04/10/2019 / By Janine Acero
Coffee is one of the most commonly consumed drinks in the world, and it has been shown to have health benefits. Researchers from India evaluated the anticancer properties of chlorogenic acid complex, which is an active compound in green coffee beans. Their findings appeared in the Food Science and Human Wellness journal.
The findings indicated that CGA7 in green coffee beans is a potent anticancer compound that could be a safe bioactive ingredient for the prevention of cancer.
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Journal Reference:
Gouthamchandra K, Sudeep H, Venkatesh B, Prasad KS. CHLOROGENIC ACID COMPLEX (CGA7), STANDARDIZED EXTRACT FROM GREEN COFFEE BEANS EXERTS ANTICANCER EFFECTS AGAINST CULTURED HUMAN COLON CANCER HCT-116 CELLS. Food Science and Human Wellness. 2017;6(3):147–153. DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2017.06.001
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