Coffee Science
Biotechnological Advances, Economics, and Health Benefits
Akula Ramakrishna, Parvatam Giridhar, Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron, Akula Ramakrishna, Parvatam Giridhar, Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron
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- English
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Coffee Science
Biotechnological Advances, Economics, and Health Benefits
Akula Ramakrishna, Parvatam Giridhar, Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron, Akula Ramakrishna, Parvatam Giridhar, Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron
About This Book
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