The content of harmful materials was investigated for coffee beans sold in Daejeon. Total 79 samples were analysed and 213 residual pesticides and 2 heavy metals were analysed simultaneously by GC-MS/MS, GC-NPD, GC-ECD, LC-MS/MS and ICP-MS. The instrumental method was validated with limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), the linearity of standard curves. LOD of the residual pesticides was between 0.0003 to 0.0021 mg/kg, LOQ of the residual pesticides was between 0.0008 to 0.0064 mg/kg. LOD of the heavy metals was between 0.0077 to 0.0079 μg/kg, LOQ of the heavy metals was between 0.0233 to 0.0239 μg/kg. The linearity correlation coefficient for the calibration curve was between 0.9929 to 0.9999 and the recovery rate was between 95.4% to 106.1%. According to the monitoring of residual pesticides and heavy metals, no pesticide was detected in all coffee bean samples. 88.6% (70 samples) of analysed total 79 coffee beans contained at least 1 heavy metal but there was no sample which exceeded the maximum residual limit. Risk assessment was also carried out based on the content of heavy metals detected in coffee beans. The carcinogenic risk assessment to heavy metals showed that all cancer-risk (CR) values were below 10–6 and it meant that the CR due to heavy metals intake was evaluated as safe. The non-carcinogenic risk assessment to heavy metals showed that all hazard index (HI) were below 1, which was considered acceptable at the current level of exposure. The %PTWI values of lead and cadmium for 55 roasted coffee bean samples were 0.09% and 0.04% respectively, compared with the reference values. This results indicate that there is almost no health risk from heavy metal intake through the consumption of coffee beans in circulation in Daejeon.

In our country, the number of coffee shops has steadily increased, reaching approximately 15,000 in 2013 from 1,254 in 2006. Adding to increase of coffee shops, customers' preference of roasted beans and extraction to ready-made coffee or instant coffee has lead to rapid expansion of roasted coffee market. In this study, a prototype of the ultrasonic automatic packer that is consist of coffee beans input device, coffee beans filling device, filter paper input device, vertical & horizontal ultrasonic sealing device, conveyor input device, input sealing device of outer packaging, cutting device, and control system besides related devices has been designed and produced.

This study was designed to develop and to qualify a coffee alternative beverage using a mixture of coffee beans and roasted black beans (Rhynchosia nulubilis). Therefore, the total isoflavone content (TIC), total phenol content (TPC), antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, NFATc1 (Nuclear factor of activated T-cells c1) expression in RANKL (receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells and sensory evaluation were measured for 5 different Cb (coffee bean)-RoS (roasted seomoktae) mixture extracts (Cb100RoS0, Cb75RoS25, Cb50RoS50, Cb25RoS75, and Cb0RoS100). Cb0RoS100 had the highest TIC (516.83±36.61 mg/100 g) and TPC (18.11±1.77 mg TAE/100 g) along with the highest antioxidant activity as measured by DPPH radical scavenging activity (73.55±8.11%) and ABTS radical scavenging activity (63.27±7.27%). Also, Cb0RoS100 showed the highest anti-inflammatory activity as measured by NO production (13.57±2.21 μM) and PGE2 production (3.25±0.21 ng/mL). The more the RoS ratio was increased in the mixtures of Cb-RoS, the more the NFATc1 protein expression was decreased in RANKL-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. In case of sensory evaluation, Cb50RoS50 had the highest scores for flavor, delicate flavor and overall quality, which were similar to those in Cb alone (Cb100RoS0). We suggest that the use of RoS replacement instead of Cb in/as a coffee alternative beverage may help to reduce the risk of caffeine-related bone loss and/or bone disease by effectively blocking NFATc1 expression in RANKLstimulated RAW264.7 cells compared with Cb alone.

본 연구에서는 커피생두의 로스팅 과정에서 쉽게 발견되는 커피 은피(coffee silver skin)의 열수와 에 탄올 추출물을 사용하여 항산화, 미백, 주름개선, 세포독성실험을 진행하였다. 커피 은피의 열수와 에탄올 추출 물은 농도가 증가함에 따라 농도 의존적으로 DPPH와 ABTS 라디칼 소거활성이 높아졌으며, 열수 추출물보다 에탄올 추출물이 항산화력이 높게 나타났다. 특히 에탄올 추출물의 경우 50 μ g/mL에서 92.26%의 ABTS 라디칼을 소거시켜 양성대조군과 비슷한 항산화 효과를 나타내었다. 미백효과의 정도를 조사하기 위하여 tyrosinase 저해효과와 DOPA 산화 저해효과를 조사한 결과 농도 의존적으로 저해효과를 나타내었다. 또한 주름개선효과의 정도를 조사하기 위해 elastase와 collagenase 저해 효과를 조사한 결과 elastase와 collagenase를 농도 의존적으로 저해 효과를 나타내었다. 각질형성세포(HaCaT)를 이용하여 세포독성 및 증식실험을 진행하였다. 커피 은피 추출물의 세포생존율은 무처리 대조군과 유사한 결과를 나타내었다. 그러므로 커피 은피는 주름개선, 미백, 항산화 효과를 나타내므로 화장품에 응용 가능한 기능성 소재로 평가된다.

4종류의 커피 원두(CS, Colombia superimo; EY, Ethiopia yirgacheffee; IM, Indonesia mandheling; IMM, India monsooned malabar AA)를 생두(raw coffee bean)와 각각 다른 온도(200, 250℃)와 시간(10, 15, 20 min)으로 로스팅하였으며, 최적의 로스팅 조건을 찾기 위하여 로스팅 중에 변화되는 pyrazine을 비롯한 몇 가지 성분과 항산화, 항당뇨 효과를 조사하였다. Caffeine 함량은 로스팅 정도에 따라 크게 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 5-caffeoylquinic acid와 total phenolic compounds는 대체로 로스팅이 강해질수록 크게 감소하였다. Pyrazine 화합물은 IMM에서 가장 많이 생성되었으며, 250℃에서는 시간이 경과할수록 급격히 줄어들었다. DPPH 라디칼 소거활성은 같은 처리농도에서의 BHT와α-tocopherol의 활성에 비하여 대부분 80% 이상의 효과를 나타내었다. 한편 FRAP assay에서는 로스팅 정도가 강해질수록 활성이 약간 감소하였다. α-Glucosidase 저해활성은 유의할 만한 수준이었으나, 250℃에서 20분 roasting할 경우에는 활성이 80% 이상 줄어들었으며, α-amylase 저해활성도 유사한 경향이었다. 이러한 결과로 로스팅 정도에 따른 생리활성과 커피의 고소한 향과 초콜릿 향을 내는 pyrazine 화합물의 생성을 종합적으로 보았을 때, 200℃에서 15분 정도 로스팅하는 것이 가장 최적의 조건인 것으로 판단하였다. 따라서 이러한 결과는 커피산업에서 로스팅 조건을 달리한 원두커피의 향과 생리활성이 높은 커피를 생산하는데 활용될 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

반응표면분석법에 의해 생두를 실험 조건인 의 온도 범위에서 7.93~22.07분의 조건으로 커피원두를 배전하여 이화학적 분석, 물리적 특성, 관능검사 등을 실시하여 최적 조건을 설정하였다. 배전 정도가 커짐에 따라 직경, 길이, 두께 모두가 증가하여 전체적인 팽창률은 증가했지만, 겉보기 밀도의 변화는 그 차이가 적은 것으로 나타났다. pH는 증가하는 반면 총산도와 총페놀함량은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 고형분함량은 증가하는 유의성을 가지고 있