Dietary fiber in brewed coffee

J Agric Food Chem. 2007 Mar 7;55(5):1999-2003. doi: 10.1021/jf062839p. Epub 2007 Feb 13.

Abstract

Coffee beans are rich in nondigestible polysaccharides (dietary fiber), which may partially pass into brewed coffee; however, to the authors' knowledge, there is not enough literature on dietary fiber in brewed coffee. A specific method to determine dietary fiber in beverages (enzymatic treatment plus dialysis) was applied to the coffees brewed by the most common methods (espresso, filter, soluble); results showed that brewed coffee contained a significantly higher amount of soluble dietary fiber (0.47-0.75 g/100 mL of coffee) than other common beverages. Coffee dietary fiber contains a large amount of associated antioxidant phenolics (8.7-10.5 mg/100 mL of brewed coffee).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / analysis
  • Coffee / chemistry*
  • Dietary Fiber / analysis*
  • Phenols / analysis
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Coffee
  • Dietary Fiber
  • Phenols