Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, mycotoxins, and mold are prevalent in conventional coffee sourced from industrial coffee farms. Aflatoxin B1, a byproduct of mold found on most coffee beans, is a potent carcinogen that may also weaken the immune system and alter DNA. Ochratoxin A, another carcinogenic byproduct of coffee bean mold, has potential links to Alzheimer’s. Diacetyl and 2,3-Pentanedione, respiratory toxins, can be found in unnaturally flavored coffee.
Conventional coffee beans are often soaked in methylene chloride (a solvent found in paint thinner) to decaffeinate coffee. Be sure your brand is using the Swiss Water Method or Carbon Dioxide to extract caffeine.
Coffee pods made of plastic leach endocrine disrupters as hot water runs through during brewing. Worse yet, coffee pods with aluminum lids contribute heavy metals to that already toxic brew.
Making sure your coffee is Certified Organic, grown at high altitude (to mitigate mold), and tested by an independent third party will help keep your cup of coffee clean.
Fabula is Certified USDA Organic, Non-GMO, fairly traded, decaffeinated using the Swiss Water Method, grown at high altitude (mold’s nemesis), and independently laboratory tested for more than 350 chemical compounds and mycotoxins.
