Are There Minerals in Coffee?

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ARE THERE MINERALS IN
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Coffee is good for you.

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It wakes you up in the morning and keeps
you from falling asleep in the afternoon.

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You can reduce the risk of Type II diabetes
with coffee. You would think that perhaps
coffee is chuck full of vitamins and minerals
but that is not the case, with one exception.

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Coffee is good for you because of the
antioxidants. The one mineral of use in
coffee is potassium.

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An eight ounce cup of coffee contains 116
mg of potassium which is three percent of
the recommended daily amount that the
body needs.

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By comparison an average banana contains
about 400 mg of potassium and an average
orange has about 237 mg of potassium.

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If your doctor tells you to eat an orange or
banana each day to add potassium to your
diet you could just as easily drink three cups
of coffee!

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Why Is the Potassium in
Coffee Good for You?

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Whfoods.org suggestions sources of
potassium and explains why it is important.

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Along with sodium, chloride, calcium, and
magnesium, potassium is an electrolyte,
meaning that it helps to conduct electrical
charges in the body. Like all the other
electrolytes, our bodies have evolved
elaborate systems to control blood levels in
a narrow range.

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This is good news since normal levels of
potassium are absolutely critical to life-if
potassium levels get too high or too low, the
heart and nervous system completely shut
down. Luckily, most of us are able to obtain
enough potassium from foods to meet our
most basic needs.

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But since just meeting a minimal intake need
is not a recipe for health, many people in the
United States often fail to obtain optimal
amounts of this nutrient, and pay a health
cost for it.

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Don’t forget about bananas, oranges,
avocados, lentils and beet greens as
sources of potassium but also don’t forget
that the mineral in your daily cup or cups of
coffee is potassium.

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And the Antioxidants

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There are no vitamins in coffee but if you are
looking for healthy ingredients you will find
antioxidants. Better Health defines
antioxidants.

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Antioxidants are compounds in foods that
neutralise chemicals called free radicals
(unstable molecules), produced by oxidation
in the human body. These chemicals have
been linked to diseases such as heart and
liver disease and cancer. Plant foods such
as fruits, vegetables, nuts and wholegrains
are rich sources of antioxidants.

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The protective effect of antioxidants
continues to be studied around the world.
For instance, men who eat plenty of the
antioxidant lycopene (found in tomatoes)
may be less likely than other men to develop
prostate cancer.

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Lutein, found in spinach and corn, has been
linked to a lower incidence of eye lens
degeneration and associated blindness in
the elderly. Flavonoids, such as the tea
catechins found in green tea, are believed to
contribute to the low rates of heart disease
in Japan.

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And the antioxidants in a good cup of coffee
are known to reduce the incidence of
disease ranging from Type II diabetes to
Alzheimer’s to various forms of cancer.

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The one mineral in coffee is potassium but
the antioxidants are the reason to expect
health benefits.

Are There Minerals in Coffee?

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