Total phenolic acid contents in some commercial brands of coffee from Indonesia

Article Type: Short communication Coffee is a favorite drink in the world which has been consumed for centuries. Coffee has both positive and negative effects on human health, that is why scientists need to show concern for the volume of coffee that should be consumed daily. Coffee contains phytochemicals known as phenolic acids and are influenced by temperature. This study was aimed at knowing the total phenolic acid content in hot coffee from different commercial brands of coffee sold in Semarang market, Indonesia. At the beginning of the study, eight brands of coffee were subjected to scaling and each sample contained 5 g of coffee powder. The samples were put into beaker glasses and were coded 1 to 8. Thereafter, 100 ml of hot water was added to each beaker. The samples were then analyzed using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. The mean of phenolic acid content in hot coffee from Robusta coffee brand was 46.27 mg/g and from Arabika, 37.3 mg/g. Mean of total phenolic acid content in the coffee brands was 42.9 mg/g. ©2015 BluePen Journals Ltd. All rights reserved