Nitro cold brew coffee

Nitro cold brew coffee (NCB) is a cold brew coffee charged with nitrogen to give it a rich, creamy head, similar to nitro draft beer like Guinness. Though many beers are infused with carbon dioxide, darker stouts are occasionally infused with nitrogen, resulting in a smoother finish from the beer. This is a direct effect of nitrogen bubbles being smaller in size than those of carbon dioxide, resulting in a beverage with a thicker mouthfeel.[1]

The process is said by Men's Journal to have originated in 2013 at craft coffee houses Cuvee Coffee in Austin, Texas and Stumptown in Portland, Oregon,[2] and Esquire magazine gives credit to the draft coffee at The Queens Kickshaw in New York c. 2011 as a predecessor.[3] Stumptown and Cuvee began offering canned beverages with a nitrogen disc by 2015.[4][5] Starbucks introduced the beverage at 500 stores in the summer of 2016,[6][7] preceded in the Los Angeles market by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.[8] Nitro cold brew is available from wholesalers in some markets in kegs. A New York company says it can fill up to 1,500 kegs a day of nitro cold brew coffee.[9]

Health

Nitro cold brew contains caffeine. Caffeine intake can result in increased metabolism levels, enhanced athletic performance, and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. Since nitro cold brew contains a much higher level of caffeine, these health benefits could be increased drastically.[10][11][12] A 75 mg serving of caffeine is associated with increased attention and alertness.[13] A 16-ounce cup of Nitro cold brew contains 280 mg of caffeine, not including cream or sugar.[14]

Nitro cold brew is brewed at a lower temperature, therefore making it less acidic. Acid appears when the coffee beans are brewed around 195-205 degrees Fahrenheit. The beans for nitro coffee also permeate for much longer, sometimes days, creating less acid.[15][16]

References
  1. "A new trend in serving cold brew coffee uses science to make it more delicious". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. Shane Barnes (August 2016), "Nitro Cold Brew is the Best Thing to Happen to Coffee Since Ice", Men's Journal
  3. Jill Krasny (June 9, 2015), "This Is the Best Iced Coffee You Will Drink All Summer – Nitro iced coffee comes straight from the tap, like a Guinness", Esquire
  4. Ali Rosen, Sky McCarthy (September 22, 2015), Nitro coffee is the next big thing to happen to your morning brew, Fox NewsCS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. Elyssa Goldberg (April 28, 2015), "Nitro, Our New Favorite Iced Coffee, Is Served on Tap and Tastes Like Beer", Bon Appetit
  6. Tracy Saelinger (June 27, 2016), "Starbucks' nitro coffee: Here's what you need to know before you order", Today
  7. Starbucks introduces nitro cold brew at 500 locations this summer, Fox News, May 31, 2016
  8. Josh Scherer (July 27, 2016), "Coffee Bean Strikes Critical Blow Against Starbucks! Victory Imminent! It's the first major chain to bring nitro cold brew to L.A.", Los Angeles
  9. "Rise Brewing Wins New Beverage Showdown 13 - BevNET.com". BevNET.com. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  10. Jiang, Xiubo; Zhang, Dongfeng; Jiang, Wenjie (February 2014). "Coffee and caffeine intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of prospective studies". European Journal of Nutrition. 53 (1): 25–38. doi:10.1007/s00394-013-0603-x. ISSN 1436-6215. PMID 24150256.
  11. Hodgson, Adrian B.; Randell, Rebecca K.; Jeukendrup, Asker E. (2013). "The metabolic and performance effects of caffeine compared to coffee during endurance exercise". PLOS ONE. 8 (4): e59561. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...859561H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059561. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3616086. PMID 23573201.
  12. Acheson, K. J.; Zahorska-Markiewicz, B.; Pittet, P.; Anantharaman, K.; Jéquier, E. (May 1980). "Caffeine and coffee: their influence on metabolic rate and substrate utilization in normal weight and obese individuals". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 33 (5): 989–997. doi:10.1093/ajcn/33.5.989. ISSN 0002-9165. PMID 7369170.
  13. "Nitro coffee". Coffee and Health. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  14. "Caffeine in Starbucks Nitro Cold Brew Coffee". www.caffeineinformer.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  15. Uman, Erol; Colonna-Dashwood, Maxwell; Colonna-Dashwood, Lesley; Perger, Matthew; Klatt, Christian; Leighton, Stephen; Miller, Brian; Butler, Keith T.; Melot, Brent C.; Speirs, Rory W.; Hendon, Christopher H. (2016-04-18). "The effect of bean origin and temperature on grinding roasted coffee". Scientific Reports. 6: 24483. Bibcode:2016NatSR...624483U. doi:10.1038/srep24483. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4834475. PMID 27086837.
  16. "Nitro Coffee: Is Cold Brew Better Than Regular?". Healthline. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

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