Table 1.
The main chemical composition of raw coffee beans.
Ingredient Content (%) | |
---|---|
Carbohydrates 60.0 | (1) |
Reducing sugar 1.0 | (2) |
Sucrose 7.0 | (3) |
Pectin 2.0 | (4) |
Starch 10.0 | (5) |
Pentan 5.0 | (6) |
Hemicellulose 15.0 | (7) |
Whole cellulose 18.0 | (8) |
Lignin 2.0 | (9) |
Grease 13.0 | (10) |
Protein (N*6.25) 13.0 | (11) |
Ash content (oxide) 4.0 | (12) |
Tannic acid 13.0 | (13) |
N-methylnicotinic acid (soluble) 1.0 | (14) |
Caffeine (soluble) 1.0~~2.0 | (15) |