Whole bean coffee very oily?!
Answers: I buy whole bean coffee, bought some today, Whole Foods organic, very oily. All the bags were. Why?
The more they roast coffee the more oils that are naturally occurring in the bean seep out. Coffees that are roasted lighter will have less oil on the surface.
French and Spanish roasted coffee will be darker and have more oil on it.
coffee naturally has oils in it. Depends on how much it is dried how much oil remains. Use a good coffee filter and you'll be fine. If you need to, after brewing, strain the brewed coffee through a clean filter to get rid of any oils that got through. (You will see the oil floating on top of the coffee if it got through. It doesn't hurt the taste, just looks nasty.)
It means it's fresh. You'll especially notice this with espresso type coffee since the roasting brings the oils out to the surface.
Those are the natural essential oils in the beans, and it's good for you (as far as oils go). I french press my coffee to retain the essential oils (and a lot of flavor). It's fat content is virtually negligible, as far as counting calories.
