Healthiest Organic Coffees

Healthiest Organic
Coffees

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A reader, Rachel, recently asked this
question,

http://buyorganiccoffee.org/970/healthiestorganic-coffees/

There are so many coffees - how do I
know which is healthiest and who to buy
from?


Rachel, thanks for your question.
First of all the healthiest coffees are
organically grown, processed, stored
and transported.
Let‟s look at what constitutes organic
coffee and why it is healthy for you.

Organic Coffee


Healthy organic coffee is free of the up
to 133 impurities often found in regular
coffee.


A study by the Australian Food
Standards Authority revealed that as
many as 133 contaminants may be in a
cup of commercially available coffee.


These contaminants include metals such
as aluminum and zinc, pesticide
residues, ochratoxin
A, acrylamide, furan, and polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons.


Some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
are found to cause cancer.


Furans have been associated with skin
disorders, liver problems, certain kinds
of cancers, impairment to the
reproductive, endocrine, and immune
system, as well as effects on embryonic
development.


Drink organic coffee grown by
sustainable agricultural practices and
avoid the intake of pesticide and
herbicide residues with your morning
brew.


And coffee itself is known to reduce the
risk of Type II Diabetes as well as
several types of cancer.
Drink organic coffee for your health! But
how do you find the healthiest organic
coffees?


There are three sources of the healthiest
organic coffees. Look for the seal of one
of the following when you are looking for
the healthiest organic coffees:


USDA Certified Organic Coffee
UTZ Certified Coffee
Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee


USDA Certified
Organic Coffee


According to the United States
Department of Agriculture, the following
applies to USDA organic coffee as well
as to all organic food production.


“… Organic food is produced by farmers
who emphasize the use of renewable
resources and the conservation of soil
and water to enhance environmental
quality for future generations.”


“…Before a product can be labeled
„organic,‟ a Government-approved certifier
inspects the farm where the food is grown
to make sure the farmer is following all the
rules necessary to meet USDA organic
standards. Companies that handle or
process organic food before it gets to your
local supermarket or restaurant must be
certified, too.”

USDA Certified organic coffee has a
USDA seal on the bag.


UTZ Certified Coffee


The long term goals of UTZ are good
agricultural practices, safe and healthy
working conditions, abolishment of child
labor, and environmental protection.


However, a grower does not need to
accomplish all that is required in the first
year.


This allows a grower to sign up to get his
coffee UTZ certified, learn what is
necessary, and grow into the long term
requirements of the program.


Because of the close tracking feature of
all UTZ Certified products, consumers of
healthy organic coffee produced by
these growers can be assured of
product quality as well as the farming
practices that brought it to market.


UTZ Certified organic coffee has the
UTZ seal on the bag.


Rainforest Alliance
Certified Coffee


Rainforest Alliance certified coffee is part
of a broader sustainable agriculture
program of tropical crops, including
coffee, bananas, cocoa, oranges, cut
flowers, ferns, and tea.


Certified coffee farms meet a strict set of
environmental standards that include
preservation of the ecosystem and
reduction in use of synthetic chemicals
of all sorts.


In addition, strict health and safety
requirements are part of getting
Rainforest Alliance certified.


The Rainforest Alliance works with the
Sustainable Agriculture Network which is
a group that includes conservation
organizations in nine countries in Latin
America.


These organizations work to increase
and maintain sustainable agricultural
practices.


On the other end of the coffee spectrum
Rainforest Alliance works to convince
consumers and to buy Rainforest
certified products and works to have
businesses buy from certified farmers
and sell to the public.


Rainforest Alliance organic coffee has
the Rainforest Alliance seal on the bag.


We are partial to coffees that we can
source directly from Colombia and
Panama but many of the other healthiest
organic coffees are available online and
in various stores.


If you are having problems locating a
coffee that you would like to try, feel free
to contact us by clicking the contact link
at the top of the page.


View of 15,000 foot Nevada Ruiz from
Manizales, Colombia in the heart of the
Colombian Cafetero.

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