An investigation into green coffee press cake as a renewable source of bioactive compounds

The residual biomass of coffee, obtained after the oil extraction from coffee beans, called coffee beans residual press cake, has been attracted interest as a source of compounds with antioxidant capacity. This study investigated the effects of ethanolic and methanol-acetone extracts of green coffee beans (GCB) and its residual press cake (GCC) on the phenolic composition and antioxidant capacity. Antioxidant capacity was assayed through five different methods (total phenolic compounds, •DPPH, ABTS, FRAP and β-carotene bleaching assay), and the phenolic profile of the samples through High Performance Liquid Cromatography. GCB and GCC enclosed chlorogenic (55.16 and 64.96 mg g⁻¹, respectively) and caffeic (25.07 and 44.37 mg g⁻¹, respectively) acids as the major components, and the cake presented higher antioxidant capacity than the actual green bean. Antioxidant capacity was higher for GCC extracted with methanol and acetone. This study on the evaluation of the effects of the type of solvent on the bioactive compounds from GCB and GCC showed that this by-product can be a source of new value-added products, such as phenolic antioxidant adjuncts for food or pharmaceutic processing.     

Physicochemical characteristics of green coffee: comparison of graded and defective beans

ABSTRACT:  Defective (triage) coffee beans are beans rejected after separating the graded ones according to the size and color. These coffee beans represent about 15% to 20% of coffee production in India but are not utilized for beverages since these affect the quality of coffee brew. In the present study, physical characteristics such as bean density, brightness, titratable acidity, pH, moisture, and total soluble solids and also chemical composition, namely, caffeine, chlorogenic acids, lipids, sucrose, total polyphenols, and proteins, were evaluated in defective as well as in graded green coffee beans. The physical parameters such as weight, density, and brightness of defective coffee beans were low compared to the graded beans, which is due to the presence of immature, broken, bleached, and black beans. Caffeine content was low in triage beans compared to graded beans. Chlorogenic acids, one of the composition in coffee responsible for antioxidant activity, was found to be intact (marginally high in some cases) in defective coffee beans. Hence, triage coffee beans can be evaluated as a source of antioxidant or radical scavenging conserve for food systems.     

绿咖啡豆绿原酸的体外抗氧化性活性测定

通过铁离子还原法和DPPH自由基清除法测定绿咖啡豆绿原酸的体外抗氧化活性,结果显示绿咖啡豆绿原酸具有抗氧化能力和清除自由基能力。稳定性试验结果表明,温度对绿咖啡豆绿原酸的DPPH自由基清除稳定性影响不显著;光照对稳定性有一定程度影响;pH值对稳定性影响显著,且绿咖啡豆绿原酸在酸性条件下比在碱性条件下稳定。     

多因素交互作用导致烘焙咖啡中绿原酸快速降解

研究烘焙温度、时间及基质pH值对咖啡绿原酸的影响,采用小粒生咖啡豆进行不同程度的烘焙实验,分析不同烘焙温度和时间下pH值、质量损失率、水分质量分数、新绿原酸含量、绿原酸含量、隐绿原酸含量及3 种异绿原酸异构体的变化情况,并建立绿原酸降解动力学模型,采用化学反应模型验证绿原酸单体的降解情况。结果表明,烘焙咖啡中水分质量分数、质量损失率随烘焙温度的升高总体分别呈降低和升高的趋势,随烘焙时间的延长分别呈降低和升高的趋势。绿原酸含量随烘焙温度升高和时间延长显著降低（P＜0.05）,相比生咖啡豆,新绿原酸、隐绿原酸含量随烘焙温度升高先升高后降低,随烘焙时间延长显著降低（P＜0.05）。新绿原酸、隐绿原酸含量与咖啡pH值和烘焙时间呈显著负相关（P＜0.05）,绿原酸含量与烘焙温度、时间呈显著负相关（P＜0.05）,与咖啡水分质量分数呈显著正相关（P＜0.05）。温度和时间的交互作用均对咖啡绿原酸类化合物降解产生高度显著影响（P＜0.001）。绿原酸3 种异构体热降解符合一级反应动力学模型。在化学反应模型中,绿原酸转化为新绿原酸和隐绿原酸两种异构体,3 种异构体质量浓度均随pH值和温度的升高显著降低（P＜0.05）,温度与pH值交互作用对绿原酸降解影响高度显著（P＜0.001）。综上,温度、时间及pH值的协同作用致使烘焙咖啡中绿原酸的快速降解。     

