[Occurrence of phenols in coffee melanoidins]

Compounds with higher molecular weights in roast coffee were separated by means of adsorption chromatography followed by gel chromatography which yielded seven fractions of different molecular weights. These were tested sensorially and degraded by Curie point pyrolysis high-resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HRGC/MS) about 100 products, among them 33 phenols, were found. The products were compared with fragments formed via model pyrolysis experiments on chlorogenic acid.