Abstract:The influence of altitude of coffee plant and soil pH and organic carbon on alkaloid contents of green coffee beans was evaluated. The alkaloids content of 54 green coffee beans samples collected from coffee plants in Sidama, Illubabor, Jimma, Wellega and Gedeo grown at different altitudes (1515-2220 masl) was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The caffeine and trigonelline were found in the range of 0.68-1.74% (w/w) and 0.68-1.44% (w/w), respectively. Theobromine was detected in only 18 sam… Show more
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