JP5475427B2 - Coffee extract - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coffee extract.

  Since the taste and scent of a food and drink are felt together, the scent is an important factor in determining the taste of the food and drink. For example, coffee beverages are widely favored as a luxury product, and the flavors of coffee beverages include aroma, richness, and sharpness of aftertaste. These flavors are characterized by roasted coffee beans used in the production of coffee extracts. It is done.

  The aroma of the coffee extract can be classified into three parts: top note, middle note, and last note, in terms of its volatility. The top note is a low boiling point and high volatility, the first aroma component to be felt, and the last note is a high boiling point and low volatility component that plays the role of residual aroma. The middle note has a volatility intermediate between the top note and the last note and a retention property, and is a component that plays a central role in the aroma of the coffee extract.

  Among these fragrance components, as a method of collecting the top note, for example, a method in which ground roasted coffee beans are heated and volatilized fragrance components are conveyed to a carrier gas and collected with an organic solvent (Patent Document 1), heating A method of condensing and collecting aroma components that are volatilized by supplying an ethanol-containing aqueous solution and an inert gas to the ground and roasted coffee beans and bringing them into contact with each other is known (Patent Document 2). Further, as a method for collecting the last note occupying a position symmetrical to the top note, for example, a method (Patent Document 3) for recovering a distillate by steam extraction of a coffee extraction residue after coffee extraction has been proposed. . Furthermore, as a technology using the top note and the last note, an aroma solution that collects aroma components released when crushing roasted coffee beans, and a residue extracted with an alkaline solution from the coffee extraction residue after coffee extraction A method (Patent Document 4) for blending an aroma condensate has been proposed. In any of these conventional methods, the top note is collected from roasted coffee beans and is not described as being collected from a coffee extract.

  On the other hand, the coffee extract is concentrated by a reverse osmosis membrane and separated into a concentrated solution and a concentrated removal solution (permeate) for the purpose of preventing flavor deterioration due to loss of aroma components when concentrating the coffee extract, and then concentrating A method for producing a concentrated coffee extract has been proposed in which the removed liquid is heated under reduced pressure to condense volatile components to obtain a concentrated aromatic liquid, and then the concentrated aromatic liquid is mixed with the concentrated liquid (Patent Document 5).

  In recent years, as one approach for enhancing the taste of coffee beverages, coffee beverages using a coffee extract that has been treated with activated carbon and then contacted with a synthetic adsorbent have been proposed to impart a new flavor (clean feeling). (Patent Document 6).

JP-A-4-252153 JP-A-6-276951 JP 2000-135059 A JP 2004-201629 A JP 2003-319749 A JP 2007-282571 A

By the way, the coffee extract obtained from the guatemala arabica-type roasted coffee beans has a rich flavor of roasted incense, and has a flavor that the aftertaste is insufficient although it has little astringency and taste.
In order to further enhance the preference of the coffee extract obtained from roasted coffee beans of Guatemalan arabica, the present inventors have improved the aftertaste sharpness by the method described in Patent Document 6 above. However, it was found that the roasted incense peculiar to roasted coffee beans was lowered. On the other hand, when the coffee extract obtained from the guatemala Arabica roasted coffee beans was processed by the method described in Patent Document 5, the roasted aroma is enhanced, but the aftertaste still does not improve. There was found.
Therefore, the present inventors considered that the flavor of the coffee extract is based on a delicate balance of the top note, the middle note, and the last note, and examined the coffee extract from the perspective of flavor.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a coffee extract that is rich in fragrant roasted fragrance and has a good aftertaste. Moreover, the subject of this invention is providing the soluble coffee and the container-packed coffee drink using the said coffee extract.

  As a result of detailed analysis of the flavor of the coffee extract to solve the above problems, the present inventors have characterized the aroma of the coffee extract by the top note and the middle note, and the taste of the coffee extract is closely related to the last note. I got the knowledge that it is related to. And by controlling the content ratio of the specific fragrance component contained in the top note and the middle note and the specific fragrance component contained in the last note to be constant, rich roasted fragrance and rich aftertaste It has been found that a good coffee extract can be obtained. Here, “aftertaste” in this specification refers to “sensation remaining in the mouth” described in JIS Z 8144: 2004.

