Standing in front of the coffee isle I ask myself, what makes one coffee healthier than another? Does it have more to do with how the beans are processed or what is mixed in?
Most coffee all starts out the same. Beans are grown someplace warm and harvested by hand or by machine. Mixes of green and red berries, or just green berries, are used to produce cheaper mass consumer coffee beans, which are characterized by a displeasingly bitter/astringent flavor and a sharp odor. Red berries, with their higher aromatic oil and lower organic acid content, are more fragrant, smooth, and mellow.
The beans are then processed either by Wet or Dry process. In Wet Process, the fruit is removed before they are dried. In Dry processing, the entire bean is first cleaned and then placed in the sun to dry on tables or in thin layers on patios. The beans are then milled, hulled, polished, cleaned and sorted, and graded. They may than also be aged or decaffeinated and roasted.
Healthwise Low Acid Coffee is processed through there proprietary TechnoRoasting?. They have virtually eliminated all the excess acid and irritants that cause heartburn, without flavor loss and without resorting to steam blasting. There are no herbs in their coffee.
On the other hand, Gano Excel does put herbs into their coffee. You will find Ganoderma Lucidum; six verities, tongkat ali and ginseng. Mr. Leow Soon Seng spent 25-years of his life unlocking the secrets of Ganoderma Lucidum and identifying the 6 most nutrient-dense varieties. He discovered a proprietary tissue-culture method of Ganoderma propagation that has allowed Gano Excel to standardize and produce an exceptional Ganoderma product repeatedly.
Java Fit and Fitness Coffee GVM I.E. coffee companies definitely use the widest range of herbs. You'll find blends available with Echinacea, bitter orange, ginseng, cinnamon, licorice, Ganoderma Lucidum and several others. Java Fit also offers a decaffeinated blend.
Additionally, it is still widely debated whether certain types of green coffee are believed to improve with age; especially those that are valued for their low acidity, like coffees from Indonesia or India. Several of these coffee producers sell coffee beans that have been aged for 3 to 8 years. Most coffee experts agree that a green coffee peaks in flavor and freshness within one year of harvest, because over-aged coffee beans will lose much of their essential oil content.
Ultimately, whether you use Wikipedia, the local library or the internet at large, don't forget to include your doctor in your diet change. They love it when you take the initiative in your own health, but like to be kept in the loop.
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