To what extent does the roasting style of coffee beans affect their caffeine content?
Session: May 2015
Candidate Name: Meika Tutay
Candidate Number: 006471-0012
IB Subject of Essay: Chemistry
Research Question: To what extent does the roasting styletime of coffee beans affect their caffeine content?
Supervisor Name: Tonya Thompson
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Abstract Coffee is one of the most famous beverages that millions of people tend to drink during their everyday lives. Little do these people know that to create this beverage, it has to go through a process that takes a lot of skill, precision, and, patience. This process is called roasting. Roasting coffee beans breaks down the physical and chemical properties of coffee beans. It is also a process that turns the beans into the coffee that everyday people tend to drink for energy. This process creates the flavors and aromas of the coffee. Roasting the coffee beans at temperature beans would cause the beans to turn different colors, thus leading to the different roasting styles. The types of roasting styles range …show more content…
Method: Collect various coffee beans and roast them differently to find out the different caffeine content between them. The process of roasting coffee beans consists of cleaning the beans, roasting them in different styles, cooling, grinding, and then packaging them to be sent off. Data Collection and Analysis: Uncertainties: Conclusion and Evaluation: From my results, it can be concluded that neither the dark nor light roasting styles of coffee beans contains more or less caffeine content than the other. When the coffee beans are roasted they only lose water
Session: May 2015
Candidate Name: Meika Tutay
Candidate Number: 006471-0012
IB Subject of Essay: Chemistry
Research Question: To what extent does the roasting styletime of coffee beans affect their caffeine content?
Supervisor Name: Tonya Thompson
Word Count:
Abstract Coffee is one of the most famous beverages that millions of people tend to drink during their everyday lives. Little do these people know that to create this beverage, it has to go through a process that takes a lot of skill, precision, and, patience. This process is called roasting. Roasting coffee beans breaks down the physical and chemical properties of coffee beans. It is also a process that turns the beans into the coffee that everyday people tend to drink for energy. This process creates the flavors and aromas of the coffee. Roasting the coffee beans at temperature beans would cause the beans to turn different colors, thus leading to the different roasting styles. The types of roasting styles range …show more content…
Method: Collect various coffee beans and roast them differently to find out the different caffeine content between them. The process of roasting coffee beans consists of cleaning the beans, roasting them in different styles, cooling, grinding, and then packaging them to be sent off. Data Collection and Analysis: Uncertainties: Conclusion and Evaluation: From my results, it can be concluded that neither the dark nor light roasting styles of coffee beans contains more or less caffeine content than the other. When the coffee beans are roasted they only lose water