Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception

The demand for high quality and specialty coffee is increasing worldwide.In order to meet these demands, a more uniform and standardized quality assessment of coffee is essential. The aim of this study was to make a sensory scientific and chemical characterization of common roasting defects in coffe...

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Main Authors: Giacalone, Davide, Kreuzfeldt Degn, Tina, Yang, Ni, Liu, Chujiao, Fisk, Ian D., Munchow, Morten
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author Giacalone, Davide
Kreuzfeldt Degn, Tina
Yang, Ni
Liu, Chujiao
Fisk, Ian D.
Munchow, Morten
author_facet Giacalone, Davide
Kreuzfeldt Degn, Tina
Yang, Ni
Liu, Chujiao
Fisk, Ian D.
Munchow, Morten
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description The demand for high quality and specialty coffee is increasing worldwide.In order to meet these demands, a more uniform and standardized quality assessment of coffee is essential. The aim of this study was to make a sensory scientific and chemical characterization of common roasting defects in coffee,and to investigate their potential relevance for consumers' acceptance of coffee. To this end, six time-temperature roasting profiles based on a single origin Arabica bean were developed: one 'normal', representing a reference coffee free of defects, and five common roast defects ('dark', 'light', 'scorched','baked' and 'underdeveloped'. The coffee samples obtained from these beans were evaluated by means of 1) aroma analysis by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), 2) sensory descriptive analysis (DA) by trained assessors, and 3) hedonic and sensory evaluation by consumers using a Check All-That-Apply (CATA) questionnaire. Multivariate analyses of aroma, DA, and CATA data produced similar sample spaces, showing a clear opposition of the light roast to the dark and scorched roasts), with the normal roast having average values of key aroma compounds. The DA data confirmed this indications and showed the normal roast to have a balanced sensory profile compared to the other defects. Importantly, the normal roast was also significantly preferred in the consumer test (N = 83), and significantly associated to positive CATA attributes 'Harmonic','Pleasant', and 'Balanced'. Taken overall, the results provide a solid basis for understanding chemical and sensory markers associated with common roasting defects, which the coffee professionals may use internally in both quality control and product development applications.
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spelling nottingham-515542019-03-14T04:30:15Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51554/ Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception Giacalone, Davide Kreuzfeldt Degn, Tina Yang, Ni Liu, Chujiao Fisk, Ian D. Munchow, Morten The demand for high quality and specialty coffee is increasing worldwide.In order to meet these demands, a more uniform and standardized quality assessment of coffee is essential. The aim of this study was to make a sensory scientific and chemical characterization of common roasting defects in coffee,and to investigate their potential relevance for consumers' acceptance of coffee. To this end, six time-temperature roasting profiles based on a single origin Arabica bean were developed: one 'normal', representing a reference coffee free of defects, and five common roast defects ('dark', 'light', 'scorched','baked' and 'underdeveloped'. The coffee samples obtained from these beans were evaluated by means of 1) aroma analysis by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), 2) sensory descriptive analysis (DA) by trained assessors, and 3) hedonic and sensory evaluation by consumers using a Check All-That-Apply (CATA) questionnaire. Multivariate analyses of aroma, DA, and CATA data produced similar sample spaces, showing a clear opposition of the light roast to the dark and scorched roasts), with the normal roast having average values of key aroma compounds. The DA data confirmed this indications and showed the normal roast to have a balanced sensory profile compared to the other defects. Importantly, the normal roast was also significantly preferred in the consumer test (N = 83), and significantly associated to positive CATA attributes 'Harmonic','Pleasant', and 'Balanced'. Taken overall, the results provide a solid basis for understanding chemical and sensory markers associated with common roasting defects, which the coffee professionals may use internally in both quality control and product development applications. Elsevier 2019-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51554/1/1-s2.0-S0950329318302015-main.pdf Giacalone, Davide, Kreuzfeldt Degn, Tina, Yang, Ni, Liu, Chujiao, Fisk, Ian D. and Munchow, Morten (2019) Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception. Food Quality and Preference, 71 . pp. 463-474. ISSN 0950-3293 Coffee; Clean cup; Food quality; Roasting defects; Consumers vs experts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950329318302015?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.009 doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.009
spellingShingle Coffee; Clean cup; Food quality; Roasting defects; Consumers vs experts
Giacalone, Davide
Kreuzfeldt Degn, Tina
Yang, Ni
Liu, Chujiao
Fisk, Ian D.
Munchow, Morten
Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception
title Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception
title_full Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception
title_fullStr Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception
title_full_unstemmed Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception
title_short Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception
title_sort common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception
topic Coffee; Clean cup; Food quality; Roasting defects; Consumers vs experts
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