Archive for the coffee contaminants Category


Are There Contaminants in Coffee Grown in Volcanic Soil?

Volcanic soil is very fertile as it contains minerals that are essential to healthy plants such as coffee. In addition, many of the minerals in volcanic soil are important or even essential nutrients for humans. Minerals commonly found in volcanic soil include iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfur and phosphorus. However there are also potentially […]

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How Prevalent are Contaminants in Regular Coffee?

We have written about how one of the excellent benefits of organic coffee is the lack of unnecessary contaminants. While there are “regular” coffees that are organic in everything but name because of the cost of certification, the bulk of coffee that folks consume is grown and processed with exposure to synthetic fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, […]

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