Effect of shading on yield, sugar content, phenolic acids and antioxidant property of coffee beans (Coffea Arabica L. cv. Catimor) harvested from north-eastern Thailand

BACKGROUND: Environmental conditions, including shading, generally influence the physical and chemical qualities of coffee beans. The present study assessed the changes in some phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity and agronomic characters of coffee beans (Coffea arabica L. cv. Catimor) as affected by different shading conditions including full sun, three artificial shading conditions using a saran covering (50% shade, 60% shade, and 70% shade) and lychee shade. RESULTS: Bean weight and bean size increased significantly (P < 0.05) when the shade level was progressively increased. The coffee beans grown under lychee shade exhibited superior bean yield, 1000‐bean weight, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity compared to all other beans. Chlorogenic acid was the most predominant phenolic acid in all samples studied, being the highest in the beans grown under lychee shade, followed by 60% shade, 70% shade, 50% shade and full sun, respectively. In contrast, bean grown under full sun had the highest amount of vanillic acid and caffeic acid. CONCLUSIONS: Antioxidant activity was highly positively associated with chlorogenic acid content. The content of total sugar (fructose, glucose and sucrose) was found highest in coffee beans grown in 60% shade, with fructose the predominant sugar. Under climatic conditions similar to this experiment, it is advisable that growers provide shade to the coffee crop to reduce heat from direct sunlight and promote yield as well as obtain good quality coffee beans. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Fruit thinning and shade improve bean characteristics and beverage quality of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) under optimal conditions

Under two contrasting light regimes (full sun and 45% shade) and the optimal coffee‐growing conditions of the central valley of Costa Rica, production pattern, bean characteristics and beverage quality were assessed over two production cycles on dwarf coffee (Coffea arabica L. cv. Costa Rica 95) trees with varying fruit loads (quarter, half and full loads) imposed by manual fruit thinning. Shade decreased coffee tree productivity by 18% but reduced alternate bearing. Shade positively affected bean size and composition as well as beverage quality by delaying berry flesh ripening by up to 1 month. Higher sucrose, chlorogenic acid and trigonelline contents in sun‐grown beans pointed towards incomplete bean maturation and explained the higher bitterness and astringency of the coffee beverage. Higher fruit loads reduced bean size owing to carbohydrate competition among berries during bean filling. These results have important implications in terms of agricultural management (shade, fruit thinning, tree pruning) to help farmers increase coffee plantation sustainability, produce coffee beans of larger size and higher quality and ultimately improve their revenues, especially during times of world overproduction. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

The kinetics and mechanism of caffeine infusion from coffee: The effect of roasting

Rates of extraction of caffeine into water at 80°C were measured for green and roasted Kenyan arabica coffee beans. The green beans were roasted to controlled extents in a Moda coffee roaster, ground, and sieved to a size range 0.85–1.18 mm. Certain physical properties (weight loss, colour, bean volume and infusion pH) were determined for each product. The half-time of caffeine infusion did not change significantly on light roasting but dropped by 40% on more severe treatment and by a further 30% when roasted to scorching. The activation energy also decreased on strong roasting. The kinetic parameters have been correlated with the physical properties of the coffees and with the chemical and physical changes of roasting.     

Composition and characteristics of Indian coffee bean,spent grounds and oil

The physical and chemical characteristics of raw and coffee bean (seed) and spent grounds (a byproduct of the instant coffee industry) and the corresponding oils of four varieties of Indian coffee beans were studied. The chemical characteristics of the oils were found to be similar to those of groundnut oil except for the unsaponifiable matter which is high in the case of coffee bean oil (6–12%). The colour of crude coffee bean oil varied from light green (from raw bean) to chocolate brown (from roasted and spent grounds). The oil is practically odourless. Practical aspects of drying and storage of sludge and solvent extraction of dried grounds are discussed.     

