Glossary

siphon; siphon

A masonry or metal vat with a conical bottom. The coffee cherries fall to the bottom by gravity, and are carried by a stream of water through a vertical tube to the pulper.

ochratoxins; ochratoxins

Health-damaging toxins produced by molds during improper drying or storage.

machining; dry processing

All the operations and sorting carried out on dry coffee to produce green coffee.

chlorogenic acids; chlorogenic acids

Acid phenols, esters of hydroxycinnamic acid and quinic acid.

trigonelline; trigonelline

Alkaloid with chemical formula C ₇ H ₇ NO _...