A carbohydrate and melanoidin composition pattern was obtained for single-dose espresso coffee base blends (SDEC).
SDEC have an average of total solids per cup of 1.21 g, from which 20% are high molecular weight material (HMWM).
An average of 46% of low molecular weight compounds is adsorbed to the HMWM.
SDEC have 242 mg of dietary fibre (62 mg of galactomannans and 48 mg of arabinogalactans) and 123 mg of melanoidins per cup.
The commercial labelled intensity of the brews seems to be related with melanoidin brown compounds.