Coffee Flavor Chemistry
1. Edition October 2001
XIV, 410 Pages, Hardcover
Monograph
Short Description
During the past 150 years, organic chemists have attempted to solve the mystery of roasted coffee flavor and only recently uncovered its secrets. This book provides a complete analytical and synthetic survey of the chemistry of coffee flavor constituents. It explores how these compounds form during roasting, what structure they have, how they contribute to the smell and taste of the beverage, and who identified them.
This, the first comprehensive review of coffee flavor chemistry is entirely dedicated to flavor components and presents the importance of analytical techniques for the quality control of harvesting, roasting, conditioning and distribution of foods.
* Provides a reference for coffee specialists and an introduction to flavor chemistry for non-specialists
* The author is a research chemist with Firmenich SA, one of the few great flavor and fragrance companies in the world
* Contains the most recent references (up to 2001) for the identification of green and roasted coffee aroma volatiles
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
A Short History of Coffee.
Books, Reviews and Meetings.
Abbreviations.
2. Green Coffee.
The non-volatile constituents and their contribution as precursors of the flavor of roasted coffee.
The volatile compounds identified in green coffee beans.
Results.
3. From the raw bean to the roasted coffee.
The roasting process: Strecker and Maillard Reactions.
Identification and characterization of flavor constituents: extraction, isolation, identification and quantification.
Sensory analysis: determination of qualities and defects.
4. A historical survey of coffee aroma research.
The pioneers (From 1800 to 1956).
Modern times: the advent of gas chromatography.
Results.
5. The individual constituents: structure, nomenclature, origin, chemical and organoleptic properties.
Hydrocarbons.
Alcohols.
Aldehydes.
Ketones.
Acids and anhydrides.
Esters.
Lactones.
Phenols.
Furans and Pyrans.
Thiophenes.
Pyrroles.
Oxazoles.
Thiazoles.
Pyridines.
Pyrazines.
Amines and miscellaneous nitrogen compounds.
Miscellaneous sulfur compounds.
References.
Index.
"This is a masterwork and for someone working in the field of coffee aroma research I would imagine it to absolutely essential." (Chromatographia, March 2002)
"Compiles information on 300 volatile constituents contributing to the smell of green coffee and 850 contributing to the flavor of roasted coffee." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)
"...of outstanding quality in its factual content, and is essential for everyone working in the area of coffee aroma and flavor or needing information about the subject." (Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 41, No. 13, July 2, 2002)
"...the best collection of flavour-active compounds in coffee that I know...can be recommended without reservation..." (Chemistry & Industry, 16 December 2002)
"...highly recommended as an up-to-date resource on coffee flavor chemistry..." (Journal of Food Quality, Vol. 26)
