WHAT IS ORGANIC COFFEE FRUIT?Bywww.BuyOrganicCoffee.org

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/When they harvest and process coffee are they throwing away some of the good parts?

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/What about the fruit? What is organic coffee fruit?

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/These are the parts of the fruit of the coffee plant. The seed of the coffee plant is what we call a coffee bean. It is surrounded by the coffee fruit. The fruit and bean together is called the cherry.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/We wrote about how coffee is processed.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/Natural Process

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/During the natural drying process, the entire cherry is left intact. The soon-to-be coffee beans still nestled in the center absorb some of the characteristics of that sweet pulp and flavorful cherry skin,

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/until the milling stage when the dried fruit and parchment layer surrounding the bean are hulled.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/Wet Process

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/Washed process separates the bean from the cherry in a procedure called de-pulping. Coffee beans are placed into fermentation tanks, also known as wet mills, and the beans are de-pulped as they pass through a series of stations.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/First, directly after harvest, coffee cherries are dropped in a hopper at the top of a mill, and water carries the cherries to a holding tank. Any damaged, less dense floating cherries are skimmed off.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/The good cherries sink and are sent through a de-pulping device. From there the seeds are directed to a fermentation tank to rest for 36-72 hours.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/In both cases the coffee fruit is discarded and on an organic coffee farm tilled back into the soil as mulch.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/What are we missing when we throw out the regular or organic coffee fruit?

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/The Wasted Super Food

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/I remember when I was a child one of our teachers saying that the best nutrients and vitamins are in the outer layers of fruits, vegetable and nuts.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/That may apply the coffee fruit as well.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/PasteMagazine.com writes about coffee fruit and calls it nature’s wasted superfood.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/Coffee is one healthy vice. Along with keeping you from drooling all over your desk mid-day, it’s low in calories, packed with antioxidants and may protect against ailments like Type 2 Diabetes, Parkinson’s and liver disease.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/However, the thin and juicy coating on the outside of the coffee bean does this and more.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/A true superfood packed with antioxidants-due to the uber-concentrated polyphenols-coffee fruit has the power to boost the immune system, protect against free radicals and act as an anti-inflammatory.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/But coffee fruit ruins the taste of coffee which is why it is separated from the bean. So, what are the uses of regular or organic coffee fruit?

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/When coffee fruit is not composted it can be made into concentrates for energy drinks, enhanced waters, coffee powder, beauty products full of antioxidants and even coffee fruit juices.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/Jump Start Your Brain with Organic Coffee Fruit

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/There are potential brain benefits of coffee fruit extract.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/Coffee fruit extract has been shown to boost levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) which is important for memory and learning new skills.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/Low levels of this protein are found in people with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, dementias and Alzheimer’s.

HTTP://BUYORGANICCOFFEE.ORG/1894/WHAT-IS-ORGANIC-COFFEE-FRUIT/The rationale for producing a commercial product from coffee fruit is to help prevent or treat these conditions.

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