Effect of Storage on Bean and Cup Qualities in Robusta Coffees under Different Processing Methods
Keywords:
Robust Coffee, Processing, Storage, Quality PostharvestAbstract
Quality is the most appreciated characteristic at the international coffee trade and consumers continue to demand for it. However, a number of production factors, including postharvest handling mainly processing methods and storage are implicated in determining the final bean and cup quality. Here, beans derived from different processing methods (naturals, pulped naturals and fully washed coffees) strictly under the same storage conditions, were appraised for bean and cup quality profiles. The outcome in this trial indicates that fully washed Robusta coffees had the best bean and cup quality profiles
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