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Quantitative Assessment Of Roasted Coffee Freshness Over Time Using Multi-Parameter Analysis, Maya Fetzer Jan 2026

Quantitative Assessment Of Roasted Coffee Freshness Over Time Using Multi-Parameter Analysis, Maya Fetzer

Honors Theses

Roasted coffee undergoes continuous chemical and physical degradation after roasting, yet industry freshness standards remain empirically defined rather than grounded in measurable parameters. This study developed a multi-parameter framework for quantifying roasted coffee freshness by integrating gas-phase and solid-phase analysis, backed by human sensory evaluation, across three roast levels — light (City+), medium (Full City), and dark (Vienna) — over a four-month storage period. CO2 off-gassing was monitored continuously for 30 day, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) tracked volatile compound changes in headspace gas, and Fourier transform infrared-diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR-DRIFTS) quantified oxidation-associated functional group changes, and microindentation assessed bean stiffness. …


Manuka Honey Modulates Oxidative Stress In Neuro2-A Cells Through Mitochondrial Regulation, Rachel Abramovici Jan 2026

Manuka Honey Modulates Oxidative Stress In Neuro2-A Cells Through Mitochondrial Regulation, Rachel Abramovici

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Manuka honey is known for its vital usage in wound healing, being an agonist towards fighting infections, and is an acting antioxidant [32]. Its main constituents are flavonoids and phenolic compounds, with methyl syringate (MSYR) being a major active ingredient. The specific compounds responsible for these antioxidant effects, particularly in the CNS, remain unclear. It is hypothesized that pre-treatment of mouse neuroblastoma cells with MSYR followed by hydrogen peroxide exposure will activate the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1a pathway, due to MSYR’s phenolic structure, and thus reduce oxidative stress and improve mitochondrial biogenesis. Hydrogen peroxide is a standard reactive oxygen species (ROS) treatment to …