The Truth About Coffee…
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- 2-ETHYLPHENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- 2-METHOXY-4-ETHYLPHENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- 24-METHYLENEPHENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- 3,4-DICAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- 3,5-DICAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- 4,5-DICAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- 4-ETHYLPHENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- 4-METHOXY-4-VINYLPHENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- 5-AVENASTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- 7-STIGMASTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- ACETALDEHYDE Seed: DUKE1992A
- ADENINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- ALLANTOIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A
- ALLANTOIN Leaf: DUKE1992A
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- ARABINOGALACTOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- ARABINOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- ARACHIDIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- ASH Seed 37,400 ppm; DUKE1992A
- ASPARAGINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- ASPARTIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 20 - 25 ppm DUKE1992A
- BETA-TOCOPHEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CAFESTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CAFESTOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CAFFEIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A
- CAFFEINE Seed 600 - 32,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- CAFFEOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CAFFEOYL-3-QUINIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- CAFFETANNIC-ACID Seed 84,600 ppm; DUKE1992A
- CAHWEOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CALCIUM Leaf 19,000 - 20,406 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 1,200 - 1,281 ppm DUKE1992A
- CAMOESTANOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CAMPESTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CAPRINIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 666,000 - 712,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 600,000 - 728,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- CARNAUBIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- CELLULOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID Seed 50,000 - 100,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- CHOLESTANOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CHOLESTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CHOLINE Seed 300 ppm; DUKE1992A
- CITRIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- CITROSTADIENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- COFFEASTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CYANIDIN Plant: DUKE1992A
- CYCLOEUCALENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- CYSTEINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- CYSTINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- DATURIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- DEXTRINS Seed 8,700 ppm; DUKE1992A
- DIHYDROLANASTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- DIHYDROSITOSTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- DIMETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL Seed: DUKE1992A
- DIMETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLEST-8-EN-3-BETA-OL Seed: DUKE1992A
- ENT-16-KAUREN-19-OL Plant: DUKE1992A
- EO Seed 1,000 - 2,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- EUGENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- FAT Leaf 55,000 - 59,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 74,000 - 170,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- FIBER Leaf 175,000 - 187,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 229,000 - 244,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- FUFURYL-ALCOHOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- FURFURALDEHYDE Seed: DUKE1992A
- GALACTAN Seed: DUKE1992A
- GALACTOMANNAN Seed: DUKE1992A
- GAMMA-SITOSTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- GLUCOGALACTOMANNAN Seed: DUKE1992A
- GUAIACOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- GUANOSINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- HEMICELLULOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- HOMOCELLULOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- HYDROGEN-SULFIDE Seed: DUKE1992A
- HYPOXANTHINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- IRON Leaf 966 - 1,032 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 29 - 31 ppm DUKE1992A
- ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- ISOEUGENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- LANOSTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- LINOLEIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- LINOLENIC-ACID Seed 33,300 - 72,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- M-CRESOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- MANNAN Seed: DUKE1992A
- MANNOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- METHIONINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- METHYL-1-5-ALPHA-STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL Seed: DUKE1992A
- MYRISTIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- N-NONACOSANE Seed: DUKE1992A
- NIACIN Leaf 52 - 56 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 13 - 14 ppm DUKE1992A
- NITROGEN Seed 16,000 - 23,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- O-CRESOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- O-XYLENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- OBTUSIFOLIOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- OLEIC-ACID Seed 5,920 - 12,800 ppm DUKE1992A
- OXALIC-ACID Fruit 154 ppm; DUKE1992A
- P-COUMARIC-ACID Plant: DUKE1992A
- P-CRESOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- P-XYLENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
- PALMITIC-ACID Seed 23,680 ppm; DUKE1992A
- PECTIN Seed: DUKE1992A
- PENTOSANE Seed: DUKE1992A
- PENTOSANS Seed: DUKE1992A
- PHOSPHORUS Leaf 1,700 - 1,816 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 1,780 - 1,900 ppm DUKE1992A
- PROTEIN Leaf 99,000 ppm; DUKE1992A Seed 98,700 - 140,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- PUTRESCINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- RAFFINOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- RHAMNOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- RIBOFLAVIN Leaf 2 ppm; DUKE1992A Seed 1 ppm; DUKE1992A
- SACCHAROSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- SCOPOLETIN Seed: DUKE1992A
- SINAPIC-ACID Plant: DUKE1992A
- SPERMIDINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- SPERMINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- SQUALENE Seed: DUKE1992A
- STACHYOSE Seed: DUKE1992A
- STEARIC-ACID Seed 5,920 - 12,800 ppm DUKE1992A
- STIGMASTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A
- SUGAR Seed 4,300 ppm; DUKE1992A
- TANNIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- TANNIN Seed 90,000 ppm; DUKE1992A
- TETRACOSIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A
- THEOBROMINE Leaf: DUKE1992A Seed 18 ppm; DUKE1992A
- THEOPHYLLINE Leaf: DUKE1992A Seed: DUKE1992A
- THIAMIN Seed 2 ppm; DUKE1992A
- TRIGONELLINE Seed 3,000 - 13,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- WATER Seed 60,000 - 100,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- WAX Seed 10,000 - 14,000 ppm DUKE1992A
- XANTHINE Seed: DUKE1992A
- XYLAN Seed: DUKE1992A
2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPHENOL Seed: DUKE1992A
That list of naturally occurring components of coffee can be found at Dr Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases Organic coffee has all of that (above) but doesn’t have any of the additional chemicals associated with non-organic farming and processing of regular and of decaffeinated coffee.
So “cui bono” when your cuppa joe is tainted with stuff that can, over time, challenge your body to the point of illness? Who needs that?
Now I know coffee can be addicting. A friend of mine simply must start her day with a cup of espresso. Without it she gets terrible headaches…
For those who drink decaffeinated coffee, please note that only the “Swiss process” uses strictly water as the chemical solvent t extract the caffeine. Other processes of decaffeination use other solvents are actually toxic! So drinking decaffeinated coffee, has less caffeine (NOT ZERO caffeine!) and a lot more less than healthful chemicals thrown in to boot.
In order to extract caffeine the coffee is soaked in a solvent. The solvents, except for water, are not beneficial to health and invariably traces of the solve remain on the coffee.
Here are the solvents that are often used to extract caffeine commercially: trichlorethylene central nervous system depressant, carcinogen) , methylene chloride (less toxic, metabolized into carbon monoxide n the body), ethyl acetate.
So if you enjoy coffee or you just have to have it, for any reason, why make yours organic! Your body will love you for it!
The Truth About Wine…
You can learn more about wines by reading and also by taking opportunities to taste and make mental notes as to what you like and what it tastes good with.
Buy what you like and give that as a gift. to name a few. And then of course wine is also purchased for household consumption and special occasions such as weddings and dinner parties.
The best way to buy wine is from the vintnor at a wine tasting. That way you can actually taste what you are buying and get a very real education about where it is produced and who is producing it under what conditions. It will make the future enjoyment of the wine that much more pleasurable. when you have that connection with the source.
The next best way to buy wine is to buy what you already know and to buy it from sources that are convenient such as mail order or when you go out for your regularly grocery shopping.
Wine can be purchased by the single bottle, by the case, or by the collection. A collection simply means that you can buy an assortment of bottles as one line item. This in fact is a great way to get familiar with a variety of different types of wine and then to re order a case of this or that to keep on hand to gift to others as appropriate and/or to keep at home for domestic use.