Starbucks olive oil coffee is not bulletproof coffee! Dietitians do not recommend that ordinary people drink virgin olive oil directly.

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In February, before leaving his job as temporary CEO at Starbucks, Howard created a product that the entire coffee industry had never thought of-olive oil coffee. It said the product would "change the coffee industry" and become a "very profitable new member of the company".

Howard said in an interview at the time that the product was inspired by Italian Sicilians drinking a tablespoon of olive oil in the morning or before going to bed. Because they think that it can reduce blood lipids and blood sugar, it has certain benefits for the elderly, patients with high blood pressure and heart disease, and some health-conscious people will do the same, thinking that it can help them sleep better. Starbucks did not make any health statement about the addition of olive oil to coffee. But it is hoped that customers will be attracted by the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil.

However, Howard knew that such a novel product would not be so easily accepted by global consumers at the time of its launch, so he decided to launch it in Italy now to see the reaction of Italian consumers, and then decided to push it to the United States, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Japan. He believes that Starbucks was not expected to open in Italy at that time, but now it can also hold its pace in Italy, so he is very confident that Italian consumers will accept the product. And in the interview process said that if the Italians do not accept, he will not return to Seattle, which shows that Howard is full of confidence in this new product. 、

In the first three days when the product went on sale in Italy, it was really hot. After all, such a niche coffee practice was widely promoted by chain brands, and consumers were curious about such products. However, the reaction of the product is lukewarm, and most people will feel bored, but a small number of people like such products. Although the product looks mediocre from the overall situation of the Italian market, Starbucks is still very insistent, introducing the product to the US market a month after its launch. Three days after entering the US market, many consumers reported that olive oil did not condense as expected and looked like pig ointment, and it would stick to the mouth. It was greasy for a long time, and the taste was very bad.

After that, more and more consumers reported stomachache, diarrhea and even serious trips to the hospital after drinking this product on various consumer platforms.

When olive oil coffee first landed in the American market, some netizens have already sent articles to remind sensitive friends not to try, but people … That is, the more you persuade, the more anti-bone you want to try.

As for the olive oil + coffee practice, registered dietitian Erin Palinski-Wade said it is not a reasonable combination, because the caffeine and acidity in coffee have irritated the intestines and stomach, and olive oil is like intestinal lubricant. In the case of the combination of the two, it is easy to cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as stomachache and diarrhea. A cup of 16oz olive oil coffee contains as much as 34 grams of fat, which is more fat than many people have in a meal, and such oily food is also very unfriendly to people with stomach problems.

Because olive oil is liquid and reaches the digestive tract faster than high-fat foods, it is easy to catch people off guard without a mix of carbohydrates and fiber to counteract this effect. On the other hand, consumers who generally choose to drink olive oil coffee are more likely to buy it by the way and rarely go with other meals, which is why so many consumers report diarrhea after drinking olive oil coffee. The dietitian also mentioned that such a combination is not suitable for the general public to drink. Starbucks has not responded to more and more consumers' feedback after tasting olive oil coffee. Photo Source: Internet