Daily Archives: March 22, 2007
Reducing acrylamide in coffee affects flavor and antioxidants
Acrylamide? It’s bad stuff, as one might guess by the sinister name. Acrylamide is a carcinogenic byproduct of baking, roasting, frying, or toasting starchy foods. There’s still not a lot of information about this chemical, but needless to say it’s best to minimize intake of any carcinogens! To decrease its levels in roasted coffee, you … Continue reading
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Newhall Coffee Roasting sending six *tons* of coffee to US troops!
The Newhall Coffee Roasting Company is generously donating six tons of coffee to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. This makes me think of how instant coffee was developed for soldiers during World War II…wow, look how far we’ve come! Instead of instant coffee crap, our soliders get some quality roasted beans instead. Kudos to … Continue reading
