Farm to Consumer: Factors Affecting the Organoleptic Characteristics of Coffee. II: Postharvest Processing Factors Ahsan Hameed , Syed Ammar Hussain, Muhammad Umair Ijaz, Samee Ullah, Imran Pasha, and Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria
Abstract: The production and consumption of coffee are increasing despite the roadblocks to its agriculture and global trade. The unique, refreshing, and stimulating final cupping quality of coffee is the only reason for this rising production and consumption. Coffee quality is a multifaceted trait and is inevitably influenced by the way it is successively processed after harvesting. Reportedly, 60% of the quality attributes of coffee are governed by postharvest processing. The current review elaborates and establishes for the first time the relationship between different methods of postharvest processing of coffee and its varying organoleptic and sensory quality attributes. In view of the proven significance of each processing step, this review has been subdivided into three sections, secondary processing, primary processing, and postprocessing variables. Secondary processing addresses the immediate processing steps on the farm after harvest and storage before roasting. The primary processing section adheres specifically to roasting, grinding and brewing/extraction, topics which have been technically addressed more than any others in the literature and by industry. The postprocessing attribute section deals generally with interaction of the consumer with products of different visual appearance. Finally, there are still some bottlenecks which need to be addressed, not only to completely understand the relationship of varying postharvest processing methods with varying in-cup quality attributes, but also to devise the next generation of coffee processing technologies. Keywords: coffee processing, cup quality, organoleptic characteristics, sensory attributes, postharvest processing
Introduction three continents (North America, Pacific Asia, and North Africa) Coffee is a valuable agricultural commodity of nonarid regions possess these least developed countries. On the other hand, coffee in the tropics. Over 50 countries are involved in the agricultural consumption mostly occurs in “first world” countries. Coffee is production of coffee, among which most, with few exceptions, regarded as a cash crop in these “second/third world” countries belong to the list of least developed countries. Geographically, and also brings long-term social strengths by generating a consid- erable amount of rural employment, businesses and environmen- tal benefits, and a significant range of globally consumed product CRF3-2018-0038 Submitted 2/28/2018, Accepted 4/27/2018. Author Hameed recipes and qualities that can end up as high-value specialty or is with the Laboratory for Yeast Molecular and Cell Biology, The Research Cen- gourmet coffees. However, these social assets of coffee-producing ter of Fermentation Technology, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong Univ. of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China. Authors Hameed, countries are under great pressure owing to ever-increasing input Hussain, Ijaz, Ullah, and Pasha are with National Inst. of Food Science & Technology, costs, unstable coffee markets, a lack of incentives to improve qual- Univ. of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. Authors Hussain and Ullah are with Colin ity, increasing resistance of coffee pathogens, and climate change. Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agriculture Engineering and Food The lack of incentives, climate change, and increased resistance of Science, Shandong Univ. of Technology, Zibo, P.R. China. Author Ijaz is with Key Laboratory of Meat Processing & Quality Control, College of Food Sciences, Nan- coffee pathogens are considered the main causes of deterioration jing Agriculture Univ., Jiangsu, P.R China. Author Suleria is with UQ Diamantina in the physical and organoleptic quality attributes of coffee which Inst., Translational Research Inst. Faculty of Medicine, The Univ. of Queensland, are the main drivers for global coffee trade and consumption. 37 Kent Street Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia. Author Suleria Consequently, newly introduced regulatory measures related to is with Dept. of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, Kansas State Univ., Man- environmental and public health and trade tariffs on value-added hattan, Kans. 66506, U.S.A. Author Suleria is with Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin Univ., Pigdons coffee products (specialty coffees) are further adding serious con- Road, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia. Direct inquiries to author Suleria (E- cerns about the coffee trade (International Coffee Organization, mail: hafi[email protected]). 2014a, 2014b). Despite all these constraints, world coffee consumption is grow- Ahsan Hameed and Syed Ammar Hussain are equal first authors for this manuscript. ing steadily at an annual rate of 2.5%, with an amazing 17% per