That is, the following components (A) and (B);
(A) furfural, and (B) at least one guaiacol selected from guaiacol, 4-ethyl guaiacol and 4-vinyl guaiacol,
It provides a coffee extract in which the mass ratio [(B) / (A)] of the component (A) and the component (B) is 1.6 or less.

  The present invention also provides a soluble coffee obtained by spray drying or freeze-drying the coffee extract, and a packaged coffee beverage containing the coffee extract.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a coffee extract rich in fragrant roasting incense and having a good aftertaste. Moreover, by using the said coffee extract, highly soluble soluble coffee and a container-packed coffee drink can be provided.

(Coffee extract)
The coffee extract of the present invention is rich in (A) furfural which is effective in enhancing a fragrant roasting fragrance, while (B) guaiacol, 4-ethyl guaiacol and At least one guaiacol selected from 4-vinyl guaiacol is sufficiently reduced. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a coffee extract rich in fragrant roasting incense and having a good aftertaste.

  The content mass ratio [(B) / (A)] of the component (A) and the component (B) in the coffee extract of the present invention is 1.6 or less, but the enhancement of the fragrant roasting fragrance and the sharpness of the aftertaste. From the viewpoint of suppression of improvement, the value of the mass ratio [(B) / (A)] is preferably as low as possible, specifically 1.4 or less, more preferably 1.2 or less, and particularly preferably 1.1 or less. . Here, in this specification, the measuring method of the mass ratio [(B) / (A)] of the component (A) and the component (B) follows the “analysis of furfural and guaiacols” in the examples described later. Shall. The lower limit of the mass ratio [(B) / (A)] is not particularly limited and may be 0, but from the viewpoint of manufacturing efficiency, it is preferably 0.0001 or more and 0.001 or more. .

  The coffee extract of the present invention contains (C) chlorogenic acids, and the content of (C) chlorogenic acids in the coffee extract of the present invention is 0.01 to from the viewpoint of flavor balance and physiological effect. 5% by mass, further 0.02 to 3% by mass, further 0.03 to 2% by mass, and particularly preferably 0.05 to 1.5% by mass. Here, “chlorogenic acids” means 3-caffeoylquinic acid, 4-caffeoylquinic acid and monocaffeoylquinic acid of 5-caffeoylquinic acid, 3-ferlaquinic acid, 4-ferlaquinic acid and 5-caffeoylquinic acid. It is a collective term for ferrulequinic acid monoferlaquinic acid and 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, and 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid. is there. The chlorogenic acid content is defined based on the total amount of the above nine types.

  The coffee extract of the present invention may contain (D) hydroxyhydroquinone, and the content of (D) hydroxyhydroquinone in the coffee extract of the present invention is chlorogenic from the viewpoint of flavor balance and physiological effect. It is preferably less than 0.1% by mass, less than 0.08% by mass, more preferably less than 0.06% by mass, and particularly preferably less than 0.04% by mass, while the lower limit is not particularly limited and is 0% by mass. It may be.

  Examples of the form of the coffee extract of the present invention include various solutions such as an aqueous solution, a solid (for example, a dried product), a liquid, or a slurry (for example, a concentrate), and can be appropriately selected.

Next, the manufacturing method of the coffee extract of this invention is demonstrated.
First, a coffee extract to be used as a raw material is prepared.
The raw coffee extract can be extracted from roasted coffee beans or prepared using an aqueous solution of instant coffee or the like. Here, the raw coffee extract used in the present invention is preferably one in which coffee beans are used in an amount of 1 g or more, more preferably 2.5 g or more, particularly 5 g or more per 100 g of the raw coffee extract. . The extraction method and extraction conditions are not particularly limited, and can be performed by known methods and conditions. For example, the method and conditions described in JP-A-2009-153451 can be employed. In addition, the obtained raw coffee extract may be concentrated or diluted with water as necessary.

  Examples of the coffee bean species used in the present invention include arabica species and Robusta species. Examples of coffee bean varieties include Brazil, Colombia, Tanzania, Mocha, Kilimangelo, Mandelin, Blue Mountain, Guatemala and the like. One kind of these coffee beans may be used, or a plurality of kinds may be blended. Among these, from the viewpoint of flavor balance, the Guatemalan arabica species is preferable as the coffee beans.

