Table 1.

Average Maximum load (N) for all the coated and uncoated (control) coffee beans at a constant height of 6.35 mm

	Control	Composite	CMC	HPMC	WPC
Maximum	32.635	118.664	126.200	55.993	39.187
Load (N)	33.935	118.085	133.906	43.228	43.214
	36.996	128.694	129.680	63.926	35.052
	36.489	128.602	122.132	48.086	40.072
	31.503	139.901	125.156	47.516	51.944
Average	34.311 ± 2.38	128.189 ± 7.653	127.415 ± 4.520	51.750 ± 8.21	41.894 ± 5.66