Monday, February 25, 2002


i can drink coffee all day long.

a cup just an hour or two before yoga will bother my balance a tad, maybe, but it's never kept me up at night or anything. . .however, not everyone is so lucky, of course. we all know that some people seem very sensitive to caffeine. they have to drink decaf to avoid a headache or the jitters.

still others say that coffee bothers their tummy. mr. right is hit with the double whammy: jitters and tummy problems. even drinking quality decaf makes his stomach ache. so he has to eat something before he takes a latte, and then he really doesn't feel comfortable drinking more than one.

but now his problems could be solved. one johann wulff is marketing what he claims is a good-tasting, high-quality, sustainably-grown stomach-friendly coffee. wulff claims the steam process he's using removes tummy-troubling bitter chlorogenic acids from the coffee beans without adversely affecting flavor. normally, these acids make up to 10 percent of coffee's chemical composition before roasting.

wulff didn't invent the process; it was patented in germany in the 1930s. however, not everyone is convinced that the process will bring relief; some doctors are skeptical that these acids are even the responsible for the problem. in fact, some studies seem to indicate that these chlorogenic acids may be helpful to the body in various ways.

clearly the only way to solve this controversy is to order some for myself and see if it helps mr. right. unfortunately, wulff currently appears to be offering only drip; no espresso. still it could be nice in a vac pot. . .


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