As a method for roasting coffee beans, for example, a publicly known method such as a direct fire method, a hot air method, and a semi-hot air method can be appropriately selected, and those having a rotating drum in these roasting methods are preferable. The roasting temperature is not particularly limited, but is preferably 100 to 300 ° C, and more preferably 150 to 250 ° C. After roasting, it is preferable to cool to 0-100 degreeC within 1 hour after roasting from a viewpoint of flavor, More preferably, it is 10-60 degreeC.
Examples of the roasted degree of roasted coffee beans include light, cinnamon, medium, high, city, full city, french and italian. Of these, light, cinnamon, medium, high and city are preferred.
The L value obtained by measuring the roasting degree with a color difference meter is preferably 10 to 35, more preferably 15 to 30, and particularly preferably 16 to 25. In the present invention, coffee beans having different roasting degrees may be mixed as coffee beans, or pulverized ones may be used.

Next, the raw coffee extract is distilled. As a result, the raw coffee extract is separated into a fraction containing a part of the top note and the middle note, and a concentrated liquid containing a part of the middle note and the last note. Aroma components are recovered in the fraction, and (B) unnecessary components such as guaiacols are recovered in the concentrate.
The raw coffee extract may be distilled by a known method and apparatus, and is not particularly limited.
In the present invention, from the viewpoint of efficiently adsorbing unnecessary components such as (B) guaiacols and hydroxyhydroquinone to the porous adsorbent, and sufficiently moving the aroma component to the fraction while suppressing the adsorption of the aroma component, The mass ratio of the fraction to the raw coffee extract is preferably 0.3 to 0.9, more preferably 0.4 to 0.85, and particularly preferably 0.5 to 0.8.
The distillation is desirably performed under a reduced pressure of 5 to 100 kPa, preferably 10 to 50 kPa, particularly preferably 10 to 30 kPa in terms of absolute pressure from the viewpoint of separation rate and the like.
The distillation temperature condition is preferably 20 to 100 ° C., more preferably 30 to 80 ° C., and particularly preferably 35 to 70 ° C. from the viewpoint of securing the evaporation rate of the fraction and maintaining the quality.

Next, the separated concentrated solution is treated with a porous adsorbent. Thereby, unnecessary components such as (B) guaiacols and hydroxyhydroquinone contained in the last note can be removed.
The kind of the porous adsorbent used in the present invention is described in the adsorption technology manual-process, material, design-(January 11, 1999, issued by NTS, supervisor: Atsushi Takeuchi). Carbonaceous adsorbents, silica / alumina adsorbents, polymer adsorbents, chitosan resins and the like can be used. Among these, a carbonaceous adsorbent is preferable from the viewpoint of enhancing coffee feeling and efficiently removing causative substances such as astringency.
As the carbonaceous adsorbent, powdered activated carbon, granular activated carbon, and activated carbon fiber are preferable from the viewpoint of efficient removal of unnecessary components.

  As raw materials for powdered and granular activated carbon, there are sawdust, coal, coconut shell, etc., but coconut shell activated carbon derived from coconut shell is preferable, and activated carbon activated by gas such as water vapor is particularly preferable. As a commercially available product of such a steam activated activated carbon, Shirakaba WH2c (Nippon Enviro Chemicals Co., Ltd.), Taiko CW (Nimura Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), Kuraray Coal GL (Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd.), etc. can be used.

The amount of the porous adsorbent used is from 0.1 to 2 times, more preferably from 0.2 to 1 times, especially from 0.3 to 1 times the solid content of the concentrate from the viewpoint of efficient removal of unnecessary components. It is preferably 0.8 mass times. The “solid content” means a residue obtained by drying a sample with an electric constant temperature dryer at 105 ° C. for 3 hours to remove volatile substances.
Examples of the contact treatment means include a batch method and a column flow method, and a specific operation method may be, for example, a method described in JP-A-2009-153452.

  Next, the porous adsorbent-treated concentrated liquid and the fraction are mixed. At this time, the porous adsorbent-treated concentrated liquid and the fraction are so adjusted that the mass ratio [(B) / (A)] is within the above range. And adjust the mixing ratio. The fraction may be used as it is, but may be concentrated or diluted with water as necessary.

