Processing methods of low caffeine coffee beans
At present, there are three ways to remove caffeine from coffee beans:
1. Water treatment can remove 9496% caffeine.
2, chemical extraction method, early use chloroform (Chloroform), benzene (Benzene) as the solvent to extract caffeine, later understand that these chemicals cause cancer, and gradually be replaced by other low-hazard chemicals, but after all, the chemical substances are not natural enough, this method can extract 96% of caffeine.
3. The third method is supercritical carbon dioxide treatment, and its extraction rate can reach 960.98%. The most efficient of the three ways to remove caffeine.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) treatment:
Two natural elements, pure water and carbon dioxide (a mixture of the two we often call soda) are used to extract caffeine from raw coffee beans. The founder of this method is Kurt Zosel.
In chemistry, we also call it supercritical CO2 extraction technology. The density of supercritical carbon dioxide (hereinafter referred to as SC-CO2) is hundreds of times that of gas and close to that of liquid, but its viscosity is similar to that of gaseous carbon dioxide. Its diffusion coefficient is about 1% of that of a gas and hundreds of times larger than that of a liquid. Therefore, the movement (Mass transfer) or distribution of substances is faster than that in liquid solvents.
This method was developed to extract caffeine from coffee beans because of the following characteristics:
1. The critical temperature of carbon dioxide is 31.1 ℃ and the critical pressure is 73 atmospheric pressure (Atm). It is suitable for the extraction of thermally unstable substances because it is close to the critical temperature at room temperature. It has a good effect on the retention of aroma substances in coffee.
two。 Carbon dioxide is an inactive gas, has no flammability and chemical reactivity, has no residue, is harmless to human body, and does not cause environmental pollution.
3. It is easy to obtain high-purity carbon dioxide and cheap.
The method of supercritical CO2 extraction of caffeine is to make coffee beans absorb water and expand to twice as large. Caffeine molecules move in the bean body, add carbon dioxide and give more than 100 atmospheric pressure (Atm) in the water, so that water and carbon dioxide are mixed to create a soda environment. Carbon dioxide attracts caffeine molecules like a magnet, and when caffeine is captured by carbon dioxide, caffeine begins to move. Carbon dioxide is highly selective and it does not capture carbohydrates and proteins in coffee beans because carbohydrates and proteins are the main components of flavor and smell in coffee beans. When it dries naturally after the extraction, caffeinated water can be easily separated from caffeine and used for other commercial purposes.
Advantages of this method:
1. The extraction efficiency of caffeine is very high, and there is no chemical pollution.
two。 It will not have any chemical changes with carbohydrates and proteins in coffee beans.
3. Its by-product (caffeine) is natural and 100% recyclable!
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Processing method of high-quality coffee beans coffee refining method
There are a pair of oval seeds in the center of the fruit of the coffee tree, which are covered with exocarp, endocarp and pulp. Ripe fruit will rot in a short period of time without treatment, so the purpose of refining is to enable coffee beans to be preserved for a long time, easy to store and circulate.
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What are the packaging skills of coffee beans?
When the baking is finished, the coffee will be ready to use. It is important to pack it as soon as possible to avoid the loss of aroma and keep it fresh. After contact with the air, the water and oxygen in the air accelerate the oxidation process, making the quality of coffee worse.
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