Coffee Butter on Toast Anyone?

If you really need that coffee to get going in the morning here is another source of caffeine. The Japanese food products company, Snow Brand Milk Products, has come up with a coffee butter spread to put on your breakfast toast.

Who would have thought? We have our doubts about this product being organic. In fact it is probably made from robusta coffee beans which are the mainstay of caffeine in soft drinks and other products. Nevertheless spreadable coffee has arrived in Japan. How long will it take to get to your breakfast table?

What Other Foods Contain Caffeine?

Since we are on the subject of sources of coffee aside from your cup of java what other foods contain coffee? Livestrong.com provides a list of foods & drinks that contain caffeine.

While caffeine can be used in a wide variety of foods and beverages, it is derived from a few main sources. Those sources include tea leaves, cocoa beans – which are used to make chocolate – kola nuts and coffee beans. Some of the most common foods and drinks that contain caffeine include tea, chocolate, soft drinks, coffee and ice cream.

Most of these are ones you would think of as sources of caffeine. And of course energy drinks contain lots of sugar and lots of caffeine. But what if there is caffeine in oatmeal? Health lists surprising sources of caffeine and includes morning spark instant oatmeal.

Instead of adding fruit or nuts to this healthy food, Sturm Foods has amped up its instant breakfast with caffeine. The packaging boasts that a serving has about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Why not just have the coffee with a bowl of regular oatmeal?

And you can get caffeine in beef jerky.

Perky Jerky

Looking for your afternoon pick-me-up in a package of beef jerky just seems strange. However, this version actually has less fat and sodium and fewer calories per serving than traditional beef jerky. And it packs a serious punch: One serving has about 75 milligrams of caffeine, about the same as a can of Red Bull.

Or in Sunflower seeds.

SumSeeds Energized Sunflower Seeds

Marketed as a healthier alternative to energy drinks, these seeds are infused with caffeine, plus natural energy boosters taurine, lysine, and ginseng. Sunflower seeds are a vitamin powerhouse, packed with folate, B6, and vitamin E, and they don’t contain the added sugar of sodas or energy drinks. But one serving of energized seeds has 140 milligrams of caffeine, about the same as four cans of Coke.

Of course if you want healthy antioxidants, great aroma and superb flavor with your morning caffeine you will want healthy organic coffee.

Start the day with a hot cup of healthy organic coffee and you can receive a number of health benefits. Healthy organic coffee contains calcium. It contains antioxidants such as polyphenols which are also called condensed tannins and help prevent tooth decay in addition to their antioxidant activity. The antioxidant properties of a healthy cup of organic coffee include the ability to lessen age associated cellular damage, prevent new blood vessel formation in cancerous tissue, and inhibit the long term inflammation seen in atherosclerosis. Ongoing research points to uses of polyphenols as treatments for specific age related conditions. And all of this from a cup of healthy organic coffee!

In the meantime, where can you order that Japanese coffee spread?




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