Quality of coffee drink from fruits submitted to different post-harvest management practices
The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of coffee drinks processed using fruits submitted to different post-harvest management practices, considering initial plant infections and coffee fruit exposition period. Eight treatments were established based on the post-harvest management, with and without benzalcone chloride disinfection. The coffee fruit drink quality was not affected by the post-harvest management, including the treatment with 12 h grain exposition after harvest. Moreover, results showed that the electric conductivity test was more sensitive than the potassium lixiviation test, with grain modification occurring after 6 h of fruit exposition. The efficiency of superficial disinfection of fruits was verified during the first hour after immersion; contamination of the fruits with Cladosporium sp., Penicillium sp., and Alternaria sp. decreased.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
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2004
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| Subjects: | COFFEA, ALTERNARIA, CLADOSPORIUM, CAFE, CALIDAD, TECNOLOGIA POSTCOSECHA, ALIMENTOS, CONTAMINACION, PROCESAMIENTO, ESTERILIZACION, |
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