Most of the time when we say coffee beans, we only know its three types the light roast, medium roast, and dark roast coffee beans.

These three varieties are the common coffee beans used in coffee shops and brewed at home. However, when it comes to coffee health benefits, especially on its weight loss property, roasted coffee beans don’t have effects on the weight loss program, but the green coffee beans have the beneficial properties for losing weight.

Which has more benefits roasted coffee or green coffee?

Well, that depends on what you are looking for because of each coffee beans has its unique health properties that are beneficial for our body.

Roasted coffee beans are the best source of caffeine when compared to green coffee, whereas green coffee is a better source of chlorogenic acid.

“Caffeine is considered a powerful stimulant as it is used to improve physical strength and endurance. It is classified as a nootropic; a term used for a supplement which helps in improving cognitive functions, particularly executive functions, memory, creativity, or motivation, in healthy individuals and is a CNS (Central Nervous System) stimulator.

Chlorogenic acid is found in most of the plants. It shares cognition aspect similar to bioflavonoids. Bioflavonoids are a class of nutrients informally known as “vitamin P,” having a similar structure and some similar effects as that of caffeine.” – FITMAG

So, when you are looking for something to kick-start your day you might need a roasted coffee bean for concentration, strength, and if you are looking for weight loss, green coffee beans is one of the major natural remedies you can try.

Which has more benefits?

Green coffee beans are unroasted beans and, these coffee beans are also the ones being roasted to enhance its taste for commercial purpose, and during the roasting, the vital weight loss compound “Chlorogenic Acid” gets destroyed in the process. The finished product after roasting gives aroma and taste which brings the pleasant smell and gastric feeling after brewing, but some of the health benefits of the coffee will withdraw after the roasting.

Caffeine content on roasted beans are very high as each serving of coffee made out of roasted beans may contain 100mg of caffeine, that is why health experts suggest drinking your coffee in moderation about two to three cups of coffee per day. Existing to recommended serving may cause health problem such as palpitations or having a hard time to sleep. The green coffee on other hand contains just 20mg of caffeine, lower than the roasted coffee beans. You can have five servings of green coffee to get the same caffeine content in regular coffee. So, it’s safe to say that you can consume three to five cups of green coffee if you are up to losing weight.

In conclusion, green bean coffee has way more advantages than the roasted beans, but always remember the health benefits of coffee will depend on what your body needs, and it’s all about getting the most amount of nutrition from what we eat and drink.