Estimation of caffeine content in coffee of Malaysian market using fourier transform infrared (ftir) spectroscopy
Francis, Davin Nyoro1, Siong Fong, Sim2, Amelia Laccy, Jeffrey Kimura3.
This study reports the caffeine content in seven locally available coffee. The caffeine was extracted with chloroform and analysed using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR). The method reports an average recovery of 101% with the limit of determination established at 0.1%. The absorption band at 1654 cm-1 was used to construct the calibration curve for quantification of caffeine where the regression was fitted with satisfactory linearity. An average of 0.55% of caffeine was detected in the seven coffee products with Arabica coffee demonstrating lower caffeine concentration. The study evidenced that caffeine content in coffee is determined by the coffee types. The caffeine content found in the local coffee products was relatively lower likely due to the solvent types, extraction procedure and analytical method used.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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