Green coffee bean – Coffea Arabica
Scientific Name : Coffea Arabica
Common Name : Green coffee bean
Source : Coffee bean seeds
Composition : 45% / 50% Chlorogenic acid
Applications : Weight management
Technical Specifications
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Composition: Total chlorogenicacids-45%,50%,60% |
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| Description / Appearance | : | A light brown colored hygroscopic fine powder with characteristic odour |
| Identification | : | By TLC |
| Loss on drying | : | NMT 5.0% w/w |
| Residue on Ignition | : | NMT 10.0% w/w |
| Water soluble extractives | : | NLT 95% w/w |
| Alcohol soluble extractive (95% v/v Alcohol) | : | NLT 60.0 % w/w |
| Loose bulk density | : | 0.25-0.65 g/ml |
| Tapped bulk density | : | 0.35-0.85 g/ml |
| Sieve Test (#60 mesh) | : | NLT 95% w/ww |
| Assay by HPLC Chlorogenic acid | : | NLT 50.0% w/w on dry basis |
| Caffeine | : | NMT 2.0% w/w on dry basis |
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Microbiological profile |
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| Total plate Count | : | NMT 5000 cfu/gm |
| Yeast & Mould | : | NMT 100 cfu/gm |
| Salmonella | : | Should be absent /1 g |
| Escherichia coli | : | Should be absent /1 g |
| Staphylococcus aureus | : | Should be absent /1 gs |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | : | Should be absent /1 g |
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Total Heavy Metals |
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| Lead | : | NMT 5.0 ppm |
| Arsenic | : | NMT 1.0 ppm |
| Cadmium | : | NMT 0.3 ppm |
| Mercury | : | NMT 0.1 ppm |
