Instant Coffee?

SunnyLu3

I couldn't find this anywhere on the boards, so I'll ask. I'm not asking if coffee is good or bad. Here's what I want to know:

Is regular brewed coffee better for you than instant coffee?
Is instant coffee considered unhealthy in any way (as opposed to regular coffee)?

I'm not talking about mixes with anything added... just the powder you stir into water for plain coffee.

chezjuan

I keep some instant coffee at my desk in the office, for when I want a cup and don't feel like brewing a pot. The ingredients are 100% pure coffee. Basically, they take coffee, brew it, and then freeze-dry it (or spray dry it) into powder or crystals. So the ingredients are not different than regular coffee, and, thusly, the health effects would be the same. The taste, however, is generally lacking IMO.

thisismeraw

The only real difference between instant and brewed coffee is that instant has less caffeine than brewed coffee. I personally prefer brewed coffee over instant.

SunnyLu3

Thanks. I just don't have time to brew coffee so that's good to know.

benol1

Hi,

I couldn't find this anywhere on the boards, so I'll ask. I'm not asking if coffee is good or bad. Here's what I want to know:

Is regular brewed coffee better for you than instant coffee?
Is instant coffee considered unhealthy in any way (as opposed to regular coffee)?

I'm not talking about mixes with anything added... just the powder you stir into water for plain coffee.

I don't mind instant, so long as its a good quality instant coffee.
Here is some information that is relevant to your line of enquiry. Go to the link at the bottom to get to the source and the links to supporting material.
kind regards,

Ben

Coffee appears to decrease the risk of diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and cancer. There are some compounds in coffee that can raise cholesterol levels, but they can be removed by a regular paper coffee filter. Unlike exposing foods like chicken to high temperatures, roasting coffee does not seem to produce carcinogens, nor does it appear to build up benzene (unlike certain soft drinks). Although coffee has been shown to be beneficial to our health, tea is probably healthier (see for example here, here, and here). What about the caffeine? It actually can have some health-promoting properties, but pregnant women should limit their caffeine consumption. Coffee does not seem to speed up the aging process, unlike fish and bacon.

See also the related blog post: Coffee Caveats

Topic summary contributed by Stephanie Woldeit.

-- http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/coffee/