Estudo do acondicionamento de cafe torrado e moido em sistemas unitizados. / Study of the packing of roasted and ground coffee in unity system.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

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An alternative system to the packing of roasted and ground coffee was developed, using pression in the three different levels, 3t (P3), 6t (P6) e 9t (P9) to obtain 50g blocks. The objective of this study was obtain a safe and useful product comparing to the traditional system. The effect of the grind fine (M3), medium (M5) and coarse (M7) and press was determined on the color CIELab and soluble solids of the beverage prepared with the coffee. The mechanical resistance of the blocks was tested by compression trials, fall tests and transport simulation. According to the results it was found that the best condition to obtain the block was 9t (P9) with the medium grind. The blocks presented satisfactory performance in the trials with falling, compression and transport simulation. It was determined the shelf life of the blocks hold in the 25 and 35ºC. Physicals, chemicals, sensory and the packaging system analysis were carried out. The shelf life based in the lost sensorial global characteristics of the coffee beverage for the pressed product hold at 25 and 35ºC, was 106 and 91 days respectively, with Q10 value of 1,2. It was estimated the shelf life of the ground roasted coffee vacuum packed at 20 Hg, in 50g portions, stored at 25 and 35ºC. The oxidized or non-characteristic aroma was determined using a sensory evaluation of the powder fragrance by inhaling the sample. During the storage it was evaluated the head space to packing relating the percentage of oxygen and carbon dioxide by gas chromatography. The hexanal was also monitored, like a indicative of the coffee oxidation. According to the results the mean estimated shelf life was 165 and 122 days for the coffee stored at 25 and 35ºC , respectively. The compound hexanal measured as the total peak area, decreased during 120 days of storage, showing a linear function at 25ºC and exponential at 35ºC , indicating its presence in the product as an aroma component and not as an oxidation product. The sensory changes in pressed unitized ground roasted coffee, packed in an aluminum laminate, were determined by qualitative descriptive analysis, during storage at 25ºC in order to monitor losses in beverage quality during storage. An acceptance test of the beverage was also carried out in the laboratory with 30 consumers. The loss of some key compounds, characteristic of coffee aroma, was also determined during storage, as compared to a reference sample storage frozen at -19ºC. The product was shown to be unacceptable for consumption after 45 days of storage. The consumer test proved that the coffee rejected by the sensory panel was also rejected by the consumers. An accentuated loss of aroma and increasing level of oxidation was shown up to 30 days of storage. A domestic use test was carried out with 57 families, distributing one 50g unit of pressed coffee to each family, accompanied by two questionnaires, one being to determined the consumer profile according to the "Brazilian Criterion for Economic Classification" and the other to evaluate product acceptance. The results showed that class B2 predominated, representing 28% of the families consulted, followed by classes C with 24,5, B1 with 16%, A2 with 14% and classes D and A1 with an accumulated percentage of 8,8%. The unitized press coffee in 50g portion as well accepted by the families, being considered a good alternative for the commercialization of ground roasted coffee, regarding to aspects of safety, practicality, quality, ease of preparation and intention to buy.

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avaliação sensorial cafe sensorial analysis coffee consumidores - testes unidades testing vida de prateleira shelf life consumers unity

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