Republik Tani Mandiri (RTM) is group coffee farmers residing at Desa Kucur, Kab. Malang.The activity aimed to help RTM in increasing production capacity and train them manage small business early stage. Roasting process the most critical process. After re-designing roasting machine implementation, processing times reduce 26,1%.

AT THE SWISS FEDERAL INSTItute of Technology’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, we have developed an approach that combines qualitative reasoning and memory-based reasoning, thereby exploiting their strengths and compensating for their weaknesses. We have applied this approach to two processes: coffee roasting and decaffeination. Both applications used large amounts of data collected from pl...

The concentration of putrescine (PUT), spermidine (SPD) and spermine (SPM) was determined in chilled meat and kidneys of 18 rabbits and in liver of 12 animals 24h after slaughter. Very low PUT concentrations were detected only in kidneys. Mean SPD levels were 2.2, 2.2, 61.7 and 32.7mgkg(-1) in saddle, leg, liver and kidneys, respectively. The respective SPM concentrations were 14.7, 8.0, 115 an...

A sensitive and reliable LC-(ESI)MS/MS method was developed and validated for the simultaneous analysis of five common advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) after enzymatic digestion in raw and roasted almonds. AGEs included carboxymethyl-lysine (CML), carboxyethyl-lysine (CEL), pyralline (Pyr), argpyrimidine (Arg-p), and pentosidine (Pento-s). This method allows accurate quantitation of free a...

From the nutritional point of view, data on dietary fiber content, tannin and in vitro protein digestibility of processed millet is of importance, because millets are never eaten raw. Effects of commonly used traditional methods on dietary fiber, tannin content and %IVPD of two locally available pearl millet varieties (Kalukombu and Maharashtra Rabi Bajra) were investigated. The millet was subj...

This study investigated the effect of different traditional cooking methods on glycemic index (GI) and glycemic response of ten Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) cultivars commonly eaten in Jamaica. Matured tubers were cooked by roasting, baking, frying, or boiling then immediately consumed by the ten nondiabetic test subjects (5 males and 5 females; mean age of 27 ± 2 years). The GI varied betwee...

Processing and preservation of spices are important for assuming the quality of the end-product. Microwave processing and cooking of foods is a recent development, which is gaining momentum in household as well as largescale food applications. Processing of spices using microwaves is a newer dimension. This alternative methodology is preferred, due to the convenience and ease of handling. In In...

This investigation is based on the automated solid phase microextraction GC-MS analysis of the volatile fraction of a variety of coffee bean matrices. Volatile analytes were extracted by headspace (HS)-SPME which was achieved with the support of automated instrumentation. The research was directed towards various important aspects relating to coffee aroma analysis: monitoring of the volatile fr...

In this study, the effects of oven roasting and microwave on some properties walnut kernels were determined. Roasting methods at different temperatures (70, 100, 130 ºC for one hour) powers (240, 535 830 W 5 min) applied to samples. Moisture ratio values, total phenolic compound, antioxidant activity, oil yield roasted unroasted products discussed. The highest was determined in high temperature...