Coffee is one of the drinks the most consumed and the most exported raw material in the world.
The main coffee producers in the world are South America, Asia, Central America and Africa. The leading exporting country is Brazil. While the largest consumers are industrialized countries. But how to choose the right reference? An investigation of 60 Million consumers what Top Health relayed helps us.
Coffee brands in the sights of 60 million consumers
The morning has gold in the mouth and if it starts with a good coffee. Indeed, that’s when the day takes a turn for the better. Coffee is part of daily rituals which lovers of this drink cannot give up. Especially if they choose the right one!
In general, there are those who prefer to stay true to family traditions, preparing coffee with the brand that mothers and grandmothers always used. There are also those who, like true purists, try different blends until they find the one that best suits their tastes.
But, whereas in the past the choice was limited to a few brands, today, There are so many in supermarkets!
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The good news is that none of the 51 cafes that 60 Million consumers analyzed does not contain pesticide residues. This absence of pesticide could be the result of roasting. “It requires a high temperature (around 200°C). It destroys or volatilizes most pesticide molecules”shares the consumer association.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Acrylamide
On the other hand, the roasting process in no way prevents the formation ofPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH). Worse still, roasting contributes to it. The problem ? Health experts consider PAHs, in part, to be carcinogenic. But none of the coffee shops have worrying levels of PAHs.
However, 60 Million consumers alerts us to the Planteur des tropiques and Carte noire capsules as well as the L’Or decaffeinated. Indeed, these two references present quite high rates of PAH.
Furthermore, all the cafes that 60 Million consumers analyzed are subject to acrylamide contamination. This is a “probable carcinogen”according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). But in very low doses. So without serious impact on health.
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If you are alert to fat, do not consume any more ground coffee from the Grand'mère brand. In fact, it displays a “value considered illegal for oils and fats”, precise 60 Million consumers.
Furthermore, the analysis revealed fragments of insects, numerous on certain references, in certain products. And in particular Bellarom coffee from Lidl and in the cafe grains Alter Eco.
Certainly these insect fragments do not constitute any danger to health. However, their presence remains “unappetizing”rightly emphasizes, 60 Million consumers.
