Table 2.
Technique | Grinding Degree (μm) | pH | Titratable acidity | Dry weight | L* | a* | b* |
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(g acetic acid eq/L) | (%) | ||||||
Moka | >4000 | 4.91 ± 0.05 a | 0.40 ± 0.05 d | 0.52 ± 0.06 d | 82.73 ± 1.51 a | 5.69 ± 1.36 d | 50.84 ± 3.99 c |
2000–4000 | 4.88 ± 0.01 a | 0.61 ± 0.05 c | 0.84 ± 0.11 c | 75.91 ± 0.64 b | 11.65 ± 1.06 c | 64.77 ± 2.83 b | |
1000–2000 | 4.89 ± 0.03 a | 0.95 ± 0.06 b | 1.53 ± 0.06 b | 61.20 ± 2.83 c | 25.76 ± 1.85 b | 80.92 ± 0.54 a | |
500–1000 | 4.93 ± 0.01 a | 1.64 ± 0.09 a | 2.70 ± 0.17 a | 33.21 ± 1.96 d | 37.75 ± 1.12 a | 55.08 ± 3.30 c | |
250–500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Significance | ns | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
Neapolitan | >4000 | 4.92 ± 0.03 a | 0.29 ± 0.03 c | 0.41 ± 0.01 c | 82.76 ± 0.70 a | 5.52 ± 0.50 c | 48.74 ± 1.33 c |
2000–4000 | 4.91 ± 0.04 a | 0.37 ± 0.04 c | 0.49 ± 0.06 c | 80.56 ± 2.80 a | 7.33 ± 2.19 c | 54.14 ± 5.51 c | |
1000–2000 | 4.88 ± 0.03 a | 0.95 ± 0.08 b | 1.50 ± 0.15 b | 56.56 ± 4.34 b | 28.45 ± 2.89 b | 79.31 ± 0.68 a | |
500–1000 | 4.93 ± 0.01 a | 1.23 ± 0.04 a | 2.00 ± 0.13 a | 39.04 ± 2.66 c | 37.24 ± 0.70 a | 63.97 ± 4.02 b | |
250–500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Significance | ns | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
American | >4000 | 4.96 ± 0.01 b | 0.26 ± 0.01 d | 0.36 ± 0.01 c | 87.98 ± 0.53 a | 1.98 ± 0.18 e | 38.34 ± 0.68 e |
2000–4000 | 5.07 ± 0.04 a | 0.37 ± 0.02 c | 0.51 ± 0.04 bc | 85.17 ± 0.64 b | 4.02 ± 0.51 d | 48.39 ± 1.86 d | |
1000–2000 | 5.07 ± 0.01 a | 0.40 ± 0.01 b | 0.69 ± 0.01 b | 80.12 ± 0.34 c | 8.35 ± 0.26 c | 59.79 ± 0.60 c | |
500–1000 | 4.99 ± 0.02 b | 0.55 ± 0.01 a | 1.01 ± 0.26 a | 73.99 ± 1.33 d | 14.54 ± 1.37 b | 71.05 ± 1.92 b | |
250–500 | 4.87 ± 0.01 c | 0.57 ± 0.01 a | 1.00 ± 0.04 a | 64.30 ± 0.74 e | 23.80 ± 0.72 a | 80.12 ± 0.31 a | |
Significance | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
Espresso | >4000 | 5.09 ± 0.07 a | 0.20 ± 0.02 d | 0.28 ± 0.04 d | 91.14 ± 1.37 a | 0.58 ± 0.69 d | 29.45 ± 3.67 d |
2000–4000 | 4.98 ± 0.04 b | 0.37 ± 0.04 c | 0.51 ± 0.05 c | 86.15 ± 1.81 b | 3.32 ± 1.29 c | 44.39 ± 4.08 c | |
1000–2000 | 4.98 ± 0.01 b | 0.61 ± 0.05 b | 0.89 ± 0.07 b | 77.63 ± 2.16 c | 10.61 ± 2.13 b | 64.10 ± 3.74 b | |
500–1000 | 4.87 ± 0.02 c | 1.08 ± 0.02 a | 1.62 ± 0.05 a | 65.87 ± 0.52 d | 22.10 ± 0.51 a | 79.52 ± 0.69 a | |
250–500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Significance | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
Capsule | >4000 | 5.19 ± 0.04 a | 0.12 ± 0.01 d | 0.15 ± 0.00 d | 94.73 ± 0.12 a | −0.47 ± 0.05 c | 18.15 ± 0.56 d |
2000–4000 | 5.15 ± 0.04 a | 0.17 ± 0.01 c | 0.24 ± 0.00 c | 92.73 ± 0.21 a | −0.08 ± 0.06 c | 25.28 ± 0.90 c | |
1000–2000 | 5.15 ± 0.02 a | 0.43 ± 0.00 b | 0.66 ± 0.01 b | 82.41 ± 0.67 b | 6.22 ± 0.58 b | 53.72 ± 1.56 b | |
500–1000 | 4.84 ± 0.01 b | 0.93 ± 0.03 a | 1.33 ± 0.06 a | 68.71 ± 1.92 c | 19.06 ± 1.73 a | 75.91 ± 1.66 a | |
250–500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Significance | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
French press | >4000 | 4.91 ± 0.05 ab | 0.62 ± 0.00 a | 0.91 ± 0.06 a | 77.73 ± 1.53 b | 10.80 ± 1.47 a | 67.09 ± 2.30 a |
2000–4000 | 4.94 ± 0.02 ab | 0.65 ± 0.05 a | 0.91 ± 0.05 a | 76.48 ± 2.49 b | 11.97 ± 2.55 a | 68.31 ± 4.37 a | |
1000–2000 | 4.94 ± 0.01 ab | 0.50 ± 0.04 b | 0.86 ± 0.10 a | 77.42 ± 2.71 b | 10.96 ± 2.65 a | 65.83 ± 4.68 a | |
500–1000 | 4.96 ± 0.01 a | 0.40 ± 0.02 c | 0.66 ± 0.05 b | 82.23 ± 1.42 a | 6.53 ± 1.27 b | 56.03 ± 3.50 b | |
250–500 | 4.90 ± 0.02 b | 0.49 ± 0.03 b | 0.83 ± 0.05 a | 75.22 ± 0.36 b | 12.75 ± 1.40 a | 67.87 ± 3.18 a | |
Significance | ns | *** | ** | * | * | * |
n/a, not applicable. Means followed by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05. Significance: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; ns = not significant. Data are expressed as mean values (n = 3) ± standard deviation.