Not only that, but by paying local farmers for something that was previously discarded they’re doing something sustainable and helping the economy. According to the company, the vitality you feel is based solely on the vitamins and antioxidants, which also helps to protect against free-radicals, disease and anti-aging. To create their juices, the cherry skins are dried and compressed into a liquid, using “only the ripe red fruit, the whole fruit and nothing but the fruit.” And while the promise of instant energy may lead you to believe it’s an energy drink, KonaRed has no added sugar or caffeine, just a naturally-occurring 18 to 40 milligrams per serving, depending on which juice you sip. Taking the coffee cherries, KonaRed has developed a line of health products, great for those on the go. “Our test results from leading antioxidant testing firms like Brunswick Laboratories and Chromadex identified these compounds and antioxidants and the levels contained in coffee fruit.” “We spent months in the lab, identifying the marker compounds and antioxidants in the coffee cherry from Kona, Hawaii,” explains Shaun Roberts, co-founder and CEO of KonaRed. What’s amazing is these coffee cherries, with their immune-boosting, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties, have been growing right under growers’ noses for over 175 years.įor those who don’t have access to recycled coffee cherries, KonaRed, a Hawaii-based company, developed a series of antioxidant-rich juices based on the health benefits of the local coffee cherry, which is where Greenwell Farms now donates their skins. This is especially true as Kona coffee plants not only produce some of the world’s best coffee, but coffee cherries, due to the destination’s rich volcanic soil mix of sun, rain and dependable afternoon cloud cover elevation between 500 and 3,000 feet (152 to 914 meters) and sloping for root drainage. Like many coffee growers, Greenwell Farms had been using their coffee cherry skins as fertilizer, not realizing they were wasting something extremely valuable. In fact, these juicy, sweet skins pack eight time the antioxidants of blueberries, meaning you don’t need to worry about making a complex salad or juicing to get a solid health boost. While coffee cherry skins mar the taste of coffee, they provide a major boost for your health. When people look at the ruby red balls growing in bunches on the coffee trees, they’re actually seeing the outside of the coffee bean (or seed) - which also happens to be a secret superfood. My tour guide, Peggy, jokes that visitors are always amazed at how many “cherries” they grow however, while Greenwell Farms grows a large variety of fruits, none of them are cherries. Over 300 local farmers work the 70 acres (25 hectares) of Greenwell’s land, hand-picking coffee cherries, which look more like sweet fruit than the bitter java you find in your stainless steel thermos. But while coffee does have health benefits - some of which include protecting against Parkinson’s Disease, preventing liver disease and reducing your risk of certain cancers - the real antioxidant punch is found in what’s taken off the coffee cherries during production: the skins.ĭuring a tour of Greenwell Farms - one of Kona, Hawaii‘’s oldest and largest coffee producers - I was able to see exactly how Kona’s complex yet smooth coffee was produced. Most of us can’t make it through the busy work day without a cup of coffee.
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