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Russian media: Japanese scientists invent a way to tell the authenticity of Kopi Luwak

Published: 2026-04-23 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/23, It may not be so easy for swindlers to fake the world's most expensive coffee Kopi Luwak, according to Russia's Communist Youth League Truth newspaper. Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have brought good news to coffee lovers by inventing a test that can tell the authenticity of Indian civet coffee. Indonesian civet coffee, also known as Kopi Luwak, is derived from civet.

According to Russia's Communist Youth League newspaper, I'm afraid that swindlers want to fake Kopi Luwak, the most expensive coffee in the world.

It's not that easy.

Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have brought good news to coffee lovers by inventing a test to identify imprints.

The authenticity of ni musk cat coffee. Indonesian civet coffee, also known as "Kopi Luwak", is derived from civet droppings.

Extracted and processed, it is one of the most expensive coffee in the world.

On the market, the price of this kind of coffee can be as high as $80 a cup, and some shrewd lawbreakers often use the name Kopi Luwak.

In fact, it is selling counterfeit goods. A real Kopi Luwak has a unique and soft aroma, but only an expert can.

I can tell.

According to the British BBC, recently, Japanese scientists have found that in the intestines of Indonesian musk cats, "coffee producers", there is a special

Some compounds. The coffee beans pass through the civets' digestive tract, and the compound is attached to the coffee beans, even after subsequent processing.

-after careful cleaning and baking, it still exists.

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