Single Cup
Single cup brewing started as a convenient way to brew coffee and has developed into a dynamic platform to brew coffee, tea, cocoa, juices, and other beverages one cup at a time. Short brewing times, precise measurements, and high-speed manufacturing all create a high risk for product quality and consistency to the consumer.
Quality Control
At hundreds of units per minute on the packaging lines with very small margins of error, single-cup quality control is more dynamic than for other products. We test for physical properties of your product and its packaging, sensory attributes, and chemical properties of the beverages.
Brewer Operation
Measurement of brewing parameters, including: time to ready, brew time, water dispensed volume and temperature, beverage temperature, and beverage volume. Observations include ease of use and cleaning.
Specification Development
Formal specification documents are powerful tools for quality control and private-label operations. To establish quality trends, we recommend testing three separate production runs of your product or of the national brand benchmark. Then product specifications are created to establish the acceptable physical, chemical, and sensory attributes of your product.
Product Development
Whether you are setting the trends or just keeping up, Coffee Enterprises will manage the complex tasks to create great tasting coffee products or optimize existing ones to meet you financial, sensory, supply chain, and consumer requirements.
Comparative Analysis
How does your coffee and tea compare to your competitors or against a national band benchmark? What are the variations among the multiple roasters in your supply chain? Coffee Enterprises’ degree-of-difference testing segregates the variations from the quality to provide a clear understating of coffee and tea profiles.
RFP Testing
Request for Proposal is serious business for you and your suppliers. Take the worry out of evaluating the products when supplier proposal are tendered. Coffee Enterprises will be your technical partner to benchmark quality or evaluate products versus your identified standards.
Single Cup Testing Package
Based on the product being tested please refer to either our Roasted Coffee Analysis (RCA), Soluble Beverage Analysis (SBA), Brewing Equipment Analysis (BEA), Tea Product Analysis (TPA), or Liquid Product Analysis (LPA) for specific testing information.
Filtered Product Physical Analysis:
- Net weight
- Headspace analysis for Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide content
- Water activity & Moisture content
- Roast development / Agtron
- Particle size analysis / Ro-Tap
- pH, Brew Solids & Extraction Rate
Filtered Product Sensory Analysis:
- Coffee: Aroma, Acidity, Body, Flavor & Finish
- Identification of taints, faults and staleness
Unfiltered Product Physical Analysis:
- Net weight
- Headspace analysis for Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide content
- Water activity & Moisture content
- Color L*a*b* Analysis (CIELAB Scale)
- Total solids, Beverage pH
- Evacuation %
Unfiltered Product Sensory Analysis:
- Cocoa & Juice: Aroma, Sweetness, Saltiness, Body, Primary Flavor Intensity, Overall Flavor & Aftertaste
- Identification of taints, faults and staleness
Single-Cup Additional Services Available: (Additional fees may apply)
- Brewing Equipment Analysis (BEA)
- Package Integrity (cup, lid, & filter), package inspection, & product Code Inspection