Antioxidant effects of coffee by-products 500 times greater than vitamin C

[Panich52]

Antioxidant effects of coffee by-products 500 times greater than vitamin C

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The coffee industry plays a major role in the global economy. It also has a significant impact on the environment, producing more than 2 billion tons of coffee by-products annually. Coffee silverskin (the epidermis of the coffee bean) is usually removed during processing, after the beans have been dried, while the coffee grounds are normally directly discarded.

[Arkansas Granny]

1. We've been saving coffee grounds at work for one of the guys who has a garden.

He puts them in his compost heap, paper filters and all, and says that he's never had better looking compost and his garden is growing like crazy. I don't know how much the coffee itself had to do with it, but he's quite please with the results.

[murielm99]

2. I used to do that.

If soil has a lot of clay, it really helps.

We have only me and my husband at home now. I don't plant a huge garden. We buy from the local farmer's market instead. It helps a lot of local people.

[Panich52]

3. We didn't have compost but Mom would just dump grounds in flower bed. Not only healthy plants but

great nightcrawlers for fishing. Rhododendrons & azaleas esp like grouds