This paper takes an in-depth look at the subject of coffee, defining it from a botanical and chemical perspective and in the global market, then focusing on the nutritional aspect and the valorization of processing waste and by-products derived from it. First, the elaborate focuses on the cultivation of the coffee plant, defining the two main species grown and their optimal climatic zones, altitudes and temperatures, as well as the seeds produced, their relative chemical and physical composition, the processes to which these beans are subjected, and the subsequent marketing and evaluation at a global level, while also providing an overview of the annual national consumption of this beverage worldwide. It then examines the long-term effects of coffee on human health, such as daily caffeine intake and its positive and negative effects, as well as the additional substances present in such a beverage, providing insight into the negative effects of habitual and excessive consumption and risk categories. Finally, the paper considers how the by-products of the industrial processing of coffee, as well as the residues from home processing, can be recovered and reused, distinguishing the possible processes to which such by-products can be subjected, high or low technology, necessary to obtain a product as congruent as possible with this type of use, such as food packaging, fertilizers and biofuels.
Questo lavoro di tesi approfondisce l’argomento caffè, definendolo dal punto di vista botanico, chimico e nel mercato globale, focalizzandosi poi sull’aspetto nutrizionale e valorizzazione degli scarti di lavorazione e sottoprodotti derivanti. Prima di tutto l’elaborato si incentra sulla coltivazione della pianta di caffè, definendo le due principali specie coltivate e le loro zone climatiche ottimali, altitudini e temperature e i semi prodotti, la loro relativa composizione chimica e fisica, i processi alla quale vengono sottoposti questi chicchi e la successiva commercializzazione e valutazione a livello globale, fornendo anche un quadro sul consumo nazionale annuo di tale bevanda nel mondo. Vengono poi esaminati gli effetti che il caffè apporta alla salute umana nel lungo periodo, come l’assunzione quotidiana di caffeina e suoi effetti positivi e negativi e le ulteriori sostanze presenti in tale bevanda, fornendo anche un approfondimento sugli effetti negativi del consumo abituale ed eccessivo e le categorie a rischio. Infine, l’elaborato considera come possono essere recuperati e riutilizzati i sottoprodotti derivanti dalla lavorazione industriale del caffè e anche i residui della lavorazione casalinga, distinguendo gli eventuali processi alla quale sottoporre tali sottoprodotti, alta o bassa tecnologia, necessari per ottenere un prodotto il quanto più congruo per quel tipo di utilizzo, come food packaging, fertilizzanti e biocarburanti.
L'approccio one health applicato al caffè: valutazione dei suoi effetti sulla salute umana e sul pianeta
MORANDIN, FRANCESCO
2024/2025
Abstract
This paper takes an in-depth look at the subject of coffee, defining it from a botanical and chemical perspective and in the global market, then focusing on the nutritional aspect and the valorization of processing waste and by-products derived from it. First, the elaborate focuses on the cultivation of the coffee plant, defining the two main species grown and their optimal climatic zones, altitudes and temperatures, as well as the seeds produced, their relative chemical and physical composition, the processes to which these beans are subjected, and the subsequent marketing and evaluation at a global level, while also providing an overview of the annual national consumption of this beverage worldwide. It then examines the long-term effects of coffee on human health, such as daily caffeine intake and its positive and negative effects, as well as the additional substances present in such a beverage, providing insight into the negative effects of habitual and excessive consumption and risk categories. Finally, the paper considers how the by-products of the industrial processing of coffee, as well as the residues from home processing, can be recovered and reused, distinguishing the possible processes to which such by-products can be subjected, high or low technology, necessary to obtain a product as congruent as possible with this type of use, such as food packaging, fertilizers and biofuels.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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