Development of a novel quality control indicator for coffee roasting based on the digitalization of smell by a portable electronic nose

Abstract

Northern Thailand is home to several Arabica coffee-growing regions, including Mae-kampong, Teentok, Mae-lord, and Monngo Valleys, whose coffees are featured throughout this study. These coffees have distinct aromas and flavors due to their varied cultivation locations, which are influenced by unique climatic conditions. The purpose of this paper is to comprehend the aroma of coffees brought from various locations and roasted under the same conditions. Our lab-made electronic nose (e-nose) was used to digitalize and analyze the smell of coffee. In order to monitor the coffee scent throughout roasting and assess how similar the aromas of coffee samples taken from various locations are to one another, principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis were used. It was found that our e-nose system is an effective tool for determining the geo-location of the coffee origin as well as for quality control of coffee production.