Luwak Coffee Free Pesticides

Luwak coffee free pesticides. Pesticides can cause various health problems like cancer, ADHD in children, disorders of the nervous system and weaken the immune system. Fortunately for those of you who like luwak coffee, because luwak coffee is free from pesticides.

Pesticides are often referred to as 'poison'. But many farmers who use pesticides to prevent damage or decay of plant. Although the use of pesticides in some measure is still safe for the body, but it would be better if it did not interact at all.


Why Luwak coffee free of pesticides? This is because pesticides on luwak coffee has been 'cleaned' naturally in the digestive of civet.

Kopi Luwak is a type of coffee that is often eaten civet (Paradoxorus hermaphroditus) and a process of fermentation in the gastrointestinal system of the civet.

Coffee beans are not destroyed in the gastrointestinal system of civet, because the civet has a digestive system that is simple, because the coffee beans encased by a hard cuticle. Coffee beans will then be out along with feces.This coffee is known as luwak coffee.

For the fans and lovers of coffee, luwak coffee is judged to have better flavor than other types of coffee. This makes the price of luwak coffee became very expensive.

"Basically, civet coffee has the same benefits as other coffee," said Dr. Phaidon L Toruan, an expert on healthy living from Jakarta Anti-aging & Executive Fitness Consultant, detikHealth when contacted on Wednesday (21/07/2010).

But according to Dr. Phaidon, luwak coffee has some advantages than other coffee, especially since the coffee is processed naturally in the stomach mongoose, namely:

1. Luwak coffee free from Pesticides
Pesticides on the beans will be 'cleaned' naturally in the digestive of civet. Thus, coffee is brought together with civet feces has been free from harmful pesticide content.

2. Luwak will select and eat the best coffee beans
Instincts of Luwak would have chosen the best or most mature of coffee beans. This opinion is also shared by Dr. Ir Yadi Haryadi, MSc, Master of Food Technology IPB.

"It gives an advantage. Cause, in regular coffee there is the possibility of mixing coffee beans between raw and mature, which could reduce the quality of coffee," explains Dr. Yadi.

3. The process of natural fermentation in the digestive of civet
"The process of natural fermentation in the gastrointestinal system of civet, giving changes the chemical composition in coffee beans," said Dr. Phaidon, who is also author of 'Fat Loss Not Weight Loss'.

Natural fermentation in the digestive of civet can improve the quality of the taste of coffee, because besides being the optimum fermentation temperature, also aided by enzymes and bacteria in the digestive of civet.

This fermentation causes  protein in the coffee luwak become lower and high fat. Proteins associated with bitter taste in coffee, so if the lower protein  then the bitter of coffee will reduce or lost.

While the high fat content, making the coffee taste more delicious. This is similar to other foods, the higher the fat the food will be more delicious.

"But basically, for health benefits, Luwak coffee just the same as another, which still contains caffeine which can increase heart rate," concluded Dr. Phaidon

So, are you interest to taste luwak coffee free pesticides?

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