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Does Your Coffee Have Dirt In It?
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| August 11, 2014
| Rachel Tepper
Posted on 08/12/2014 9:32:55 PM PDT by grundle
There may be something extra lurking in your morning cup of joe, and its not fairy dust. A new report reveals that due to recent coffee shortages, producers may be turning to finely ground fillers such as wood, husks, whole coffee berries, and even clumps of earth to compensate for the lost beans.
Once roasted and ground, these fillers resemble coffee, which makes it difficult to visually confirm a coffee blends contents. Even more troubling, normal people cant taste [the difference], research team leader Suzana Lucy Nixdorf told us via email.
Other common filler ingredients (detailed in the graphic below) include wheat, soybeans, and corn, the taste of which are even more difficult to detect. Corn is very common because it tastes sweet, and people dont perceive the added sugar. The same [goes] for brown sugar, Nixdorf emailed. That is why we need a method [thats] very sensible and not subjective [to determine] if the coffee is pure or not.
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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: coffee; food
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Of course it has dirt in it! It was just ground this morning!
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:32:55 PM PDT
by
grundle
To: grundle
What's old is new again.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:35:41 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: grundle
I’m switching from fresh ground coffee beans to instant, for me, it is cheaper.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:35:54 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
To: grundle
Who cares. As long as my coffee tastes the same and gives me the boost I need ... who cares. I have yet to hear of anyone dying from any “dirt” in their coffee.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:36:06 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: grundle
Many coffees have anything they can find to put in it. That’s why it’s a good idea to grind your own.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:37:13 PM PDT
by
South40
(Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
To: grundle
Of course it has dirt in it! It was just ground this morning! ((rimshot))
CC
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:38:33 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: grundle
Are we talking about Starbucks? Because I have detected the possibility of ‘charred excrement’ in their overpriced, overly-hyped, trendy, hipster excuse for ‘coffee’.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:38:52 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Illegals Are Getting Flat Screet TV's....NOT TB Screenings!)
To: grundle
Anyone have any info on Keurig coffees?
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:39:07 PM PDT
by
ArmyTeach
( Videteco eos prius (See 'em first) Sculpin 191)
To: grundle
The MSM trying to push Postum on us?
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:42:45 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: ArmyTeach
This is what we use. $29.99
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:44:14 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: ArmyTeach
We have the machine and look for the ‘pods’ that are marked down. My particular fave is Kroger’s ‘Mountain Blend’.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:45:03 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Illegals Are Getting Flat Screet TV's....NOT TB Screenings!)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Keep in mind tbat the coffee is much stronger than regular brewed in the pot. I only can drink two a day.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:47:37 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Illegals Are Getting Flat Screet TV's....NOT TB Screenings!)
To: grundle
I buy green beans and roast my own.
The rest of it is crap.
Sweet Marias
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:48:17 PM PDT
by
Species8472
(Ordinary acts of everyday folks keep the darkness at bay)
To: grundle
I grind beans at my local Italian deli. Chocolate Raspberry coffee and Moca Java from Barrie House. Yummy.
To: grundle
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:51:11 PM PDT
by
Species8472
(Ordinary acts of everyday folks keep the darkness at bay)
To: doc1019
Who cares. As long as my coffee tastes the same and gives me the boost I need ... who cares. I have yet to hear of anyone dying from any dirt in their coffee. If wood is used then there's a possibility it was treated wood, which probably won't be doing anything good for your health.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:51:46 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: grundle
According to the FDA it can have 4% rat turds!
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:56:00 PM PDT
by
dalereed
To: OneWingedShark
Sure, but when you die from the wood preservative, you won’t need to be embalmed, so think how much money you’ll save.
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:56:30 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: grundle
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posted on
08/12/2014 9:56:49 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: grundle
As a child who hasn’t been dared to eat a little dirt...
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posted on
08/12/2014 10:00:56 PM PDT
by
RginTN
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