Fashion for green coffee, like any product, appeared suddenly. Nutritionists did advertise of this drink as an excellent fat burning tool. So whether the green coffee is useful, to whom and why it is useful to drink?
Green coffee is conventional coffee beans that have not been roasted. Green cooffee was used from the very beginning, when the Ethiopian shepherd Kaldim Burasi noticed the effect of coffee beans on his animals.
Over time, to improve the taste qualities of coffee they had learnt how to handle the kind of coffee which we are used to. In the 2012 green coffee again came into fashion thanks to the American scientists who discovered the fat burning effects of raw beans.
Green coffee has an invigorating and toning properties, it is able to disperse the blood and give energy. Bean green coffee contains a lot of tannins and purine alkaloids that stimulate the brain and muscles. Green coffee also helps with spastic headaches, improves memory, skin condition, cardiovascular system.
Green coffee is a source of antioxidant chlorogenic acid that protects the body from free radicals. Thus, the green coffee protective properties are far ahead of red wine, green tea and olive oil. The combination of caffeine and chlorogenic acid helps to burn fat and to get rid of cellulite.
Green coffee is also used in cosmetics. It strengthens nails and hair, hydrates the skin and is an excellent antioxidant, slows the aging process.
Despite the apparent benefits of green coffee, it in some cases can threaten health. People with diseases of the heart and blood vessels should be careful with this drink, and if there are violations of the gastrointestinal tract. This coffee is Dangerous with hypertension, increased intracranial pressure, heart failure for pregnant and lactating women.
You should not drink green coffee with medications and supplements, not to neutralize their action.
How to cook green coffee?
Unroasted coffee beans should be ground and brewed in a cezve, the coffee maker or a French press in a ratio of 2-3 tablespoons in a glass of water (200 milliliters). Freshly brewed coffee should be infused for 5-7 minutes and then serve it hot or chilled.