Coffee byproducts, such as coffee leaves, are components of the coffee plant that remain underexplored. In recent years, driven by efforts from both the public and private sectors to pursue circular economy goals, there has been a resurgence of interest in coffee leaves for producing new products and diversifying the coffee supply chain. It is well known that coffee waste is a source of bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites, that find in the food and beverage sector various applications to produce functional food ingredients and nutraceuticals. Recently, coffee leaf infusions have been approved as novel food in the European Union, demonstrating the feasibility of marketing coffee leaves. To support their potential applications, it is essential to thoroughly understand the chemical composition and phytochemical profile of the byproduct to guide future investigation. Omics techniques can be used to support the valorization process, collecting a large amount of information from a complex matrix allowing the use of coffee byproduct as extraction material for the discovery and recovery of functional compounds. The simultaneous extraction of polar and non-polar fraction and the subsequent application of liquid chromatography coupled with high- or low-resolution mass spectrometry techniques, allows the simultaneous identification and quantification of several compounds through a holistic approach. Moreover, through the application of chemometrics on the spectral information it is possible to highlight the main similarities or differences of the batch that could change according to their origin or the post-harvest process as well as discover new molecules with bioactive properties. The application of omics techniques provides support for the reintegration of coffee by-products back into the production chain, reducing the impact on the environment, providing new business opportunities for farmers and companies.
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Coffee Leaves Valorization Through a Metabolomic Approach
Published:
13 June 2024
by MDPI
in International Coffee Convention 2024
session Sustainable Utilization of Coffee By-Products: Challenges and Opportunities
https://doi.org/10.3390/ICC2024-17973
(registering DOI)
Abstract:
Keywords: Metabolomics; Coffee leaves; Coffee by-products; Valorization; Bioactive compounds