Coffee Bloom

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www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org

Pour Hot Water over

Freshly Ground Coffee

and Observe the Bloom

from Carbon Dioxide Gas

and Antioxidants

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What is a coffee bloom and is

it a good or bad thing?



The coffee bloom is the

release of carbon dioxide gas

when hot water is poured

over ground coffee beans.


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Carbon dioxide gas is

trapped inside coffee beans

when they are roasted.



Darker roasts contain more

carbon dioxide and lighter

roasts contain less.



Roasted whole beans retain

the carbon dioxide longer

than roasted and ground

coffee and storing in a cool

environment keeps the

carbon dioxide longer.



The antioxidant compounds

that give coffee its health

benefits and flavor are

trapped in the carbon dioxide

as well.


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More Carbon

Dioxide, More

Bloom, More Flavor

and Better for You



Store your coffee as green

beans if you have the ability

to roast. Store them as

roasted whole beans

otherwise.



Store in a cool and dry

location and grind just

enough coffee just before

brewing.



Doing all of this will give you

a bigger coffee bloom when

you add water and better

flavor and health benefits as

well. It all has to do with the

antioxidants after all.



Antioxidants



Regular and organic coffee

antioxidants are good for you

and are what give coffee its

flavor.


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So, just what are antioxidants

and why should we want to

have more of them?

Scientifically an antioxidant is

a molecule that inhibits the

cell damage and cell death in

human cells caused by

oxidative breakdown of other

molecule in the cell.



Oxidation is a factor in

sickness and aging.

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. Organic coffee

antioxidants are in the same

class of molecules that help

reduce oxidation.



So, when you see a

substantial coffee bloom you

know that you have stored

your coffee correctly and that

your coffee is full of healthy

antioxidants.



What are some of the health

benefits of antioxidants?



Less Cancer, Less

Diabetes and Fewer

Neurological

Degenerative

Diseases



Drinking coffee is associated

with a lower incidence of

several forms of cancer.

People who drink four to six

cups of coffee a day

experience half the incidence

of Type II diabetes.



And coffee drinkers are less

prone to Alzheimer’s disease

and Parkinson’s disease. It

appears to be all about the

antioxidants. And preserving

these antioxidants is good for

you.



More about the

Coffee Bloom



When you store roasted

coffee, it releases carbon

dioxide or degases.



That is to say the gas inside

the bean seeps out. This

goes faster in heat and

slower in cold.



When you pour hot water

over your freshly ground

coffee the pleasant aroma

and foam on top of the coffee

is the coffee bloom, a sign of

great fresh coffee.


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