Jun 23 2009
Eating Coffee Beans
These days many coffee shops sell little baggies of chocolate-covered roasted coffee beans, and even though they’re growing in popularity, some still wonder if people should eat roasted coffee beans.
They’re an organic product, and safe for most to eat – the only thing you want to watch out for is that the really hard ones may be tough on your teeth. Also, the beans, like coffee, contain caffeine, so as addictive as those tasty chocolate covered coffee beans can be, you may not want to overdo it if caffeine is an issue.
One cup of coffee contains around 25 coffee beans, and you’re not getting the full coffee bean in coffee, so the caffeine can add up if you eat a lot.
Did you know?
It is an old Italian tradition to serve the drink Sambuca with several whole coffee beans in it. Sambuca is an anise-flavored liquor and is sometimes added to coffee for flavor.
It is also believed that monks would eat coffee beans before long prayer sessions.
No related posts.
Hi, just a thought from a 50 year old male adult with attention deficit disorder. I have been fed amphetamines by every doctor I have ever visited since the age of ten. The results have been a calming and focused live style (the positive) and a dangerous out of control gnawing addiction to amphetamines (the negative). Eating roasted coffee beans provides very many positives for me, without any real negatives. Take it from an unwilling amphetamine slave, the addictive nature of roasted coffee beans does not even come close to being addictive. Believe me when I tell you that REAL addiction is a living hell. Eat your coffee beans and don’t worry.
Hello John I have add also. And I am a Barista and coffee sales rep. I drink coffee all the time. Good coffee makes me feel good too. if its done right. I have eaten the odd bean. But your thought is very interesting. Will investigate this thanks
I started eating the coffee beans covered in chocolate and when I realised that I preferred the coffee bean bit to the chocolate coating, I bought a bag of roasted coffee beans and started eating them.
Haven’t had any negative effects yet and it’s been a few weeks. Apparently they discolour your teeth over time but the same is true of drinking coffee.
I only have a handful or so per day and they make a delicious treat, not to mention the caffeine hit
I prefer eating the beans to drinking them.
Very interesting article. Thanks.