Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26687
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Effects of different coffee storage methods on coffee freshness after opening of packages
Authors: Smrke, Samo
Adam, Jan
Mühlemann, Samuel
Lantz, Ingo
Yeretzian, Chahan
et. al: No
DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100893
10.21256/zhaw-26687
Published in: Food Packaging and Shelf Life
Volume(Issue): 33
Issue: 100893
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Elsevier
ISSN: 2214-2894
Language: English
Subjects: Coffee; Freshness; Aroma; Shelf life; Secondary shelf life
Subject (DDC): 663: Beverage technology
Abstract: The aroma of freshly roasted coffee is one of its most enticing but also ephemeral qualities. Coffee aroma starts deteriorating after roasting, and appropriate packaging and storage are needed to preserve its freshness. After a coffee package has been opened, the protective atmosphere changes, accelerating the loss of freshness and staling of coffee. This study compares four different methods for storing whole roasted beans after opening the package: (i) transferring beans into airtight canister, (ii) closing original package with tape, (iii) closing with clip and (iv) using a package with an integrated screw cap. The aroma was analyzed during storage by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS), after grinding. Freshness indices were determined as ratios of GC/MS signal intensities of two selected compounds and used as indicators of storage stability (also called index), to compare different storage approaches. The 2-butanone/2-methylfuran index was found to be best suited to assess coffee staling for such conditions. The screw cap packaging was the best performing storage method. Using a clip, re-closing with tape or transferring beans into a container resulted in a faster loss of freshness. Findings were in line with observed changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide content inside the respective package. While changes of coffee during the primary shelf-life of coffee have been discussed in a series of publications, this study is one of the first that sheds light on how consumer practices can influence the secondary shelf-life of whole bean coffee.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/26687
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement: Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit: Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology (ICBT)
Appears in collections:Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Smrke, S., Adam, J., Mühlemann, S., Lantz, I., & Yeretzian, C. (2022). Effects of different coffee storage methods on coffee freshness after opening of packages. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 33(100893). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100893
Smrke, S. et al. (2022) ‘Effects of different coffee storage methods on coffee freshness after opening of packages’, Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 33(100893). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100893.
S. Smrke, J. Adam, S. Mühlemann, I. Lantz, and C. Yeretzian, “Effects of different coffee storage methods on coffee freshness after opening of packages,” Food Packaging and Shelf Life, vol. 33, no. 100893, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100893.
SMRKE, Samo, Jan ADAM, Samuel MÜHLEMANN, Ingo LANTZ und Chahan YERETZIAN, 2022. Effects of different coffee storage methods on coffee freshness after opening of packages. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 2022. Bd. 33, Nr. 100893. DOI 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100893
Smrke, Samo, Jan Adam, Samuel Mühlemann, Ingo Lantz, and Chahan Yeretzian. 2022. “Effects of Different Coffee Storage Methods on Coffee Freshness after Opening of Packages.” Food Packaging and Shelf Life 33 (100893). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100893.
Smrke, Samo, et al. “Effects of Different Coffee Storage Methods on Coffee Freshness after Opening of Packages.” Food Packaging and Shelf Life, vol. 33, no. 100893, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100893.


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