Changes in some nutritional,bioactive and morpho-physiological properties of common bean depending on cold storage and seed moisture contents

Seed moisture content is one of the most important storage parameters affecting the quality of stored common beans. This study was conducted to investigate the changes in some nutritional, bioactive and morpho-physiological properties of common bean stored at three different seed moisture contents (6.4, 11.7 and 17.3%), 4 °C and 65% RH for 12 months. Significant differences were determined in terms of examined properties depending on different seed moisture contents before and after storage. Protein, essential mineral contents, total phenolic content, bulk density, true density and electrical conductivity decreased consistently as seed moisture content increases both before and after storage. On the contrary, dimensional properties, shape index values, thousand grain weight and total flavonoid content increased linearly with increase of seed moisture content both before and after storage. As a result, protein, essential mineral contents (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, manganese), antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid content of common bean significantly decreased at the end of 12 months storage compared with before storage, while the contents of heavy metals such as Co, Sn and Pb increased after storage. In addition to, highly significant and positive correlations were determined between L* and WI, b* and C*, Dg and Da, Dg and Sa, Sa and Sv, P and K, P and Ca, ash and pH, Zn and Cu, Se and As. The results of this study clearly indicated that low seed moisture content was the most suitable to maintain the quality of common beans for long-term storage.     

Storage of green coffee in hermetic packaging injected with CO2

The objective of this study was to evaluate the physical, chemical, and sensory qualities of green coffee beans (Coffea arabica L.) during storage in different types of packaging. Coffee was stored from October 2008 to September 2009 in a warehouse of the Agriculture Society Ltda. (SAAG) in Santana da Vargem, southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The treatments in the factorial design consisted of two types of packaging (hermetic big bags with the injection of up to 60% CO₂ in a controlled atmosphere; similar bags but without the injection of CO₂ in a modified atmosphere) and three sampling positions in the bags (high, medium, and low). At 3-month intervals during a 12-month period, grains were analyzed to determine their water content, color, electrical conductivity, potassium lixiviation, and content of sugars. Sensory analysis was also conducted at these sampling times. The storage of green coffee beans in hermetic big bags on a commercial scale under modified and controlled atmospheric conditions is viable over a 12-month period. The coffee packed in big bags maintained its quality and exhibited an intensification of the green coloration of the grains during storage. Sensory analysis of coffee beans stored in a controlled atmosphere showed that the medium sampling position yielded the best ratings. The results of this analysis demonstrated that this storage technique can potentially increase the effectiveness of methods used to preserve the sensory quality of coffee beans.     

Analysis of green coffee quality using hermetic bag storage

Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) value is highly dependent on quality. However, due to high humidity in the Central Andean Ranges of Colombia, where much of the country's coffee production resides, Farmers must sell their coffee at harvest in order to mitigate quality loss due to the high moisture. Cooperatives are generally forced to store green coffee until enough volume is collected for export, making it crucial to utilize storage solutions that maintain quality over time. This study examines the efficacy of Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) hermetic bags for storage of green coffee in a simulated small farm setting. PICS bags with the standard three layers (PICS3), PICS bags with two layers (PICS2), and Traditional jute sacks were studied. Quality indicators examined were moisture content, water activity, and cupping score. Analysis of coffee stored at monthly intervals over seven months suggests that both versions of PICS show promise in maintaining moisture content, water activity, and sensory scores. Furthermore, the data suggest that water activity is a better indicator of quality than the currently used moisture content and there is no statistically significant difference in performance between the two PICS treatments.     

Micronised-roasted coffee from unripe fruits improves bioactive compounds and fibre contents in rice extruded breakfast cereals

Unripe green coffee is one of the by-products from coffee processing that does not have many applications in higher value-added food products. This study aimed to evaluate the chemical, technological, and sensory properties of rice-based breakfast cereal made with micronised-roasted coffee (MRC) from green coffee fruits. The products were elaborated with different MRC concentrations (2, 5 and 9%) and manufactured in a single screw extruder. Data were analysed by analysis of variance and Tukey's test (p < 0.05). The increase in MRC concentration improved the contents of caffeine, chlorogenic and caffeic acids in the breakfast cereals, and reduced the luminosity and expansion index due to the presence of brown colour and fibres from coffee beans. The cereal made with 5% of MRC was more accepted by consumers. Thus, MRC has proven to be a potential source of bioactive compounds, fibres and natural brownish colour for breakfast cereals.     

Physicochemical characteristics of Ethiopian Coffea arabica cv. Heirloom coffee extracts with various roasting conditions

This study aimed to investigate the physicochemical characteristics of Ethiopian Coffea arabica cv. Heirloom coffee extracts with various roasting conditions. Green coffee beans were roasted at four different conditions (Light-medium, Medium, Moderately dark, and Very dark) and used to extract espresso and drip coffee. Moisture content in coffee beans was decreased as the roasting degree increased. The contents of crude fat and ash were lower in the Light-medium roasted coffee beans than in green coffee beans but increased as the roasting degree increased. The values of lightness (L^*), redness (a^*), yellowness (b^*), and browning index of coffee extracts were decreased as the roasting degree increased. Total dissolved solids in espresso coffee were increased with increasing roasting degree but decreased in drip coffee. In both the extracts, the contents of reducing sugar, titratable acidity, organic acids, and chlorogenic acid were decreased, but that of caffeine was increased with the roasting degree increased.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10068-020-00865-w.     

