When they harvest and process coffee are they throwing away some of the good parts? What about the fruit? What is organic coffee fruit? These are the parts of the fruit of the coffee plant. The seed of the coffee plant is what we call a coffee bean. It is surrounded by the coffee fruit. […]
Read More...Archive for the Organic Coffee Category
What Is the Best Organic Coffee Creamer?
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 | No Comments
If you have gone to the trouble of buying high quality Arabica organic coffee from Colombia don’t use just any old non organic creamer. What is the best organic coffee creamer? Here are a few thoughts on the subject. Cream Instead of Non Dairy Creamer Lots of folks end up using a non-dairy creamer because […]
Read More...What Is Climate Change Resistant Coffee?
By Tim Thompson on Saturday, February 18th, 2017 | No Comments
Year after year meteorologists report that average global temperatures have hit another high for the modern era. Considering that what is today the frozen arctic once supported palm trees we have wondered if growing coffee on the arctic tundra will one day be possible. But what would extreme climate change do to coffee production? Last […]
Read More...What Is in Non Organic Coffee?
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, February 16th, 2017 | No Comments
A primary reason to drink healthy organic coffee instead of regular coffee is to avoid unwanted contaminants such as pesticide or herbicide residues or chemicals from synthetic fertilizers. Just what is in non organic coffee? One of the most complete analyses of contaminants in coffee comes from the Australia New Zealand Food Standards authority. Their […]
Read More...What Is Wrong With Putting Cream And Sugar In Your Coffee?
By Tim Thompson on Saturday, February 11th, 2017 | No Comments
Coffee with sugar in the morning is more effective than coffee alone in improving brain performance according to a study from the University of Barcelona in Spain. The Daily Mail reports that coffee with sugar boosts memory and attention span. But we already knew that. That’s why we drink coffee and often why we add […]
Read More...Is Organic Coffee Worth It?
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 | No Comments
High quality organic coffee has great taste and aroma. It is free of more than a hundred impurities that can be found in regular coffee. And organic coffee is more expensive than regular coffee. Is organic coffee worth it? What qualities distinguish organic coffee from regular coffee and what are those qualities worth to you? […]
Read More...What Is Coffee Aroma?
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, January 25th, 2017 | No Comments
Wake up and smell the coffee, the saying goes. The aroma of coffee entices us to drink our java but just what is coffee aroma? The tongue tastes sweet, bitter, salty and sour. The rest of what we call taste comes from aroma and coffee has lots of it. Coffeeresearch.org tells us all about coffee […]
Read More...Is Organic Coffee Gluten Free?
By Tim Thompson on Monday, January 23rd, 2017 | No Comments
One of our readers asked recently about if she can safely drink organic coffee when she cannot eat foods that contain gluten. The quick answer is that healthy organic coffee is gluten free. This might not be the case with all coffees however. Organic coffee certification assures you that there is nothing in your coffee […]
Read More...Is Organic Coffee Toxin Free?
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 | No Comments
We live in a world where they keep adding more and more things to our food and drink. Are things like high fructose corn syrup or monosodium glutamate good for you? How about the residues of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, or antibiotics? What toxins are the lurking about that you don’t know about? How […]
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