at an interface between the opercule and the wall. 
   
   
       3 . A packaged food product according to  claim 1 , wherein the sealing means comprise a thermoplastic layer located at a bottom surface of the opercule and a layer located at the surface of the inner wall of the main cup, both layers being thermally sealed at an interface between the opercule and the wall. 
   
   
       4 . A packaged food product according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the thermoplastic layers comprise polyethylene. 
   
   
       5 . A packaged food product according to  claim 1 , wherein the internal walls of the cup define a curved surface in a radial direction. 
   
   
       6 . A packaged food product according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least partially detachable opercule is a substantially horizontal aluminium foil, comprising an integral pulling tab that extends from the level of the opercule, up to the top edges of the cup. 
   
   
       7 . A packaged food product according to  claim 1 , wherein the product is an instant soluble coffee product. 
   
   
       8 . A packaged soluble food product, comprising a package having a cup comprising cup inner walls defining an interior of the cup, a cup bottom, a cup opening, and a compartment located at a bottom portion of the interior of the cup and defined by a layer that is at least partially detachably sealed to a surface of the inner walls of the cup so that a predetermined portion of the interior of the cup is closed, the soluble food product being located in the interior of the cup that is closed. 
   
   
       9 . A packaged food product according to  claim 3 , wherein the thermoplastic layers are made out of polyethylene. 
   
   
       10 . A packaged soluble food product according to  claim 8 , wherein the soluble food product is a coffee product.