
Quality Control and Product Development
Quality Consistency: The quantification of acidity, bitterness, and astringency makes it easier to maintain quality consistency in the capsule coffee production process. This is especially important for companies producing interchangeable capsules to maintain quality close to that of the original brand.
Accelerate product development: The ability to clearly quantify taste elements in the development of new flavor profiles accelerates product development. By experimenting with different acidity, bitterness, and astringency balances, unique tasting capsule coffees can be developed.
Benefits to the consumer
Product Selection Assistance: The display of acidity, bitterness, and astringency values makes it easier for consumers to choose the capsule coffee that best suits their taste preferences. Especially for taste-sensitive coffee lovers, it helps them to predict the taste of a product before purchasing it.
Taste education: By quantifying the taste elements of coffee, consumers can learn the difference between acidity, bitterness, and astringency and gain a better understanding of their preferences. This will also improve their knowledge of coffee.
Market competition and innovation
Increased competitiveness: Compatible capsule manufacturers can use quantified taste factors to show how their products are different or similar to original brand capsules. This allows them to be more competitive in terms of quality and taste.
Market Innovation: Quantifying acidity, bitterness, and astringency can drive innovation in the capsule coffee market. Manufacturers can use the numbers to explore new flavors and offer new coffee experiences to consumers. Quantifying acidity, bitterness, and astringency in the capsule coffee market is an effective way to not only improve product quality and consumer experience, but also promote healthy competition and innovation in the overall market. This will allow coffee lovers to enjoy a diverse and high quality capsule coffee experience.
First objective 3D visualisation of the taste attributes of capsule coffees based on Taste Sensing System measurements.
