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Bioactives of coffee cherry pulp and its utilisation for production of Cascara beverage
Andrea Heeger1, Agnieszka Kosińska-Cagnazzo2, Ennio Cantergiani3
1Institute of Life Technologies, HES-SO Valais Wallis, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Route du Rawyl 47, CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 11-13, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
Abstract:
Coffee cherry pulp is a by-product obtained during coffee production. Coffee cherry pulp contains considerable amounts of phenolic compounds and caffeine. An attempt to produce Cascara, a refreshing beverage, has been made. Six dried coffee pulp samples and a beverage called Cascara produced in Switzerland out of one of those samples were investigated. Aqueous extraction of coffee pulps revealed a content of total polyphenols between 4.9 and 9.2mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/gDM. The antioxidant capacity was between 51 and 92μmol Trolox equivalents (TE)/gDM as measured by the assay with ABTS radical. Bourbon variety from Congo and maragogype variety showed highest caffeine contents with 6.5 and 6.8mg/gDM. In all samples chlorogenic acid, protocatechuic acid, gallic acid and rutin were present. The beverage Cascara contained 226mg/L of caffeine and 283mgGAE/L of total polyphenols whereas antioxidant capacity amounted to 8.9mmol TE/L.
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