Cáscara concentrate for the beverage industry · processed at origin
The whole
coffee cherry.
None of it waste.
Every coffee harvest leaves around 40 % of the fruit as husk — the cáscara. We turn it into a standardized, EU-ready beverage ingredient with natural caffeine.
One raw material, cleanly separated
Broken into its parts.
Skin, pulp, parchment, bean. We process this so-far unused by-product under controlled conditions at origin — and supply the beverage industry with a liquid concentrate of constant, lab-verified quality.
Processing at origin · Peru
Dried where the
harvest happens.
Fresh cáscara is moist and perishable. We dry it under controlled conditions right in the growing region — gently, hygienically and evenly. A residual stream becomes a storable, traceable raw material of constant quality.
- Mobile drying — travels with the harvest windows and runs three to four times longer per year than fixed plants.
- Rice-husk energy — a regional residue cuts energy costs by around 90 % versus electricity.
- Homogeneous quality — controlled drying yields a constant, lab-verified basis for extraction.
The product · Standardized concentrate
Ready for
your recipe.
A liquid, standardized concentrate as a B2B ingredient — built for easy integration into existing development and production processes, with consistent quality from pilot batch to full production.
- Constant specification — reproducible, lab-verified quality across every batch.
- Easy to process — clearly dosable, sensorially compatible, declarable under EU law; we support you with the classification.
- For the beverage industry — sodas, functional drinks, iced teas and sugar-reduced soft drinks.
Natural functional ingredient
Natural caffeine
for your label.
Cáscara naturally contains caffeine — from the fruit, not the lab. A credible basis for clean-label and functional products, clearly set apart from synthetic energy ingredients.
- Natural caffeine source — plant-based, declarable instead of synthetically added.
- Clean label — few, transparent ingredients; polyphenols and fibre by nature.
- Differentiation — a distinct, still-unclaimed category for your range.
Applications · For your range
One ingredient,
many products.
One concentrate as the basis for entire product lines — sodas, iced teas, energy alternatives, sugar-reduced soft drinks and alcohol-free aperitifs, neat or blended.
- Broad range of uses — from functional drinks to near-water, as base or accent.
- Scalable — the same specification across every batch, from recipe development to full production.
- A story for your brand — natural origin and upcycling as a credible point of difference.
Supply chain & compliance
EU-ready from the start.
We build the supply chain to European requirements right from primary processing at origin. You use an ingredient that is legally and qualitatively secured from day one.
Novel Food
Cáscara has been listed in the EU Novel Food Union list since 2022 (Regulation (EU) 2022/47). We work with you to clarify how your application is covered.
EUDR due diligence
Deforestation-free sourcing: geolocation and documentation from origin, due-diligence statement (DDS) with every shipment.
Traceable
Seamless down to the farm — a partner network of around 360 certified-organic coffee farms (raw material).
Quality & safety
Checked for residues and contaminants, with a constant lab-verified specification.
Specs & terms
The facts for your spec sheet.
The key figures at a glance. You receive the full, batch-specific specification with your sample.
- Novel Food: EU-listed (2022)
- EUDR: DDS per shipment
- Externally lab-analysed
- Traceable to farm level
Your edge
Why Casca Minga.
The EU market for cáscara is open and still young. Whoever starts now with a reliable, EU-ready supply chain helps shape the category.
Processing at origin
We start right in Peru — securing a stable specification and competitive terms without intermediate import.
Early in a young category
Cáscara is still barely established as a beverage ingredient in the DACH region — you position yourself early, with a scalable concentrate instead of dried raw material.
Secure supply
Mobile drying across several harvest windows and a broad supplier base secure the volume you need.
Team & company
Who's behind it.
The founding team covers both sides of the value chain — product development and regulatory affairs in Germany, build-up and production at origin.
Paul Kukolka
Product, quality & regulatory · Germany
Food technologist. Leads product development, quality and regulatory affairs; the drying technology is based on his master's thesis on cáscara drying.
Erik Ruge
Build-up & production · Peru
With long experience and a strong local network, he leads the build-up in Peru and runs production there for the long term.
Paer GmbH, Bremen — brand Casca Minga · production via a subsidiary (SAC) in Peru.