Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1187288 | Food Chemistry | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The levels of nine chlorogenic acids, caffeine, trigonelline and sucrose were determined by HPLC-UV and HPLC-RI systems in wet and semi-dry post-harvested coffee seeds from 17 Brazilian Arabica cultivars and progenies. Coffees processed by wet method showed higher contents of chlorogenic acids (p = 0.02) and trigonelline (p < 0.01), and lower content of sucrose (p = 0.02) compared to those produced by a semi-dry method. Regarding caffeine, no difference was observed between both methods. The implications of the differences observed in the chemical composition of coffee seeds treated by wet and semi-dry methods on cup quality deserve investigation.
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Authors
Giselle S. Duarte, Antônio A. Pereira, Adriana Farah,