Not sure how much I believe this. Does anyone care to pick it apart?
Interestingly, coffee purchased from Starbucks had an extremely low chlorogenic acid content, which contributed significantly to widening the range. The Starbucks coffee averaged ten times lower than the others. Could it be that Starbucks roasts its beans more? Indeed, the more you roast, the less chlorogenic acid content there is; chlorogenic acid content appears to be partially destroyed by roasting. Caffeine is pretty stable, but a dark roast may wipe out nearly 90 percent of the chlorogenic acid content of the beans.
Ugh. I use Starbucks exclusively. And I love a dark roast. Anyone recommend a good brand?
I’m on my way out so I can’t look it up now, but I mean to remember there is similar research with regard to milk or yoghurt added to blueberries. This research suggested dairy can stop the polyphenols from blueberries from being absorbed. It was the reason I stopped eating my blueberries with yoghurt a long time ago. (Albeit I started eating a vegan diet not long thereafter).
Could anyone recommend a high cholorogenic acid coffee (preferably dark roast) that I can order from Amazon or another online vendor? I would truly appreciate it!
I just found Mt Hagen instant organic coffee. The crystals here are SUPER-clean compared to instant coffee I’ve seen from other brands… It is a bit more expensive than other coffee, but still nothing compared to Starbucks coffee (still just cents per cup of coffee). In a glass-jar so fewer microplastic risks from microplastic-coffee-brewers.
There is wide variance in acrylamide levels in coffee brands (esp instant coffee brands). Keep in mind that most instant coffee is “shitty” and high-acrylamide, and contaminates the anti-mortality results of all instant coffee brands. Instant coffee also doesn’t have diterpenes.
Starbucks instant coffee also seems “cleaner” than other instant coffee brands.
FWIW, over 5-6 cups of coffee/day increases dementia risk (tho who drinks that much?)
Also I suspect A LOT of the effect comes from appetite suppression. It’s SO easy for coffee to reduce calorie intake by more than 10-15%.
The risk of death was even lower for those who drank both green tea and coffee every day: 51% lower for 2-3 cups of green tea plus 2 or more of coffee; 58% lower for 4 or more cups of green tea plus 1 cup of coffee every day; and 63% lower for a combination of 4 or more cups of green tea and 2 or more cups of coffee every day.
The sweet spot seems to be three to five cups per day.
“The findings of the previous studies are somewhat inconsistent, but most studies (3 out of 5) support coffee’s favorable effects against cognitive decline, dementia or AD. In addition, two studies had combined coffee and tea drinking and indicated some positive effects on cognitive functioning. For tea drinking, protective effects against cognitive decline/dementia are still less evident. In the CAIDE study, coffee drinking of 3-5 cups per day at midlife was associated with a decreased risk of dementia/AD by about 65% at late-life.”
But new research shows that paper cup of joe you grab off the coffeehouse counter contains another ingredient, and it’s one you might not care for – trillions of tiny plastic particles that leach into your hot java from the cup’s plastic lining.
Single-use paper coffee cups are lined with a thin plastic film that helps keep liquids hot and prevent them from leaking through the cardboard.
That lining releases more than 5 trillion plastic nanoparticles per liter when hot liquid is poured into a 12-ounce single-use cup, according to lab results published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. A liter is about 34 fluid ounces.
How about the standard-issue drip coffee makers that are a staple in so many homes? Not recommended, in our opinion. You’re boiling up water in a plastic tank, just like a plastic kettle. It’s not uncommon to hear stories of a strong plastic taste in the first few batches of coffee made with a brand-new drip coffee maker.[23](javascript:void(0)) Practically all of them have lots of plastic parts, and most importantly, a plastic water storage and heating tank: perfect for chemicals to leach from the plastic into the boiling water. We have come across only one electric drip coffee maker that does not have any plastic parts at all. The Ratio Eight is made of borosilicate glass, aluminum and black walnut wood, and it’s stunningly beautiful. We are not fans of aluminum, and this is one pricey machine (about $600), but if you absolutely want to have an electric drip coffee maker and are willing to trade one toxin for another (plastic chemicals vs aluminum), it may be for you
WHAT ABOUT THOSE COFFEE POD MACHINES?
So here it is straight up: the ubiquitous disposable plastic coffee pods—such as the K-Cup—are a plastic scourge. The amount of them usedannually when placed end-to-end is estimated to be enough to circle the globe 10.5 times.[24](javascript:void(0)) About 10 billion K-Cups were sold in 2014 alone and sales have increased since. And most end up in landfills. But also, do you really want to be drinking your morning espresso—or tea for that matter—that was brewed at boiling temperatures in a tiny, inevitably leaching plastic cup? While some recyclable and reusable options are appearing, most are still made of a plastic and aluminum mix, which can’t be effectively recycled. To recycle them, the hot coffee grounds, the filter, the lids and the plastic in every pod would have to be separated every time. That just doesn’t happen, so they go straight to landfills.
There has been a fair bit of backlash against these systems. The city of Hamburg, Germany has banned plastic coffee pods.[25](javascript:void(0)) The anti-K-Cup movement has been spurred on by a video called “Kill the K-Cup,” which went viral and spawned the popular hashtag #killthekcup.[26](javascript:void(0))Despite the backlash, coffee pod systems are as popular as ever because of the convenience they offer.
Anyone recommend a good brand?