  The fraction contains (A) abundant effective aroma components such as furfural, and hardly contains (B) guaiacol which is a causative substance that lowers aftertaste sharpness. In the porous adsorbent-treated concentrate, the amount of (B) guaiacols is sufficiently reduced by the porous adsorbent treatment. Therefore, by blending the fraction into the porous adsorbent-treated concentrated liquid so that the mass ratio [(B) / (A)] is within the above range, rich roasted fragrance and rich aftertaste A good coffee extract can be obtained.

(Soluable coffee, canned coffee drink)
The coffee extract of the present invention is suitable for making soluble coffee and packaged coffee beverages.
The soluble coffee of the present invention can be obtained by drying the coffee extract, and examples of the drying method include spray drying and freeze drying. Examples of the form of soluble coffee include powder, granules and tablets.

The container-packed coffee beverage of the present invention can be obtained by filling the above-mentioned coffee extract as it is, or by concentrating or diluting with water if necessary and filling the container.
In the case of the container-packed coffee beverage of the present invention, a bitterness inhibitor, an antioxidant, a fragrance, various esters, an organic acid, an organic acid salt, an inorganic acid, an inorganic acid salt, an inorganic salt, a pigment, an emulsifier, a storage, if necessary. One or more additives such as seasonings, seasonings, acidulants and quality stabilizers may be blended. The packaged coffee beverage of the present invention may be a packaged black coffee beverage or a packaged milk coffee beverage.

The container-packed coffee beverage of the present invention preferably contains (C) chlorogenic acids in an amount of 0.01 to 1% by mass, further 0.05 to 0.5% by mass, particularly 0.1 to 0.3% by mass.
In the soluble coffee of the present invention, the lower limit of (C) chlorogenic acids is 5% by mass or more, preferably 8% by mass or more, more preferably 10% by mass or more, particularly 12% by mass or more, and the other upper limit is 25% by mass. % Or less, preferably 20% by mass or less, more preferably 18% by mass or less, and particularly preferably 16% by mass or less.

  Moreover, the soluble coffee and the canned coffee beverage of the present invention have a content of (D) hydroxyhydroquinone of less than 0.1% by mass, further less than 0.05% by mass, and further 0.03% by mass with respect to the amount of chlorogenic acids. The lower limit is not particularly limited, and may be 0% by mass.

The container-packed coffee beverage of the present invention is filled into a normal packaging container such as a molded container (so-called PET bottle) mainly composed of polyethylene terephthalate, a metal can, a paper container combined with a metal foil or a plastic film, or a bottle. Can be provided.
In addition, packaged beverages are manufactured under the sterilization conditions stipulated in the applicable regulations (Food Sanitation Law in Japan) if they can be sterilized by heating after filling in containers such as metal cans. it can. For PET bottles and paper containers that cannot be sterilized by retort, sterilize under the same conditions as above, for example, after sterilizing at high temperature and short time with a plate heat exchanger, etc. The method can be adopted.

(Analysis of chlorogenic acids)
The analysis method of chlorogenic acids is as follows. The analytical instrument used was HPLC.
The model numbers of the unit units are as follows.
UV-VIS detector: L-2420 (Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation),
Column oven: L-2300 (Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation),
Pump: L-2130 (Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation)
Autosampler: L-2200 (Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation),
Column: Cadenza CD-C18 inner diameter 4.6 mm × length 150 mm, particle diameter 3 μm (Intact Co.).

The analysis conditions are as follows.
Sample injection volume: 10 μL,
Flow rate: 1.0 mL / min,
UV-VIS detector setting wavelength: 325 nm,
Column oven set temperature: 35 ° C
Eluent A: 0.05 M acetic acid, 0.1 mM 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 10 mM sodium acetate, 5 (V / V)% acetonitrile solution,
Eluent B: acetonitrile.

