Antioxidants in Coffee

Antioxidants
in Coffee
By
www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org

http://buyorganiccoffee.org/1356/antioxidants-in-coffee/
Coffee is good for your health.

Daily coffee consumption reduces your
risk of type II diabetes and various
forms of cancer.

The caffeine in coffee elevates your
mood and reduces the risk of clinical
depression, neurologic diseases such
as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and
even the risk of suicide.

Aside from caffeine the active
ingredients that are responsible for all of
these good things are the antioxidants
in coffee.

Just what are antioxidants and what are
the antioxidants in coffee?

List of Antioxidants in
Coffee

The American Institute for Cancer
Research says that coffee contains the
following:

 Chlorogenic acid, an antioxidant compound that is the major
phenol in coffee
 Quinic acid, a phytochemical that contributes to the acidic
taste of coffee
 Cafestol and kahweol, compounds that are extracted from
the beans' oil during brewing. Unfiltered coffee, such as
French press or boiled coffee, contains these compounds
 Caffeine, a naturally occurring stimulant that affects the
central nervous system
 N-methylpyridinium (NMB), created by roasting, may make
the antioxidants more potent

Chlorogenic acid may be slightly lower
in decaf coffee according to limited
research, but it still contains plenty of
phytochemicals.

Lab studies suggest that instant may be
lower in antioxidant potency than
brewed coffee, though more research is
needed.

And just what do antioxidants do?

Antioxidants

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits
cell damage and cell death in human
cells caused by oxidative breakdown of
other molecules.

Oxidation is a factor in sickness and
aging. Antioxidants in coffee do the
same things chemically as other
antioxidants and because we drink so
much coffee worldwide coffee is the
primary source of antioxidants.

Antioxidants help prevent the damage
caused by excessive oxidation and to a
degree inhibit the aging process. When
an oxidative reaction brought on by
disease gets going it produces free
radicals that start chain reactions which
in turn cause cell and tissue damage.

The human body has or uses
antioxidants to control this situation.
Natural means of controlling oxidation
include vitamins C and E as well as
glutathione.

It is low levels of antioxidants that can
lead to a condition referred to as
oxidative stress and resultant damage
to cells in the body. Methylpyridium is
one of the organic coffee antioxidants
and is created during the roasting
process of organic coffee.

This breakdown product of trigonelline
has been found to increase activity of
phase II enzymes. Doctors believe that
these enzymes protect against colon
cancer, which is the second leading
cause of death from cancer in the USA.

Recent research shows that organic
coffee antioxidants include chlorogenic
acid lactones and lipophilic antioxidants.
Chlorogenic acid lactones and lipophilic
antioxidants are capable of protecting
nerve cells when challenged with
hydrogen peroxide.

Blueberries, celery seeds, etc. have
very high levels of antioxidants but due
to the sheer volume of coffee that we
consume, antioxidants in coffee
outshine all other sources as a benefit
to human health.

Antioxidants Content of
Coffee

The Nutrition Journal published a study
of antioxidant content of foods in 2010.
In the beverage section the researchers
found a total antioxidant content range
of

0.89 mmol/100 g for one type of brewed
coffee with milk to 16.33 mmol/100 g for
one type of double espresso coffee.

These measurements were taken from
commercially available coffees

In short, antioxidants in coffee are good
for you and readily available at the
nearest coffee shop or in your own
kitchen.

Antioxidants in Coffee

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