Inactivation of A. ochraceus spores and detoxification of ochratoxin A in coffee beans by gamma irradiation

Ochratoxin A (OTA) produced in food by Aspergillus ochraceus is known to cause adverse health effects. Among the plantation products, green coffee beans are prone to fungal attack and get contaminated with OTA frequently. A fungal strain isolated from green coffee beans was characterized by morphological analyses as well as internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 5.8S rDNA sequencing, turned out to be A. ochraceus, however, nontoxigenic. Hence, additional strains of A. ochraceus were procured and characterized for toxin production. Presterilized green coffee beans were spiked with a toxigenic strain and treated with gamma radiation. Minimum inhibitory dose (MID) of gamma radiation for 10(4) and 10(8) spores of A. ochraceus strain per 10 g of green coffee beans was found to be approximately 1 and approximately 2.5 kGy, respectively. The radiation treatment (10 kGy) almost degraded the preformed or in vitro added OTA (50 ppb) in coffee beans. OTA degradation was found to be enhanced with increase in moisture content. Cytotoxicity in terms of cell viability was found to be reduced significantly for radiation treated OTA in MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide] assay as well as flow cytometric analysis when studied using human intestinal epithelial (Int-407) cells. Similar finding was also observed with E. coli MG1655 cells. Thus the inclusion of gamma radiation treatment in the postharvest processing chain of green coffee beans could help in eliminating toxigenic fungi as well as destroying preformed OTA without affecting the sensory attributes. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: In general, mycotoxins including ochratoxin A (OTA) are highly stable to detoxifying agents. Green coffee beans are prone to fungal attack and could get frequently contaminated with the OTA due to improper drying or rehydration during storage. Gamma radiation processing of green coffee beans was found to eliminate the A. ochraceus spores as well as inactivate OTA without affecting its sensory attributes. Thus inclusion of gamma radiation in the postharvest processing chain of green coffee beans would be very useful for consumer safety and coffee trade.     

Bioactivities of low-grade green coffee and spent coffee in different in vitro model systems

Methanolic extracts of low-grade green coffee beans (LCB) and spent coffee were analysed for radical-scavenging activity (α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl radical) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). The extracts were also evaluated for anti-tumour (P388 cell assay), anti-inflammatory (J774A.1 cell assay) and anti-allergenic (RBL-2H3 cell line) activities in vitro. LCB extract was found to exhibit a radical-scavenging activity of 92.0% followed by spent Arabica (86.9%) and spent Robusta (82.0%) at a concentration of 50 ppm. The antioxidant activity of LCB extract, measured as Trolox equivalents (4416 μM/g) was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that of the spent coffee extracts. However, extracts of spent coffee exhibited significantly (p < 0.05) more anti-tumour activity than the LCB extract in terms of cell viability. This could be due to the possible role of brown pigments (melanoidins and phenolic polymers), formed during roasting, which may protect cells from oxidative damage in the biological system. However, both the extracts of LCB and spent coffee showed limited anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activities. The presence of phenolics and chlorogenic acids in appreciable quantities along with brown pigments makes these coffee by-products a source for natural antioxidants.     

基于高效液相色谱法分析烘焙程度对咖啡中绿原酸含量的影响（网络首发、推荐阅读）

探究烘焙程度对10支不同产地（产地一：云南，产地二：非洲，产地三：美洲）卡蒂姆咖啡豆中7种绿原酸化合物含量影响。采用高效液相色谱法测定生豆和烘焙豆中绿原酸、新绿原酸、隐绿原酸、异绿原酸A、异绿原酸B、异绿原酸C和5-阿魏酰奎宁酸含量。经响应面法优化7种绿原酸化合物的最佳提取条件为100 mL 0.1%磷酸溶液沸水浴提取30 min，7种绿原酸化合物在2~150 mg/L质量浓度范围内，线性相关系数良好，相关系数均大于0.999 4，方法检出限0.005~0.500 mg/g，定量限0.02~2.00 mg/g，咖啡生豆中绿原酸的含量最高，其次是5-阿魏酰奎宁酸。随着烘焙程度增加，绿原酸和5-阿魏酰奎宁酸含量显著降低（P<0.05），新绿原酸和隐绿原酸含量先升高再降低，异绿原酸A的降解速度明显高于异绿原酸B和异绿原酸C，绿原酸、5-阿魏酰奎宁酸的降解速度与其余5种绿原酸相比，较为稳定。通过对不同烘焙程度下7种绿原酸化合物含量变化的研究，可以进一步针对咖啡绿原酸功效成分进行评价，为咖啡烘焙和品质控制提供参考依据。     

