ABSTRACT
Indoleamines (serotonin and melatonin) are neurotransmitters in animals and they have also been reported in plants. They have been reported in various food value plants such as olive oil, grape, walnuts, sunflower, and mustard oil, vegetables (e.g., tomato, pepper, mushroom, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, carrot, beetroot), edible fruits (e.g., grape, banana, strawberries, apple, pineapple, kiwi fruit, tart cherries), nuts and raw seeds (e.g., walnuts, sunflower, green cardamom, fenugreek, white and black mustered), and beverages (Groppello wines, coffee green and roasted beans, decoction and brew). These indoleamines were reported in green, roasted, and different processed coffee. Moreover, biogenic amines such as putrescine (Put), cadaverine, agmatine, histamine, serotonin (5-Hydroxy tryptamine, SER) tyramine, spermidine (Spd), and spermine (Spm) are reported in Robusta and Arabica coffees. These molecules have implications in food quality and human health effects. This chapter describes the indoleamines and biogenic amines profiles in Coffea ssp. and possible human health effects.
