Coffee Healthy

Archive for February, 2011

Like everything else, coffee has its own share of popular myths and misconceptions. Before making your next cup of coffee, take time to reflect on coffee myths. This short article will help you separate fact from fiction.

Coffee improves memory: Having a couple cups of coffee daily will supposedly help improve your memory. At least this is true for women but not for men. Austrian researchers said that caffeinated coffee can temporarily sharpen your memory. They arrived at this conclusion after observing that volunteers who consumed two cups of coffee experienced increased brain activity. This was confirmed using MRI technology.

Another study that appeared in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, showed that the effects of coffee may be longer lasting in women. After four years, researchers found that women aged 65 and older who consumed over three cups of coffee a day had 33 percent less decline in memory over time compared to those who drank one cup or less of coffee a day.

Coffee causes ulcers: Its commonly believed that coffee can give one ulcers since it increases stomach acids. But recent studies say otherwise. Most ulcers are caused by a certain bacteria that can be eliminated with antibiotics. However, if you already have ulcers, coffee can actually aggravate your problem.

Coffee causes miscarriage, low birth weight, and infertility: This is another misconception with no scientific basis. Scientists have found no evidence linking coffee consumption to miscarriages. In like manner, low birth weight in children has not been observed even with increased caffeine consumption. Lastly, studies have also shown that women who drink over three cups of coffee daily wont suffer from infertility or delayed conception.

The next time you drink a cup of coffee don’t be bothered by these old wives tales. That way, you’ll enjoy your drink more.

Most people given a choice would prefer the taste of fresh ground coffee rather than instant freeze dried coffee but nonetheless the freeze dried coffee market is vast both domestically and commercially.

It’s sheer convenience and ease of use is probably its main advantage and with the improvements of modern production processes the flavour of the final beverage has improved dramatically. Just add a spoonful of freeze dried coffee granules to a mug, add hot water and you can enjoy a decent cup of coffee.

We have all probably drunk freeze dried coffee at some stage, but what actually is it and how is it made?

Initially fresh brew coffee is made in the usual way using a very large industrial bulk brewer in which very hot water is passed though fresh coffee grounds in a filter system to produce the hot coffee liquor we are all familiar with.

This coffee liquor is then concentrated through a series of evaporators under vacuum where some of the aroma and flavour compounds are also removed and stored. This ensures that some of the flavour and aroma of the coffee that is lost during the freeze drying process can be ‘put-back’ into the final product just before packing.

The concentrated coffee liquor then moves on to the actual freeze-dry processing equipment. Here the coffee liquor is initially foamed and then frozen to a temperature of -45 degrees centigrade. It is then ground to the required particle size.

The ice crystals that formed in the freezing process from the water content in the beverage are then removed in a process called sublimation. Here the frozen granules are subjected to a high vacuum which results in much of the water ice content to be transformed directly into gas (without a liquid stage it would normally undergo) before being returned to room temperature.

The resulting freeze dried coffee typically contains just 3 to 5 percent water. The more volatile flavour and aroma compounds extracted at the initial brewing stage are then returned to the dried product just before packing.

As you can imagine an industrial factory producing freeze dried coffee produces vast amounts of used coffee grounds in the production process, but these are not put to waste. They are usually sold on as animal feed, compost or organic fuel.

It should be noted that freeze dried coffee is different from spray dried coffee and is generally accepted as superior in quality. The spray dried production of coffee will be the subject of another article.

In recent years, Leptin Slimming Green Coffee, has gained popularity rapidly and has become a favorite choice of people wanting to lose weight. It has indeed produced great results for the people who made it a part of their daily routine. Several people replaced their regular caffeine intake, such as coffee or tea, by the green coffee and took advantages of a healthier yet effective dose of caffeine. If you are also a regular consumer of Slimming Green Coffee, or wish to try it in order to experience some good results for yourself, there are few facts you should know about the Coffee. These facts are given below:

1. It is completely drug-free and has been developed from beneficial herbal extracts.

2. Green Coffee despite being a natural weight loss formula, offers you advantages of modern health-related researches blended with the goodness of natural herbs.

3. This contains substances that help burn the fats and carbohydrate present in the body by increasing the metabolism. At the same time, it maintains the energy levels of the body.

4. Anti-oxidants present in the Leptin Slimming Coffee are beneficial for human body for various reasons. They not only reduce stress and curb appetite, they are reported to reduce risk for severe diseases, such as cancer, accelerated aging, and heart related diseases etc.

5. It is advisable for the patients with heart conditions, breastfeeding or pregnant women, or patients with high blood pressure to consult their physician before starting the consumption of Coffee.

Although, It is free from any negative side effects, the patients with existing health conditions should always be careful choosing anything new to consume on a regular basis. With the consideration of the above facts, you can be well aware of the several advantages offered by green coffee along with the care you should take before beginning to use it.