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Re:Consumption of a dark roast coffee blend reduces DNA dama... by SubiculumCode on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:49PM (#18917611)
Roasting aka burning the beans seems like it would be a cause of cancer, similar to research about cancer causing agents in the burnt aspects of meat, etc.
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Re:Consumption of a dark roast coffee blend reduces DNA dama... by _Schizotypy on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:01AM (#18920082)
I think the cancerous agents in burnt meat are caused by extremely high temps, higher than would be reached in coffee roasting. High temps in coffee roasting could cause the undesirable effect of caffeine break down.
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Re:Consumption of a dark roast coffee blend reduces DNA dama... by SubiculumCode on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:17PM (#18922657)
I often see charring on beans. Starbuck's beans are notoriously over-roasted.
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