Roasting coffee beans doesn’t just impart bold, rich flavor. It also creates a compound that helps dial down production of stomach acid, according to research of the American Chemical Society. The discovery may explain why dark-roasted brews are gentler on the stomach than their lighter peers, and could lead to a new generation of tummy-friendly […]

Besides a nice wake-up in the morning, coffee may also cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body. The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers from the University of North Dakota in the U.S. looked at the effect of caffeine on […]

Coffee contains several compounds which are known to affect human body chemistry. For instance caffeine, which acts as a stimulant. The word caffeine is also called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate, and theine when found in tea; all these names are considered chemical synonyms for the same chemical compound. Caffeine […]