Showing posts with label Coffee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coffee. Show all posts

Friday, 13 July 2012

Luwak Coffee

Luwak coffee, different from the coffee in general. Luwak coffee has a limited number, let alone a wild Luwak coffee. For the civet, the coffee is just as dessert course. Civet, just pick the best coffee beans from the best. When the ripe coffee beans given to civet in a tray, at best civet will only take 10-30% .

Because the civet consumed is the best coffee beans, then the beans are excreted in the feces civet, is the best. Coffee beans through a process of natural fermentation in the stomach civet. Digestion is quite unique civet, civet can not digest the seeds that have high levels of density tertenu, one of which is coffee beans. So that the beans come out with the feces civet is still intact. Because the civet consumed is the best coffee beans, then the beans are excreted in the feces was the best civet. The quality of coffee beans that come through the fermentation of the same quality as civet coffee beans that have been in ferment for 5-8 years. The coffee beans are washed, dried, and roasted before consumption.

Original Luwak coffee has caffeine content is very low, about 0.5% down. Low caffeine is due to the fermentation that occurs in the stomach civet. Good bacteria in the stomach civet is able to reduce protein in the beans, and is able to parse the structure of caffeine in coffee beans, so as to create a unique aroma and flavor. It is perfectly safe to be consumed by people with heart disease and ulcers.

Luwak coffee fermentation process derived from the enzymes and good bacteria in the stomach Luwak coffee beans in fermentation makes perfect. Enzymes in the stomach civet is able to reduce protein levels in coffee beans, so the level of bitterness in coffee civet coffee was not as bitter as usual. Because the protein content of coffee is what makes the coffee bitter.

Benefits of Luwak coffee

Prevent neurological diseases
Caffeinated coffee drinkers are less likely to develop Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Content of antioxidants in coffee will prevent cell damage associated with Parkinson's. While caffeine will inhibit inflammation in the brain, which is often associated with Alzheimer's.

Protect the teeth
Kaein coffee containing antibacterial and non-stick ability, so as to maintain a layer of bacteria that cause tooth gnawing holes. Drinking a cup of coffee each day is proven to prevent the risk of oral cancer by half. Compounds found in coffee can also limit the growth of cancer cells and damage DNA.

Reduce the risk of breast cancer
Approaching the menopause, women who consumed four cups of coffee a day reduced their risk of breast cancer by 38 percent, according to a study published in The Journal of Nutrition. Release copies of phytoestrogens and flavonoids that can withstand the growth of tumors. However, consumption of less than 4 cups will not get this benefit.

Prevent gallstones
Gallstones grow when the mucus in the gallbladder cholesterol crystals trapped. Xanthine, which is found in caffeine, will reduce the risk of mucus and storage. Two cups of coffee or more each day will help this process.

Protect the skin
Consumption of 2-5 cups of coffee a day can help lower the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer by 17 percent. Caffeine can stimulate the skin to kill the precancerous cells, and also stop tumor growth.

Prevent diabetes
now who consumed 3-4 cups of regular coffee or decaf coffee (with caffeine levels are reduced) will reduce the risk of developing type II diabetes by 30 percent. Chlorogenic acid may help prevent insulin resistance, which is a sign of this disease.

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Coffee

During the coffee is often associated with bad things health. For example, too much consumption of coffee can trigger heart attacks. It turned out that the results of recent studies refute this. Scientists from Sweden who examined no less than 37,000 men who regularly drink coffee, it was not necessarily more susceptible to heart attacks than those who rarely or never drink coffee. Published a study published in American Heart Journal has become the latest evidence that coffee is not a threat to coronary health. Before, coffee was also associated with hypertension or osteoporosis. All of that, it is also a myth.

Commission advisory National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that caffeine does not affect the absorption or excretion of calcium. Various studies have also shown no link between moderate caffeine consumption with bone mineral density and content.

Caffeine only gives a stimulant effect on the physical and mental performance, helps to keep us awake. Caffeine also acts eliminates fatigue and sleepiness, improve mood, and helps improve memory and concentration. Caffeine works by blocking adenosine receptors, which is tasked with calming neurotransmitter.

Study in Japan showed that the polyphenols contained in coffee (chlorogenic acid in particular) can deactivate free radicals. In other words, the coffee can act as an antioxidant with powerful protector against damage to lipids and proteins (enzymes) which can lead to the onset of degenerative diseases. Coffee and green tea are the main source of polyphenolic antioxidants.

With all his benefits, it is no longer any reason to be afraid to consume coffee. In fact, the origin is not consumed in excess, coffee is healthy. Some other benefits of coffee: Type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, Parkinson, Lowers risk of breast cancer, prevent gallstones. , kidney stones, to cirrhosis / liver damage, and prevent us from decreasing the brain's cognitive power.  Protect the teeth. Coffee contains caffeine which has antibacterial and non-stick capabilities, so as to maintain a layer of bacteria that cause tooth gnawing holes. Drinking a cup of coffee each day is proven to prevent the risk of oral cancer by half. Compounds found in coffee can also limit the growth of cancer cells and damage DNA.