coffeechemistry forums

[roasterLA]

I've heard from a couple coffeeshop owners say its best to have your coffee beans flavored than to use syrups (i.e Torani, etc) into the brewed cup. They argue that:

1. The beans are not uniformly flavored.
2. The high level of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in flavoring syrups is bad for your health.

[johnny_kent]

Be aware if you do use flavored beans make sure you use a seperate grinder for the flavored coffee as otherwise you'll taint the regular coffee when grinding.
The resulting taint is really noticeable.

[coffeegal]

I agree that flavoring the beans is better than the syrup flavorings. I believe the high fructose corn syrup affects your endocrine system. The flavoring that I am familiar with does not use HFCS. Ditto on the grinder recommendation!
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[pF]

There is some research evidence from U.C.D. that consuming fructose promotes obesity - over an equivalent intake of glucose, that is.

[James Hoffmann]

[pF]

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/6/2963