Effects of roasting degree on radical scavenging activity,phenolics and volatile compounds of Arabica coffee beans (Coffea arabica L. cv. Catimor)

We investigated the effect of roasting degree on volatile and phenolic compounds of coffee beans (Coffea Arabica L. cv. Catimor). The colour, 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl radical‐scavenging activity and phenolic acids of the aqueous extracts were studied. For the colour, L and b values were increased with an increase in roasting degree. Increasing roasting degrees led to a decrease in radical‐scavenging activity. Maximum radical‐scavenging activity was observed for the light‐roasted coffee. Chlorogenic acid was the most predominant amongst the ten phenolic acids identified, in green and all roasted beans. Syringic acid, p‐coumaric acid, gallic acid and sinapic acid increased with an increase in roasting degree. The volatile compounds were analysed using gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. Aldehyde was the major volatile compound in green coffee. Our study has demonstrated that light‐roasted coffee gave the most desirable quality of roasted coffee with respect to phenolic content and radical‐scavenging activities.     

Determination of the complex permittivity of cherry,pulped, green,and roasted coffee using a planar dielectric platform and a coaxial probe between 0.3 and 6 GHz

The complex permittivity for four processing stages of coffee: coffee cherries, pulped coffee, green coffee, and roasted coffee was obtained and divided into two groups. The wet group is constituted by cherry and pulped coffee, and the dry group by green and roasted coffee. The wet group presented a dielectric constant between 64 and 43, and a loss factor between 34 and 12. The dry group has values oscillating between 1.55 and 1.1 for the dielectric constant, and 0.037 and 0.005 for the loss factor. The permittivity difference between the wet and dry groups suggests the dependence of the coffee permittivity on the water content, along with the presence of other polar compounds. A decaying response for the dielectric constant was seen, with a proportion of 30:1 from the wet to the dry group. The loss factor presents a convex response for the wet group and a constant response for the dry group with a factor of 500 to a 100:1 from the wet to the dry group. A set of 18 samples at every stage was used to estimate the moisture content by partial least squares. The Meyer and Schilz coefficient was used for these models, that resulted in prediction errors of 2.8% and 3.8% when compared to the stage mean moisture content for the wet group. The dry group resulted in errors of 21% and 89.7%. These results indicate that the complex permittivity of coffee is capable of estimating physicochemical variables as the moisture content of the beans at distinct processing stages.     

Relationship between acid value of extracted fatty matter and age of green coffee beans

The work described in this paper was aimed at attempts to determine the changes in the acidity of the fatty matter of green coffee beans during storage under tropical conditions, and to relate them to the age of coffee beans, and to the panel assessment of colour and cup-test of the roasted coffee. On the basis of systematic studies a relationship between acid value and coffee age has been found. The coffee beans stored under tropical conditions for up to 4 years showed relatively large increases in acid value, which correlated with average responses of the tasters. In comparison, samples stored under European conditions showed lesser increases in acid value over 5 years, and little change in taste assessment. The determination of acid value is considered to be a useful objective quality control test.     

Confirmation that the Maillard reaction is the principle contributor to the antioxidant capacity of coffee brews

Chemical characteristics related to the antioxidant activity of roasted coffee (RC) were evaluated, using non-roasted coffee beans (NRC) and model Maillard reaction products (MRPs) as controls. The formation of MRPs and the degradation of phenolics in RC were characterized by employing a battery of fluorescence, UV-vis spectra and tri-stimulus color parameters measured on NRC, RC and the model MRPs. Total chlorogenic acid (CGA) and caffeine contents in NRC and RC extracts were also quantified using HPLC. Both RC and controls showed high antioxidant activity in three chemical based assays irrespective of caffeine content. Data from this study suggested that natural phenolics present in NRC had higher antioxidant activity compared to MRPs derived from coffee and model MR systems. However, MRPs were the prevailing antioxidants in RC as free CGA was lost (> 90%). The mechanisms of the antioxidant action associated with coffee MRPs involved hydrogen atom transfer and single electron transfer mechanisms.