The darker the roast, the more phenylindanes there will be. Phenylindanes create the perception of bitterness and are linked to the length of the roast. Instead, they are released when coffee is roasted as chlorogenic acids are broken down. These compounds are actually not inherently present in green coffee. While a small percentage of the bitterness in coffee comes from caffeine, the majority is generated by two compounds: chlorogenic acid lactones and phenylindanes. Today, some even coffee drinkers know it as “the Alton Brown Trick”. Research has proven that salt is actually better at neutralizing bitterness than sugar,” he said.Īlthough Brown wasn’t the first to put salt in coffee, he drew widespread attention to the technique. “Not only does salt cut the bitterness, it also smooths out the ‘stale’ taste of tank-stored water. He said that for every cup of water and two teaspoons of ground coffee, you should add half a teaspoon of salt to neutralise the bitterness of the coffee. In 2009, food science expert Alton Brown suggested adding salt to coffee in an episode of his cooking show Good Eats. If people are sensitive to bitterness, even in specialty coffee, adding salt is a good alternative to using milk and sugar.” “Salt naturally brings out the sweetness of coffee and maintains pleasant aromas. “The addition of salt in coffee dampens bitterness without using other additives,” she says. She tells me that adding salt is a great way to balance the flavour profile of bitter robustas and coffees with very dark roast profiles. Sara Marquart is the Head of Flavour at The Coffee Excellence Center, a leading public science, technology, and innovation centre. And finally, brackish water with high salt content is often used to make coffee in coastal areas of Europe. In Northern Scandinavia, consumers have added salt to brewed coffee for decades. Similarly, “sea salt coffee”, consisting of salted milk foam atop an iced americano, is a popular beverage in Taiwan. In cultures around the world, adding salt to coffee has been an established practice for decades.įor example, in Turkey, it’s traditional for the bride-to-be to prepare coffee with salt for her future husband and his family as a informal premarital ceremony.
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