Drink it in a latte. Pour it over ice. Taste it in a tiramisu. Sip it from an espresso martini. Blend it in a green smoothie. Coffee in a smoothie?

We aren’t joking: try adding some coffee to your morning smoothie with green coffee extract. Trust us, by the time you’ve reached the end of this article you’ll be green with envy if you haven’t grabbed yourself some of this bad boy.

What is the color of a coffee bean

If you answered brown, the joke’s on you. Prior to roasting (or processing), the humble coffee bean is actually green.

Coffee beans are roasted to produce the coffee bean that we use for our daily latte. The roasting process alters the bean’s taste, aroma, and color. It also alters the bean’s chemical structure and nutrient concentration. This means that the health benefits associated with drinking coffee and consuming green coffee bean extract, are quite different.

In particular, chlorogenic acid and caffeine are responsible for the green coffee bean’s health food status.

Chlorogenic acid is an antioxidant. It’s good for you. And, surprise: there’s more chlorogenic acid in green coffee beans than the roasted variety (which is lost during the roasting process). The body quickly absorbs and metabolizes chlorogenic acid-*.

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Coffee is often given a bad rep a la caffeine. Sure, drinking 20 cups of coffee in a day will keep you up at night, but, in moderation, the morning latte isn’t all bad.

Green coffee bean extract contains less caffeine than its roasted counterpart. A serving of coffee contains about 100mg of caffeine. The same serving of green coffee contains just 20mg of caffeine. Consuming green bean extract enables you to get your caffeine ‘fix’ without sending your system into a caffeine-induced hyperactive episode. And your body is simultaneously absorbing high amounts of chlorogenic acid. In-fact it’s a win-win concoction of healthy green goodness.

So, what are the green bean’s health benefits?

1. Assists with Weight Loss

Perhaps the green coffee bean is best known for its potential to induce weight loss.

Generally, chlorogenic acid helps the body to burn glucose and stored body fat.

Numerous studies have also shown that caffeine helps to boost metabolism anywhere from 3 – 11%, People who drank caffeinated coffee had a 16% increase in metabolism over those who drank decaffeinated coffee. Death to decaf!

2. Normalizes blood sugar

Green coffee bean extract also helps to lower inflammation which has positive effects on blood sugar levels. In fact, the green coffee bean has been shown to reduce fat accumulation and insulin resistance.

The green coffee bean’s ability to help normalize or reduce high blood sugar levels can, in turn, lower the risk of type two diabetes.

3. Green Coffee Bean Extract Anti-Aging Properties

Shout out to antioxidants for keeping us fly.

Likewise green bean coffee extract holds many antioxidant properties.

The high concentration of chlorogenic acid present in the green coffee extract reduces redness associated with excessive sunlight exposure. Caffeine also contains anti-aging properties. It limits photodamage, decreases skin roughness and wrinkle formation.

No wonder dermatologists and skincare companies include green coffee bean extract in their products!

4. Disease Management and Prevention

Green coffee beans are bursting full of antioxidants. In the same vein, free radicals assist in the development of diseases and cancer.

5. Improves Energy Levels, Focus and Mood

Caffeine has significant effects on psychomotor and cognitive performance, psychological well-being, blood pressure, and athletic performance. Similarly, other studies conclude that caffeine is capable of altering attention, alertness, motivation and reaction times, to name a few. This is why some of us refer to our morning coffee as a cup of “get s!@# done”.

So, every so often, ditch the coffee and opt for some green coffee bean goodness!