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An inconsistent cup of coffee<\/a> can make or break your day \u2014 but new research is shedding light on just how the industry can dial up the production process for a more reliable flavor.<\/p>\n

University of Oregon researchers repurposed a tool called a potentiostat, typically used to test batteries, to send an electrical current through coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through this simple process, they were able to identify coffee’s “chemical fingerprint” that determines the drink’s flavor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“It’s an objective way to make a statement about what people like in a cup of coffee,”\u00a0university\u00a0chemist Christopher Hendon, the lead researcher known around campus as “Dr. Coffee,” said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Traditional tests mainly focus on measuring the strength of coffee. Yet many other factors go into the way coffee tastes<\/a>, including roast color and extraction strength.<\/p>\n

The team’s research shows how to move beyond measuring the strength of coffee alone to produce a more complete flavor profile caf\u00e9s can replicate.<\/p>\n

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“The reason you have an enjoyable cup of coffee is almost\u00a0certainly\u00a0that\u00a0you have selected a coffee of a particular roast color and extracted it to a desired strength,” Hendon said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Until now, we haven’t been able to separate those variables. Now we can diagnose what gives rise to\u00a0that delicious\u00a0cup.”<\/p>\n

During testing, the researchers used four samples from the same English roaster and were able to identify a defective sample that had failed the roaster’s quality control, despite the identical appearance of all the batches.<\/p>\n

“In the short term,\u00a0we hope this is something that will make a difference in coffee shops<\/a> and in the coffee industry,”\u00a0Hendon said.<\/p>\n

These findings, which the researchers published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, are remarkable, but they will take some time to drip down to the consumer, said Bryan Quoc Le, a consulting food scientist<\/a> and founder and CEO of California-based Mendocino Food Consulting.<\/p>\n

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“[The science] still relies on expensive\u00a0components to make it work into a feasible technology<\/a>,” Le told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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“The interesting bit here is that now we have a way to access the subjective quality\u00a0in the taste and flavor of coffee using quantifiable measurements. Which means we could start seeing a serious improvement in the coffee game across all coffee shops over the years.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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