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Influence of roasting and brew preparation on the ochratoxin A content in coffee infusion
Authors:A P  rez De Obanos   E. Gonz  lez-Pe  as  A L  pez De Cerain
Affiliation: a Food Science and Toxicology Department, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spainb Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract:A study of the effect of coffee processing in the ochratoxin A (OTA) level has been carried out from the green beans to the drinking form. The analysis of OTA has been carried out by an in-house validated HPLC method with fluorescence detection. The limits of detection were 0.04 µg/kg for green and roasted coffee, and 0.01 µg/L for coffee brew. Thirty-six green coffee samples of different origin (Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Vietnam, India and Uganda) were analysed. The highest concentrations of OTA were found in Vietnamese samples - Robusta species treated by dry processing - (range 0.64-8.05 µg/kg), that also showed the highest percentage of defective beans (7.6%). These contaminated samples were roasted in a process that controlled loss of weight and color, as in the industry. A mean reduction of 66.5% was obtained, but the reduction seems to be heterogeneous. Coffee brew was prepared by the three brewing processes more utilized in Europe: moka, auto-drip and espresso. A reduction of the OTA level has been attained, being greater when using a espresso coffee maker (49.8%) than when using auto-drip (14.5%) or moka brewing (32.1%). Therefore, the method of coffee brew preparation plays a key role in the final OTA human exposure.
Keywords:Mycotoxins  ochratoxin A  HPLC  green coffee  roasted coffee  coffee brew  coffee processing methods
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