Appropriate Technology Program of Postharvested Coffee: Production, Marketing, and Coffee Processing Machine Business Unit

Economic Significance of Coffee (Coffee Arabica) Production in Parbat District of Nepal

This study considered the production economics of coffee in Pakuwa village development committee of Parbat district, Nepal. Household Survey was done in June 2014. Data collection was done using semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire administered on 40 coffee producers selected randomly. Gross margin analysis, profitability index and the benefit-cost ratio was used to analyze the production e...

Bio-ethanol production from wet coffee processing waste in Ethiopia

Large amounts of coffee residues are generated from coffee processing plants in Ethiopia. These residues are toxic and possess serious environmental problems following the direct discharge into the nearby water bodies which cause serious environmental and health problems. This study was aimed to quantify wet coffee processing waste and estimate its bio-ethanol production. The study showed that ...

The coffee-machine bacteriome: biodiversity and colonisation of the wasted coffee tray leach

Microbial communities are ubiquitous in both natural and artificial environments. However, microbial diversity is usually reduced under strong selection pressures, such as those present in habitats rich in recalcitrant or toxic compounds displaying antimicrobial properties. Caffeine is a natural alkaloid present in coffee, tea and soft drinks with well-known antibacterial properties. Here we pr...

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Determination Of Coffee Content In Coffee Mixtures

The Malaysian Food Regulations 1985 [1] states that coffee mixtures must contain not less than 50 percent coffee. Caffeine content of a coffee mixture is usually used to indicate its coffee level. In this study, coffee content of coffee mixtures was determined based on caffeine concentrations using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Caffeine recoveries from spiked standard coffee mi...