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Researchers Propose New Method for Tracing Roasted Coffee Origins

Researchers in Italy and the United States have proposed a new analytical workflow for identifying a roasted coffee’s geographic origin through lab analysis of volatile compounds. The approach combines comprehensive...

2026.06.26

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Chinese Study Finds Native Fungus May Lift Conventional Coffee Into Specialty Range

Researchers in China say they have identified a naturally occurring fungus in coffee cherries that, when used as a fermentation agent under controlled conditions, can raise certain conventional coffees into...

2026.06.22

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Brewed Blend of Date and Olive Seeds Comes Close to Turkish Coffee, Study Finds

A recent study from Turkey suggests a caffeine-free brew made from roasted date seeds and olive seeds can come reasonably close to Turkish coffee in taste and appearance under controlled...

2026.06.18

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Researchers Propose ‘Libex’ Hybrid as Climate Change Accelerates

Researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have proposed the formal name Coffea × libex for hybrids of the liberica and excelsa coffee species, arguing that the cross could provide...

2026.05.21

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Texas A&M Researchers Identify Biological Pathway Through Which Coffee Supports Health

A wealth of scientific evidence in recent years has shown that coffee drinkers tend to live longer and are less prone to certain chronic diseases. A new study from Texas...

2026.05.06

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2026 International Coffee Convention Heading to Trieste in October

After two editions in Mannheim, Germany, the science-heavy International Coffee Convention is heading to the historic coffee city of Trieste, Italy, on October 16-17, 2026. The event, which blends academic...

2026.05.01

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Study: Unsweetened Coffee Protects Against Cardiovascular Disease. Sweetened? Not So Much

A large-scale analysis showed that drinking unsweetened coffee was associated with a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The same protective association was not observed among people who took...

2026.04.30

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Researchers Propose Electrifying Way to Measure Brew Strength and Roast Color

A major breakthrough in the scientific community’s quest to “taste” coffee without all those pesky humans getting in the way came this week courtesy of a group at the University...

2026.04.30

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Coffee and Health Complicated by a Messy Mix of Compounds

The scientific community continues to deliver fresh findings on coffee’s associations with specific health outcomes, from deep in our bones to our most impulsive behaviors. Yet a recent analysis underscores...

2026.04.27

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Study Identifies Chemical Differences in Civet Poop Coffee

Civet coffee (a.k.a. kopi luwak) remains one of the coffee world’s most divisive products, invoking sensitive issues such as value chain dynamics, high-end product differentiation, fraud and animal cruelty....

2026.04.15

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