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Quality tiers and specialty instant

Quality tiers and specialty instant

The different quality tiers in instant coffee production, how specialty instant differs from commodity products, and the innovations driving this segment.

Flavor impacts of decaf methods

Flavor impacts of decaf methods

How different decaffeination methods affect coffee flavor, body, and aroma, and what this means for specialty coffee drinkers.

Designing profiles for density and size

Designing profiles for density and size

This topic covers how to create roasting profiles tailored to bean density and size, ensuring even roast and optimal flavor development.

Composition: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids

Composition: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids

This topic explains the major chemical components of green coffee—carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids—their roles in green coffee stability, and their transformation during roasting.

Uniformity and screen size considerations

Uniformity and screen size considerations

This topic explains why uniformity and screen size are important in natural (dry) coffee processing, how they are managed, and their influence on cup quality and market grading.

Selective cherry picking and sorting

Selective cherry picking and sorting

This topic explains the importance of selective cherry picking and sorting in natural (dry) coffee processing, and how these steps affect quality, consistency, and flavor.