Changes in caffeine content during fruit development in Coffea canephora P. ex. Fr. grown at different elevations
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Caffeine is an important purine alkaloid of methyl xanthine family present in beans of coffee. Caffeine \ncontent was determined in developing fruits of robusta coffee plant (Coffea canephora), that collected from \nplants grown at different elevations to find out the influence of altitude on caffeine content. Caffeine levels \nwere analysed by performing High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Caffeine content was \nfound always more at all stages of coffee fruit ontogeny from plants grown at low elevations. The proportion \nof increase in caffeine content was more from the stage II (4 months) to stage III (5 months). Maximum \ncaffeine content of 1.868 ± 0.149 g/100 g dry weight was evident in stage V seeds (9 months) of low altitude \ncollected samples. There was a 32% reduction in caffeine content of beans from plants grown at high \nelevations.
Source: CFTRI Institutional Repository
Authors: V. Sridevi, P. Giridhar
Institution: Central Food Technological Research Institute
Language: English
Topic: Coffee research and impacts
Subfield: Pharmacology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1980895315