@article{fdi:010042953, title = {{Q}ualitative relationship between caffeine and chlorogenic acid contents among wild {C}offea species}, author = {{C}ampa, {C}laudine and {D}oulbeau, {S}ylvie and {D}ussert, {S}t{\'e}phane and {H}amon, {S}erge and {N}oirot, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}hlorogenic acids, sensu largo ({CGA}), are secondary metabolites of great economic importance in coffee: their accumulation in green beans contributes to coffee drink bitterness. {P}revious evaluations have already focussed on wild species of coffee trees, but this assessment included six new taxa from {C}ameroon and {C}ongo and involved a simplified method that generated more accurate results. {F}ive main results were obtained: (1) {C}ameroon and {C}ongo were found to be a centre of diversity, encompassing the entire range of {CGA} content from 0.8 % to 11.9 % dry matter basis (dmb); (2) three groups of coffee tree species - {CGA}1, {CGA}2 and {CGA}3 - were established on the basis of discontinuities; (3) means were 1.4 %, 5.6 % and 9.9 % drub, respectively; (4) there was a qualitative relationship between caffeine and {ACG} content distribution; (5) only a small part of the {CGA} is trapped by caffeine as caffeine chlorogenate. &{COPY}; 2004 {E}lsevier {L}td. {A}ll rights reserved.}, keywords = {{C}offeae ; caffeine ; chlorogenic acids}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}ood {C}hemistry}, volume = {93}, numero = {1}, pages = {135--139}, ISSN = {0308-8146}, year = {2005}, DOI = {10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.10.015}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042953}, }