Concentration gradient condition Time Eluent A Eluent B
0.0 minutes 100% 0%
10.0 minutes 100% 0%
15.0 minutes 95% 5%
20.0 minutes 95% 5%
22.0 minutes 92% 8%
50.0 minutes 92% 8%
52.0 minutes 10% 90%
60.0 minutes 10% 90%
60.1 minutes 100% 0%
70.0 minutes 100% 0%

In HPLC, 1 g of a sample was precisely weighed, made up to 10 mL with eluent A, filtered through a membrane filter (GL chromatodisc 25A, pore size 0.45 μm, GL Sciences Inc.), and subjected to analysis.
Retention time of chlorogenic acids (unit: minutes) 9 types of chlorogenic acids (C ¹ ) monocaffeoylquinic acid: 5.3, 8.8, 11.6 (C ² ) monoferlaquinic acid: 13 0.0, 19.9, 21.0, 3 points in total (C ³ ) dicaffeoylquinic acid: 36.6, 37.4, 44.2, 3 points in total.
From the area values of the nine types of chlorogenic acids determined here, 5-caffeoylquinic acid was used as a standard substance, and the mass% was determined.

(Analysis of hydroxyhydroquinone)
The analysis method of hydroxyhydroquinone is as follows.
The analytical instrument used was a Couloarray system (model 5600A, development / manufacturing: ESA, USA, import / sales: MC Medical Co., Ltd.) which is an HPLC-electrochemical detector (coulometric type).
The names and model numbers of the constituent units of the apparatus are as follows.
Analytical cell: Model 5010, Couloarray Organizer,
Couloarray electronics module software: Model 5600A,
Solvent delivery module: Model 582, gradient mixer,
Autosampler: Model 542, pulse damper,
Degasser: Degasys Ultimate DU3003,
Column oven: 505.
Column: CAPCELL PAK C18 AQ inner diameter 4.6 mm × length 250 mm, particle diameter 5 μm (Shiseido Co., Ltd.).

The analysis conditions are as follows.
Sample injection volume: 10 μL,
Flow rate: 1.0 mL / min,
Applied voltage of electrochemical detector: 0 mV,
Column oven set temperature: 40 ° C
Eluent C: 0.1 (W / V)% phosphoric acid, 0.1 mM 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 5 (V / V)% methanol solution,
Eluent D: 0.1 (W / V)% phosphoric acid, 0.1 mM 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 50 (V / V)% methanol solution.

  For preparing the eluents C and D, distilled water for high performance liquid chromatography (Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), methanol for high performance liquid chromatography (Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), phosphoric acid (special grade, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) )), 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (60% aqueous solution, Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.).

Concentration gradient condition Time Eluent C Eluent D
0.0 minutes 100% 0%
10.0 minutes 100% 0%
10.1 min 0% 100%
20.0 minutes 0% 100%
20.1 minutes 100% 0%
50.0 minutes 100% 0%

  The analytical sample was prepared by accurately weighing 5 g of the sample, and then adding 0.5 (W / V)% phosphoric acid, 0.5 mM 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 5 (V / V)% methanol solution. The volume was made up to 10 mL, and this solution was centrifuged to obtain a supernatant. This supernatant was passed through Bond Elut SCX (solid phase filling amount: 500 mg, reservoir volume: 3 mL, GL Sciences Inc.), and about 0.5 mL of the first passage solution was removed to obtain a passage solution. The passing liquid was filtered through a membrane filter (GL chromatodisc 25A, pore size 0.45 μm, GL Sciences Inc.) and immediately subjected to analysis.

  In the analysis under the above conditions of the HPLC-electrochemical detector, the retention time of hydroxyhydroquinone was 6.38 minutes. From the obtained peak area value, mass% was determined using hydroxyhydroquinone (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) as a standard substance.

(Analysis of furfural and guaiacols)
A sample of 2 g was sampled into a vial, the aroma component of the head space was adsorbed by SPME fiber, and subjected to GC / MS measurement. And mass ratio [(B) / (A)] was calculated | required from the area value of furfural and guaiacols.

The analysis conditions are as follows.
HS-GC / MS condition measuring instrument; HP6890 (Agilent)
Column: BC-WAX ID 0.25 mm × length 50 m, particle size 0.25 μm (GL Sciences Inc.)
Temperature program: 60 ° C. (5 min) → 230 ° C., temperature rising head pressure at 5 ° C./min; 14.8 psi
Inlet temperature: 210 ° C
Detector temperature: 200 ° C
split ratio; 30: 1
Carrier gas; helium scan mode; ionization voltage 70 eV

(Measurement of Brix)
It is represented by a refractometer reading for sugar (Brix) at 20 ° C. Measurement was performed with Atago RX-5000 (manufactured by Atago).

