Espresso Vs. Coffee

In reference to my other post about sugar drinks at Starbucks, it leaves a lot of people wondering what to get on there morning drive-through at the coffee shop. First off, let’s go ahead and set the record straight, that I love Starbucks and I go almost daily. The issue is not drinking caffeine, there are many other affects we are looking at other than just caffeine intake. Ordering an americano means that you are ordering espresso and water which is actually quite tasty. This drink will get you the needed caffeine along with several health benefits. 

                                                              Coffee vs espresso

Coffee brews down, keeping all the acidy which throws off the PH levels in the body and decreases kidney function. Espresso brews up, losing all acids which keeps PH levels in the body stable and does not cause any negative affects on the kidneys. 

                                                                   Blood pressure

Uric acid and the hormone aldosterone control your blood pressure. The higher your blood pressure, the more stress you put on your arteries, which we do not want. 100mg of caffeine raises uric acid and aldosterone about 20%. One cup of coffee contains about 400mg of caffeine and one espresso shot contains about 100mg of caffeine. This does not mean you will not feel the affects of caffeine by only drinking espresso. Espresso is more compact in it’s grinding process which give you a “kick” faster than coffee.

Antioxidants 

There are nearly 300 different coffee beans in the world. There are coffee beans that have higher antioxidant levels than others. Since there are so many different types of coffee beans, this leaves a lot of room for error when trying to find coffee beans with high antioxidant levels. There are less type of espresso beans and all of which yield a higher antioxidant level than the coffee bean. A recent study from Harvard University showed up to 100 different antioxidants in the espresso bean. 

Here is a link to another blog showing four other benefits to espresso 

http://www.myespressouniverse.com/health-benefits-of-drinking-espresso/ 

What to do now

1.) Your best best it to order espresso shots or an americano. It will save you money as well as all the health benefits. 

2.) Go read the last blog post I made about sugar drink and see if you’re ordering anything off of the “Top 10 Worst Starbucks Drinks.” Even if you don’t switch to americano’s for your morning energy, at least stop drinking the 10 drinks on that list.

Espresso Vs. Coffee 

Mitchel Black, CPT, NC