Project Experience: Acrylamide in Roasted Coffees

A large coffee shop operating numerous franchises nationwide had imported exotic coffee from various international points in order to offer consumers a “one of a kind” experience in their shops. The acrylamide content of numerous select raw beans, various grind levels, and final brewed coffees was evaluated to determine if any of the product posed unusual health risks to consumers or workers. EMSL was able to handle the project using methods established but not tried with coffee at the time, and the results showed that the coffees were contained very low levels of acrylamide with detection limits of 10ppb.