EFFECT OF THE POSTHARVEST PROCESSING METHOD ON THE BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND SENSORY ANALYSIS OF ARABICA COFFEE

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to study the influence of two postharvest processing methods on the biochemical composition and sensory analysis of a Colombian specialty coffee. For this purpose, coffee beans (Coffea arabica) of the Castillo variety were collected and processed using the wet and semi-dry methods, and the drying process was conducted in a sun drier prototype with a plastic parabolic cover, with a maximum drying air temperature of 50 °C; green coffee beans were managed according to the official Specialty Coffee Association cupping protocol and roasted to a medium and da...