The International Coffee Organization (ICO) says coffee prices rallied significantly in June, as the Brazilian real strengthened against the US dollar and the 2016/17 Brazilian crop entered its potential frost season. The monthly average of the ICO composite indicator price reached a 14-month high of 127.05 cents/lb, up 6 per cent on May, with export […]
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Scientists at Rio de Janeiro University say they believe that coffee could be fortified with minerals and ‘micronutrients’ in order to improve health. Micronutrient deficiency affects about 2 billion individuals worldwide. Iron deficiency is the most prevalent, reaching around 1.6 billion people in the world. In addition to iron deficiency, data in the literature indicates
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Novozymes, which describes itself as a ‘bio-innovation’ company, says an enzyme it has developed can reduce acrylamide levels in coffee by up to 70 per cent without adversely affecting flavour. Acrylamide has been regarded as a potential health risk since 2002 when Swedish researchers discovered that many different starchy foods contain high levels of acrylamide
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South Korea’s per capita coffee consumption is five times greater than consumption in the rest of the Asia Pacific region, and despite the economic downturn it continues to grow, particularly as the younger generation embraces Western coffee culture. According to the latest report on the market from the US Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information
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