Raw coffee beans contain more than 2000 different substances like proteins, carbohydrates, fats and mineral salt. By roasting its chemistry is considerably changed.
The nutrition value of real coffee (100 g. of drink without sugar) is: proteins – 0,2 g., fats – 0,6 g., carbohydrates – 0,1 g., calcium – to 9 mg., phosphorus – 7 mg., and even iron – 2 mg.
The caloric content makes 9 calories. All these vitamins in a varying degree are necessary for normal functioning of our organism. For example, iron is a component of hemoglobin in the blood. Calcium and phosphorus are part of bone tissue. The presence of potassium and calcium in man’s body influences normal heart rhythm.
As a therapeutic agent coffee had been used in Arabian medicine in 900-1000 A.D. Called “bunchum” it was described by scientific doctor and alchemist Arabian Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī, known as Rhazes. However with increase of coffee consumption as a drink, its medical properties have been forgotten.
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coffee beans said :
May 15, 2010 at 3:31 pm
the good usage of coffee,
but coffee not good for teeth. it will make your teeth turn to slightly yellow because of the caffeine. is there anything to do to avoid that?
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