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. 2021 Dec 16;26(24):7634. doi: 10.3390/molecules26247634

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)