Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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With more talk about things like toxins and heavy metals in coffee, we decided to go shopping and do some proper testing - with interesting results!

00:00 Introduction and what is “healthy” coffee
03:05 Coffee samples we tested
04:25 Contents we tested for
05:27 Bombas And A Story About Socks
07:18 Test results: Heavy Metals
09:38 Test results: Ochratoxin
11:14 Test results: Phenolic content (CGAs) & tasting
15:08 Roast level and CGA content in coffee beans
15:55 Roast level and CGA content in brewed filter coffee
18:06 Conclusion
20:22 What are your thoughts on “healthy” coffee?

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