(sensory evaluation)
Each paneled coffee drink is sampled by 5 panelists, and (i) fragrance, (ii) astringency, agility, and (iii) sharpness of aftertaste are evaluated according to the following criteria, and then the final score is determined through consultation. did.

(I) Evaluation standard of fragrance A: Strong B: Slightly strong C: Slightly weak D: Weak

(Ii) Evaluation criteria for astringency and astringency A: Weak B: Somewhat weak C: Somewhat strong D: Strong

(Iii) Evaluation criteria for sharpness of aftertaste A: Good B: Somewhat good C: Somewhat bad D: Bad

Example 1
400 g of Guatemalan Arabica roasted coffee beans (roasting degree L19) were extracted with hot water at 93 ° C. to obtain 2400 g of raw coffee extract. Next, the obtained raw coffee extract was concentrated at 90 ° C. under a reduced pressure of −90 kPa gauge pressure, and the fraction was condensed at a liquid temperature of 8 ° C. Fractions were obtained. Next, only the concentrated solution was treated with activated carbon (Shirakaba WH2C 42 / 80LSS, Nippon Enviro Chemicals Co., Ltd.). In addition, the usage-amount of activated carbon was 0.5 mass times with respect to solid content of a concentrate. Next, a total amount of the obtained activated carbon-treated concentrate and the above fraction was mixed to prepare a coffee extract.
Next, the obtained coffee extract was diluted with ion-exchanged water to adjust to Brix1.85, filled into a can, and then heat sterilized at 134 ° C. for 90 seconds to obtain a container-packed coffee beverage. Subsequently, the component analysis and sensory test of the obtained container-packed coffee drink were performed. The results are shown in Table 1.

Example 2
A container-packed coffee drink was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that Guatemala Arabica seeds having a roasting degree of L16.5 were used as coffee beans. Subsequently, the component analysis and sensory test of the obtained container-packed coffee drink were performed. The results are shown in Table 1.

Comparative Example 1
400 g of roasted coffee beans of Brazil Arabica (roasting degree L19) were extracted with hot water at 93 ° C. to obtain 2400 g of coffee extract. The coffee extract was diluted with ion-exchanged water to adjust to Brix 1.85, filled into a can, and then heat sterilized at 134 ° C. for 90 seconds to obtain a packaged coffee beverage. Subsequently, the component analysis and sensory test of the obtained container-packed coffee drink were performed. The results are shown in Table 1.

Comparative Example 2
400 g of Guatemalan Arabica roasted coffee beans (roasting degree L19) were extracted with hot water at 93 ° C. to obtain 2400 g of raw coffee extract. Next, the obtained coffee extract was diluted with ion-exchanged water to adjust to Brix1.85, filled into a can, and then heat sterilized at 134 ° C. for 90 seconds to obtain a container-packed coffee beverage. Subsequently, the component analysis and sensory test of the obtained container-packed coffee drink were performed. The results are shown in Table 1.

  From Table 1, it is rich in fragrant roasting fragrance by blending a coffee extract in which the content mass ratio [(B) / (A)] of (A) furfural and (B) guaiacols is controlled to be constant, It was confirmed that a container-packed coffee beverage with little astringency and taste and good aftertaste was obtained.

Claims (4)

A coffee extract obtained by extracting with hot water from Arabica coffee beans from Guatemala,
The following components (A) , ( B) , (C) and (D) ;
(A) Furfural ,
(B) at least one guaiacol selected from guaiacol, 4-ethyl guaiacol, and 4-vinyl guaiacol ;
(C) chlorogenic acids, and
(D) hydroxyhydroquinone: containing less than 0.1% by mass of the amount of chlorogenic acids ,
The coffee extract whose content mass ratio [(B) / (A)] of the said component (A) and the said component (B) is 1.6 or less. The content of the component (C) of those said coffee extract is 0.01 to 5 mass%, claim 1 coffee extract according. Soluble coffee obtained by spray drying or freeze drying the coffee extract according to claim 1 or 2 . A containerized coffee beverage containing the coffee extract according to claim 1 or 2 .