Monday, 9 February 2015

How To Make Flavored Coffee Beans

By Beryl Dalton


Coffee is good for you. For many people, it is the single largest source of antioxidants in the diet. Drinking a cup of coffee every morning may be part of your daily routine. According to studies, drinking a cup every morning can deliver heart healthy benefits. In addition to that, drinkers may also lowered the risk of developing diabetes and cancers. With all this research, brew drinking is a great way to stay wise and healthy.

Actually, there are various kinds of coffee beans used in the process or brewing. Flavored coffee beans are one of them. They are usually coated or mixed with flavorful compounds to supplement a natural taste of the beans. To go further, most of the flavors help to extend the life span of the coffee and change the flavors because of aging and oxidation process.

Most of flavored coffees has been used for centuries. Because of the present chemical technology, they can produce various products with different flavors you want. A certain type of bean can be used in making flavored coffees. It is a great impact to the finished products and its taste as well. It is actually estimated that these seeds contain various compounds which is a great contribution to the flavor.

The flavor of the bean indicates the origin and its additional information. Such information including the region were they are grown and harvested and the type of roast and grade are also added. In general, the arabica seeds are used for many flavored coffees due to their low amount of acidity and even bitterness. That is why a lot of people are looking for this kind of drink because of its tasteful component.

These top quality seeds are more flavorful and milder than the canefora or robusta seeds which are used in various commercial and instant coffees. There are some manufacturers who have created their own flavored coffees from a blend of seeds from different regions. High quality seeds are usually grown in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala and Costa Rica.

There are also flavoring oils that are combined with the natural and synthetic flavor of chemicals which are compounded by the professional chemists. Most of the natural oils are used in various brewed drinks and even extracted from different sources of berries, nuts and vanilla bean. Mostly, the cinnamon is also used in adding flavor to a drink.

Marketers have found that consumers opt for brewed flavors. The current technology uses more stable solvents which leave the bean more glossy and longer lasting flavors. As advances in food technology are made, it also means that improvements will be made in the manufacturing process. Most of the techniques are also applied to identify the compounds by analyzing the structure.

Mechanical methods of sorting and roasting also lead to more efficient production. So, there are more flavor chemists who will also continue developing the exotic compounds. Fortunately, there are already unconventional methods to produce flavoring coffees. This way, more drinkers have tried and tasted this kind of drink.

If you also want to make your brewed drink at home, you can use some alternatives. Instead of purchasing creamers either powered or fluid, you can use a drop or two drops of vanilla, orange, almond and hazelnut. You can actually use any kind of extracts that your heart desires.




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