Tag: Home roasting

The coffee 'bean' is actually the seed of a coffee cherry, a fruit that grows on coffee trees. While the fruit is sweet and edible, eating coffee beans straight from the tree is not recommended due to their bitter taste and hard texture.

A study on almonds showed that roasting at high temperatures significantly decreased vitamin E levels, a heat-sensitive nutrient. This raises the core question: do nuts lose nutritional value when toasted, and if so, how much and what can you do about it?