Robusta coffee (Philippines) was roasted on a Jetzone lab-scale roaste
r in 10-degrees-C-steps for a constant length of time (5 min) in the r
ange of 100-degrees-C to 260-degrees-C. The aroma composition of the s
amples roasted in the range of 170-degrees-C to 260-degrees-C was char
acterized by standardized capillary gas chromatographic methods and th
e composition of the over-roasted (260-degrees-C) was compared to the
optimally (220/230-degrees-C) roasted coffee.