Sulewska, Anna Maria published the artcileAdvanced instrumental characterization of the coffee extracts produced by pilot scale instant coffee process, Formula: C7H10N2, the main research area is pyrazine guaiacol cyclotene caffeine coffee bean aroma compound.
Coffee, with production exceeding 10.3 million tonnes in 2018, is one of the most widespread commodities consumed world-wide. One of the increasingly popular coffee products is instant coffee, with consumption exceeding 1.6 million tonnes in 2017. In this work, we present how the combination of 1H NMR and GC-MS allows the characterization of samples from the small pilot-scale instant coffee process. Results were compared with measurements for filter coffee made from the same coffee beans to better evaluate the effects of processing. In the coffee extracted at lower temperatures, a higher concentration of aroma compounds can be detected. This is particularly the case for compounds responsible for earthy (pyrazines) and woody (guaiacols) aroma notes. Also, for the coffee extracted at the highest temperature, a higher level of cyclotene giving undesired burnt and bready aroma is seen. The caffeine content in instant coffees was lower than in the filter coffee (49 ± 13 up to 62 ± 5 mg/100 mL brew for instant compared with 84 ± 15 mg/100 mL brew for filter coffee). The same was observed for acetic acid, while the concentrations of citric and quinic acids are lower in the filter coffee than in the reconstituted instant coffee.
European Food Research and Technology published new progress about Coffee beans. 14667-55-1 belongs to class pyrazines, name is 2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine, and the molecular formula is C7H10N2, Formula: C7H10N2.