Abstract
Good health and well-being are essential for all humans and depend upon good nutrition. Since the beginning of humanity, plant foods have been used to promote health and prevent disease. Coffee has been exalted by people of different nations not only because of its distinctive aroma and taste but also due to its stimulating and health promoting effects. But its effect on the human health has been ignored by the people. This article enlightens the basic bioactive components, harmful components present in coffee and the risk associated with the consumption of coffee and also health benefits associated with the consumption of coffee. Despite the risk associated with coffee consumption outweigh consumer’s health benefits we should find alternative for coffee such as our traditional health drinks, ragi malt, gruel/porridge prepared from millets and nuts to lead a healthy life.
Highlights
IntroductionIt contains a complex mixture of chemicals that provide important amounts of chlorogenic acid and caffeine
A number of Studies highlighted that coffee as a potential source of certain unwanted/toxic constituents, such as Ochratoxin A, 11 Furan, 12,13 Heavy Metals. 14,15 A few compounds derived from microbial contamination (Ocratoxin A, Biogenic Amines), Pesticides or Chemical reactions that occur during the roasting process have been of concern to health authorities such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
11 As with chlorogenic acids, 29 it has been hypothesized that melanoidins can enhance immune-stimulating properties and contribute significantly to reducing the risk of colon cancer 30–32 which might occur in different ways: i) by increasing the elimination rate of carcinogens through higher colon motility and faecal output, ii) by decreasing colon inflammation through improved microbiota balance and iii) by serving as a ‘sponge’ for free radicals in the gut. 4
Summary
It contains a complex mixture of chemicals that provide important amounts of chlorogenic acid and caffeine. It is the most important agricultural commodity in international trade. Coffee offers few nutrients, but it contains more than thousands of chemicals which occur naturally such as carbohydrates, lipids, nitrogenous compounds, vitamins, minerals, alkaloids and phenolic compounds, a number of which are potentially healthful (and others potentially harmful). The character impact compounds of coffee are not present in the green state but are mainly formed during roasting. The findings on the potential harmful effects of coffee consumption have historically been reported, and the great saint Jagadguru Sri Kanji Maha Periavar from Tamil Nadu Urged not to have either coffee or tea
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