Todd Allen Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Anyone know of a source of nutrition info for coffee beans? I can find listings for chocolate covered beans but haven't seen anything for just the beans either roasted or green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoy Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Todd, as you've surely noticed, most publications deal with brewed cofee rather than cofee beans. Even those carrying the coffee beans tag focus upon caffeine and other compounds, citing only chlorogenic acids as making up 12% of green coffee beans. I wonder about the specific chapter in this book: Chemical composition of coffee beans: an overview Chapter · January 2018 with 342 Reads DOI: 10.19103/AS.2017.0022.11 In book: Achieving sustainable cultivaiton of coffee, pp.195-214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Allen Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thanks mccoy. I couldn't find your reference through scihub but it prompted me to search library genesis where I found several interesting books on the chemistry and biochemistry of coffee. Perhaps one will contain a nutritional profile of coffee beans. I'm curious about it because I've become fond of eating coffee beans in small quantities somewhat like a flavoring or spice often ground fine like cocoa powder but I have no idea what the nutritional profile looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibiriak Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Coffee Bean Composition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_bean#Composition Nutritional Information, Diet Info and Calories in Coffee Bean, Roasted, Ground https://www.fitbit.com/foods/Coffee+Bean+Roasted+Ground/29670 Eating Coffee Beans is Good for You! https://www.thecoffeemaven.com/eating-coffee-beans/ Related Topics 16 Creative Ways to Use Old Coffee Grounds https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/uses-for-coffee-grounds Coffee grounds may have nutritional value https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/coffee-grounds-may-have-nutritional-value-050815.htm Coffee Flour Nutrition Facts and How to Use It https://www.verywellfit.com/what-is-coffee-flour-4150604 What is Coffee Flour? https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a19546579/what-is-coffee-flour/l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibiriak Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Btw, I tried a teaspoon of ground roasted coffee mixed with dark Siberian honey--it was pretty tasty. I might take that once and a while as an anti-depressive, polyphenol-rich stimulant, maybe adding in some ground spices like cinnamon etc. Going off topic a bit: I just ran into the following article which points to possibly double-edged effects of some β-carbolines in coffee (and coffee substitutes such as chicory): Neuroactive β-Carbolines Norharman and Harman in Coffee https://kundoc.com/pdf-neuroactive-carbolines-norharman-and-harman-in-coffee-.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoy Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Sibiriak said: Btw, I tried a teaspoon of ground roasted coffee mixed with dark Siberian honey--it was pretty tasty. I might take that once and a while as an anti-depressive, polyphenol-rich stimulant, maybe adding in some ground spices like cinnamon etc. Very nice idea, I'm going to have a stab at it, although I wouldn't know which variety to adopt. Maybe Jamaica blue Mountains, which is regarded as one of the most renowned (and costly) types of coffee. Pretty costly but used in this context a one pound bag would last months (if not TOO good!) Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee packed for retail sales Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee or Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is a classification of coffee grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. The coffee was introduced to Jamaica in 1728.[1] The best lots of Blue Mountain coffee are noted for their mild flavour and lack of bitterness. Over the past few decades, this coffee has developed a reputation that has made it one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world. Over 80% of all Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is exported to Japan.[2] In addition to its use for brewed coffee, the beans are the flavor base of Tia Maria coffee liqueur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Allen Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Thank Sibiriak! Great resources. Feeling a bit foolish I didn't keep searching but after my first couple misses I had jumped to the conclusion it was going to be hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlPater Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 "the coffee diterpenes cafestol and kahweol are the primary hypercholestrolemic agents in boiled coffee [22], and their removal by filters reduces the lipid-raising potential of coffee"https://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/s11886-013-0403-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Allen Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 48 minutes ago, AlPater said: "the coffee diterpenes cafestol and kahweol are the primary hypercholestrolemic agents in boiled coffee [22], and their removal by filters reduces the lipid-raising potential of coffee" Coffee drinking has been associated with reduced risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Perhaps testing unfiltered vs filtered could shed some light on whether this study's results are merely correlational or causal. Higher Serum Cholesterol and Decreased Parkinson’s Disease Risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoy Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 We spoke about the diterpenes in another thread, if memory serves me right sibiriak posted some papers on the benefits of such compounds. By the way, the wiki voice on coffee beans does not cite these important molecules. The putative hypercholesterolemic effect is of interest even to those like me who consume lots of decaffeinated (unfiltered) coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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