Mold has some chance to attach itself to the coffee before it reaches your cup. If conditions are warm and humid enough, mold may form directly on the coffee bean crop or appear during storage and transportation.Most mycotoxins are Chemically stable and withstands food processing, which is why handling your coffee correctly is key. If left unchecked, mold and fungi can form mycotoxins – toxic chemical products that are invisible to the naked eye.
The most common mycotoxins in coffee are Ochratoxin A (OA). 60 varieties of coffee from Brazil were sampled and ochretoxin A was found 20 of them (33.3%), while Other research Mycotoxins were found in nearly half of the beans analyzed.
Ochratoxin A is so common been known as “One of the most important mycotoxins of concern to human health worldwide.” World Health Organization explains, “Large doses of aflatoxin can cause acute poisoning (aflatoxin poisoning), often with life-threatening damage to the liver.” Studies have also linked large amounts of ochratoxin A exposure to chronic kidney diseaseIt also appears to have a negative impact on the immune health of some animals, although more research in humans is needed.
Before you throw away all the beans at home and switch to tea, be aware that the levels of ochratoxin A typically found in coffee are unlikely to be high enough to pose any meaningful health risk.Even if you drink more than six drinks a day, it should still be below the EU Food Safety Committee limit Get 3 mg/kg of OA from coffee per dayThe baking process can be Further reduce the content of ochretoxin A in contaminated beans.
Still, if you don’t like drinking moldy coffee, we can’t blame you.That’s why Mindbodygreen set out to create clean coffee+—A new morning brew tested for mold, mycotoxins and more.