Why You Shouldn't Add Milk or Cream to Your Coffee: Here's What the Popular Additive Does to Your Drink

14.11.2024 09:38

What can you add to coffee? Many people will first think of milk or cream.

Yes, such supplements are classic and very popular.

And this is quite understandable: coffee and milk flavors are ideally combined with each other. The result is a very aromatic drink.

But there is also a drawback that few people know about.

So, not every coffee lover knows that milk and cream make coffee less healthy.

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In other words, the above additives are not as harmless and safe as they might seem at first glance.

What Milk and Cream Do to Coffee

Milk (or cream) supplement is a source of calcium.

This microelement itself is very useful. But, unfortunately, it interferes with the normal absorption of caffeine.

In addition, milk proteins negatively affect coffee antioxidants, making them less beneficial.

Therefore, do not rush to add milk or cream to your coffee again. Think about what is more important to you - a bright taste or the benefits of the drink. Unfortunately, the coffee-milk mixture is not very well absorbed by the body.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief