Determination of the intake temperature of the beverage during hot Maté consumption

LOVERA, N.N.; ALEGRE, C.A.; HEDMAN, J.C.; SURKAN, S.A.; SCHMALKO, M.E..

LATIN AMERICAN APPLIED RESEARCH

PLAPIQUI(UNS-CONICET)

Lugar: Bahia Blanca; Año: 2019 vol. 49 p. 41 - 45

0327-0793

 IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) has determined that temperatures above 65ºC in hot beverages could be potentially carcinogenic. If they are consumed below 65ºC are considered as non carcinogenic to humans. Coffee and tea are consumed in cups and temperature of the infusion is put in contact with the mouth. In hot maté a device similar to a straw is used to sip the infusion. Water temperature used to prepare the infusion is different from the intake temperature in the mouth. In this investigation usual conditions of consumption of hot mate by sensorial analysis were determined. Taking these conditions into account, experiments were carried out using temperature sensors to determine infusion temperature when entering the mouth of the consumer and the variables influence it. The findings suggest infusion consumption temperature is always below 58ºC and is influenced by the water temperature, the amount of weed and the frequency of sorption.