Table 4 Sources of selected publications on the dynamics of coffee color during roasting, including coffee origin, roast profiles, and type of color-measuring instrument used. The final column reports the average ΔE* between equations (2) and (3) and with the L*a*b* values reported in the respective study.

From: A universal color curve for roasted arabica coffee

Reference

Coffee type/origin/postharvest processing method

Roasting equipment /batch size

Roast profiles

Instrument/ Illuminant /aperture size/observation angle

Mean ΔΕ*

Tarigan et al.20

Robusta/Indonesia/ Wet processing

Probat BRZ 2/100 g

Temp:180, 190, 220, 200 ℃

Time: 4, 6, 7, 8 min

Hunterlab mini scan EZ/unspecified/unspecified/[45/0°]

0.81

Schenker26

Arabica/Colombia /Wet processing

Fluidized-bed laboratory roaster/100 g

HTST: 260℃, 180s

LTLT: 220℃, 720s

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-310/unspecified/50 mm/[d/0°]

1.07

Rodriguez et al.41

Arabica/Colombia/

Wet, Semi-dry processing

TC 150R laboratory quantik roaster /150 g

Temp:180–220 °C

Time:7–33 min

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-410 /unspecified/50 mm/[d/0°]

1.38

Yeager et al.33

Arabica/ El Salvador, Indonesia, Ethiopia/ wet, wet-hulled & honey processing

Probatino P5/ unspecified

Temp:185–220 °C

Time:11–15 min

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-400/D65/50 mm/[d/0°]

1.51

Cwikova et al.22

Arabica/14 origins/ wet, dry processing

Unspecified/ unspecified

Temp:194–197 °C (light), 202–209 °C (medium), 212–217 °C (dark)

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-3500d/unspecified/unspecified

1.69

Wang et al.19

Arabica/Brazil/wet processing

Fluidized bed roaster-fresh roast SR 500/45 g

Temp:210, 220, 230,240 °C

Time: start & end of 1st & 2nd crack, 48 s after 1st & 2nd crack

Konica minolta chroma meter CR -3500d /unspecified/30 mm/[d/8°]

1.70

Mehaya et al.28

Arabica/Ethiopia/ unspecified

Drying oven-heratherm OMS60, /100 g

Temp:160, 180, 220 °C

Time:10, 20, 30, 40 min

Hunter, lab scan XE/unspecified/unspecified/[45/0°]

1.77

Cortes-Macias et al.40

Arabica/Colombia/ dry, wet, semi-dry processing

TC Rotary drum roaster/150 g

Temp:190 ± 2.5 °C

Time:8.24, 9.12 min

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-700d/D65/unspecified/[d/8°]

2.87

Yuksel et al.24

Robusta/ unspecified/ unspecified

Microwave, Infrared oven, drying oven/100 g

Temp: 700, 490, 350 W (microwave); 600, 1200 W(infrared); 160, 180, 200,220 °C (oven) Time: 10, 20, 30 min

HunterLab colorflex EZ/D65/unspecified/unspecified

3.0

Lee et al.44

Arabica/Brazil/ unspecified

CBR-101 A hot air roaster, pan, air fryer/ 100 g

Temp: 200, 220, 240 °C,

Time: 1, 3, 6, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 min

NR-12 A color meter/unspecified/unspecified/ unspecified

3.71

Tsai et al.8

Arabica/Indonesia/unspecified

Unspecified/ unspecified

Temp:200 °C

HunterLab mini scan EZ, 4000 S/unspecified/unspecified/[45/0°]

5.02

Pramudita et al.18

Arabica /Colombia/unspecified

Drying oven/5.5 g

Temp: 140, 180, 220, 260, 300 °C

Time:15,30,60,120,240 min, 24 h

NF-333 handy spectrophotometer/unspecified/8 mm/[45/0°]

5.03

Hidayat et al.17

Arabica, Robusta/unspecified/wet processing

Drum roaster/750 g

Temp: 180 °C

Time: few mins post 1st & 2nd crack

NH 310 colorimeter/unspecified/unspecified /[d/8°]

6.79

Nicoli et al.56

Arabica/unspecified/ unspecified

VTRV laboratory roaster/1000 g

Temp: 200,220 °C

Time: 8,10,15,20 min

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-200/unspecified/unspecified/unspecified

7.34

Bicho et al.1

Arabica, Robusta/Brazil, India/ unspecified

Unspecified/ unspecified

Temp: 200–240 °C

Time: 5–12 min

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-300/D65, C/8 mm /[d/0°]

14.51

Song et al.43

Arabica, Robusta/ Guatemala, India/ unspecified

OKS-1.5 drum roaster/ unspecified

Temp: max 220 °C

Time: 11–13 min

HunterLab ultra scan XE/unspecified/unspecified/unspecified

15.28

Ortolá et al.23

Arabica, Robusta/ Colombia, Indonesia/ unspecified

Tec 250 especial C drum roaster /25 g

Temp: 200,235,250,265,280,295 °C

Time:5–30 min

HunterLab ultra scan XED65/unspecified/[d/0°]

15.93

Putri et al.21

Robusta/ unspecified/ unspecified

Unspecified/ unspecified

Unspecified

3NH-NH300 colorimeter/unspecified/unspecified/unspecified

16.63

Odzakovic et al.16

Arabica, Robusta/India/ unspecified

Unspecified/ unspecified

Temp:167, 171, 175 °C

Time: 25 min

Konica minolta chroma meter CR-410 /D65 /50 mm/[d/0°]

18.91

Onishi et al.34

Bread/pullman-type bread

DOE-02 static electric oven

Temp:140–260 ℃

Time: 5–80 min

NF-333 pen-type spectrophotometer

8.0