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| Nescafe’s Greenblend coffee |
In the way green tea leaves are unfermented
whilst black ‘normal’ tea are; green coffee refers to coffee where the beans are
raw or have not been roasted compared to regular coffee beans.
We all know coffee as a supreme source of caffeine. But glycemic control (that is blood sugar levels) and weight loss has been notably linked to many of the other components present in the seeds of the Coffea fruit a.k.a coffee beans. One such component is chlorogenic acid. Many studies have indicated that chlorogenic acid reduces slows fat absorption and activates fat metabolism. The traditional roasting of coffee beans is performed to remove the natural bitter taste of the same, but the process also removes a significant amount of this compound. Green coffee beans are hence supposed to be superior to their roasted counterparts. The extracts widely available as supplements contain concentrated levels of chlorogenic acid.
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| Unroasted (green) and roasted (brown) coffee beans |
So with the current craze over green coffee
for its benefits to weight loss, antioxidants etc (much credit to Dr. Oz ), it
comes as no surprise that one of the world’s most sipped coffee brand Nescafe
would also cash in.
The Nescafe Greenblend product consists of
50% regular roasted coffee beans and 50% green coffee beans, and claims that a
cup delivers “70% more antioxidants than a cup of green tea”. An appealing
fact. The taste I find is not distinguishable to regular Nescafe instant
coffee. I was expecting an interesting colour but there was nothing green about
it. Pricewise though it’s almost twice as much: $NZ11.99 compared to $NZ6.99
for a 100g jar.
So will I benefit from having a cup of this
a day? Will it undo some of the cake damage? I type and ponder as I sip on my
very own cup of green coffee.
Lil Sis J
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