Can I eat coffee grounds safely?!
Can I eat coffee grounds safely?
Are coffee grounds edible? What will happen if I eat them straight? Will I extract more caffiene from them if I consume them directly vs brewing and drinking the water left behind?
Additional Details3 months ago
So if I wanted a coffee flavored ice cream shake and I only had vanillia ice cream and coffee grounds, I could put them in a blender and consume?
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3 months ago
So if I wanted a coffee flavored ice cream shake and I only had vanillia ice cream and coffee grounds, I could put them in a blender and consume?
I am sure that they are harmless, but why would you want to?
I am sure that the taste awful!
i eat striaght coffe beans all the time for the caffine rush
Sure, coffee beans can be and are eaten, within reason. (They are even better covered with chocolate.)
Even though brewing extracts most of the caffeine, you will obviously get more per bean (100% or nearly) if you eat them. On the other hand it isn't obvious that you would eat as many beans at a time as you extract from in making a few cups of coffee. Try it and see.
My college roommate ate coffee grounds and ended up going to the hospital with stomach problems.
If you want coffee ice cream you need to take coffee beans & grind them into large pieces & mix into your vanilla. You CAN eat coffee grounds but the natural acid in coffee beans become concentrated when brewed into the grounds & can cause stomach problems.
Chocolate covered coffee beans are very good, Starbucks coffee, a bean and you're set.
Now for eating the grounds, I use them in my flower garden for mulch. I'm not sure I have a strong enough stomach for that, think I'll stick with the garden use.