Application of Weibull Hazard Analysis to the Determination of the Shelf Life of Roasted and Ground Coffee

C. Cardelli, T. P. Labuza

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Abstract

Roasted and ground coffee was stored at constant O2partial pressure (0.5-21.3 kPa), aw(0.106-0.408) and temperature (4-35°C). Product acceptability was monitored by use of a modified Weibull Hazard sensory method where the end of shelf-life was the time at which 50% consumers found the product unacceptable. The effect of O2, awand temperature was studied from a kinetics standpoint. Oxygen increase from 0.5 to 21.3 kPa accelerated deterioration 20-fold. A water activity increase of 0.1 led to a 60% increase in deterioration suggesting non-enzymatic browning activity, while a temperature increase of 10°C rose the rate of deterioration about 15-23%. The activation for shelf life was ≅13 kJ/mole indicating diffusion within the glassy matrix is controlling deterioration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)273-278
Number of pages6
JournalLWT
Volume34
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2001

Keywords

  • Weibull Hazard; shelf-life; coffee; staggered design

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