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The efficacy and function of coffee
Food introduction

Coffee, produced in tropical and subtropical evergreen trees or shrubs. The leaves are oval, the flowers are white and the berries are deep red. There are small fruit, medium fruit, big fruit coffee and so on. Stir-fried seeds can be ground into powder to make drinks, which have an exciting effect and are native to Ethiopia. China is mainly produced in Hainan, Yunnan and other places. In addition, there is also a certain scale of cultivation in Panzhihua, Sichuan.

Another name

No alias for the time being.

Suitable crowd

Ordinary people can drink coffee.

Taboo crowd

People with hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and other diseases, elderly women, children and vitamin B 1 deficiency should not drink coffee.

efficacy

Treat constipation, dispel wind, burn fat and resist aging.

One gram of heat

42 calories

curative effect

1. Help metabolism.

Coffee can effectively promote the body's metabolic function, exercise digestive organs, treat constipation and benefit skin regeneration.

2. Anti-fatigue

Coffee contains a lot of nutrients, which can help consumers to resist fatigue, refresh their minds, supplement nutrition and rest and sleep.

Adjust mood

Caffeine in coffee can promote the conduction and release of human spirit. Dopamine and other substances can effectively regulate mood and reduce depression.

4. Prevent radiation injury

Coffee contains substances that can prevent radiation. Drinking coffee regularly can effectively reduce the harm of radioactive substances.

5. Prevention of gallstones

Caffeine in coffee can stimulate gallbladder contraction and reduce the increase of cholesterol. Studies have found that drinking 200 ~ 300 grams of coffee every day can prevent the formation of gallstones.

shopping tips

Fake and inferior coffee is mixed with chicory root powder in real coffee, or mixed with grains and beans after baking and crushing.

Real coffee contains caffeine and has a special aroma.

Inferior coffee is generally caked due to expiration or lax sealing, and the aroma and taste change obviously, often the aroma disappears and the beverage has an odor.

Some people pass coffee powder off as instant coffee. In fact, the two processes are different. Instant coffee is made by concentrating coffee water and spray drying. The process is complex, it dissolves immediately after brewing and has no scum. Although the coffee powder is ground very finely, there are floating objects and dregs after brewing, which can't be swallowed and can only be blown and drunk.

It is also common to change the shelf life of instant coffee packaging.

The shelf life of instant coffee is generally two years.

Preserved secret

Coffee beans should be sealed, protected from light and stored at room temperature or low temperature.

Cooking method

1. Boiling will make coffee bitter. It is recommended that you never put coffee on the fire and brew it at a temperature of 90-96℃.

2. Don't reheat the brewed coffee. It is suggested that you brew the coffee before enjoying it every time, and only brew the amount you want to drink.

The temperature to keep the best flavor of coffee is 86℃.

3. Make coffee with fresh water.

The suitable amount of water per cup is 98%.

If there is an odor in the water, you can consider filtering it with activated carbon.

4. Don't reuse ground coffee powder.

Because the residue in the boiled coffee powder is the bitter ingredient of coffee.

5. Please use the correct grinding degree provided by the coffee manufacturer.

Grinding too fine will lead to over-extraction, bitter taste, or clogging of brewing equipment.

Insufficient grinding will cause coffee to become weak.

Edible method

1. Generally, canned coffee can be drunk directly.

2. Coffee powder needs to be soaked in water, and coffee beans need to be boiled.

3. It is not advisable to drink too much coffee, and it should be controlled at 100~300g a day.

Matching should be avoided.

Avoid:

1. Drinking coffee and tea will affect sleep and damage people's nervous system, which will lead to neurasthenia in the long run.

2. Drinking coffee and alcohol will stimulate vasodilation and aggravate the damage to the brain.

Eating coffee, fungus and seaweed will reduce the body's absorption of iron.

Life coup

Weight loss effect: Bathing with coffee powder is a kind of hyperthermia, which has weight loss effect.