Compositional Changes in Brewed Coffee as a Function of Brewing Time

Terrence A. Lee, REBECCA KEMPTHORNE, James K. Hardy

Journal of Food Science · 1992 · 16 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Variations in the composition of brewed coffee as a function of brewing time were monitored using gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry. Batches of coffee were produced using flow rates of 50‐500 mL/min, which resulted in brewtimes of 4.42‐31.07 min. While most components increased in concentration with longer brewing times, several showed significant losses beyond 8 min, indicating an optimum brewtime of 7‐9 min.

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