Coffee Science: Biotechnological Advances, Economics, and Health Benefits

Bys: Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron, Akula Ramakrishna, Giridhar Parvatam

Coffee Science: Biotechnological Advances, Economics and Health Benefits highlights the important advances in coffee research and an all-inclusive collection of information on the current status of global coffee production and market, sustainable benefits, novel methods and recent developments in coffee metabolites analysis, advancements in coffee processing technology and improvement of coffee quality by fermentation, solid- liquid extraction methods, and post- harvesting processes to improve the beverage quality and produce coffees with different sensory profiles. The book compiles insights into the biotechnological advances to improve coffee quality. It also describes specialty coffees, which are gaining consumer acceptance and enjoying a good global market.

This book collates work on the influence of various coffee metabolites such as methyl xanthine, polyphenols, phenolic compounds, indoleamines, biogenic amines, and coffee diterpenes in human health effects such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.

This book is a useful resource for scientists, academicians, and professionals all over the world who are engaged in coffee cultivation, research, business and coffee consumers' health.

Key Features

Current status on coffee production and the global market

Novel methods and recent developments in the determination of coffee metabolites

Advancements in coffee bean processing technology and improvement of coffee quality

Biotechnological advances to improve coffee quality: The role of molecular markers, tissue culture, transgenic technology, and micro RNAs

Effects of coffee consumption on human health

Knowledge contributions from acknowledged experts from across the world

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367488434
• ISBN13: 9780367488437
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 308 Pages