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Will elephants be affected by caffeine?

No, the reasons are as follows:

1. The coffee uses 100% Thai Arabica beans, and the caffeine content is about 1%, which is half that of Robota beans.

2. Natural coffee beans have a shell that can block the coffee oil inside

3. Caffeine extraction must be heated, which is why coffee needs to be roasted and brewed at high temperature.

4. The peel and pulp of coffee beans also provide extra protection for elephants. In addition, veterinarians will monitor the health of elephants throughout the process to ensure that the whole process is foolproof.

Do elephants eat coffee beans spontaneously?

Yes, the reasons are as follows: during the dry season, Asian elephants enter coffee plantations and eat coffee beans and other fruits there.

Where is the production process carried out?

"Elephant dung Coffee" is produced in the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Base (Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation,GTAEF). Blake Dinkin chose the site to produce coffee after visiting about 35 elephant sanctuaries in Indonesia, Laos and Thailand. The reasons for choosing GTAEF include the better treatment of elephants there, on-site care by veterinarians, and their good results in local elephant conservation.

Why does "Elephant dung Coffee" taste unique?

Studies have shown that enzymes in the elephant digestive system can digest the protein of coffee beans. Because protein makes coffee bitter, the less protein, the less bitter coffee and the smoother taste.

Why is the price of "elephant dung coffee" so high?

In fact, elephants usually do not like coffee, except in the dry season to find coffee to eat, so elephant farmers can only feed coffee as an elephant snack, but not as a staple food, at the same time, in order to avoid excessive caffeine intake of elephant caffeine, the variety of coffee beans chosen to feed is Arabica coffee beans with lower caffeine, and covered with pods, even if the elephant eats it, it will not release caffeine. For every 33 kilograms of coffee cherries, elephants can only produce 1 kilogram of black ivory coffee. Elephants defecate coffee far less quickly than people think, so it is very precious.

Where can I taste the Elephant dung Coffee?

This coffee is only available in the five-star hotel mentioned above, and if a new hotel is licensed, it will be added to the list. As Black Ivory Coffee hopes to establish a strong relationship with its customers, the number of cooperative hotels will increase slowly. In addition, Blake Dinkin will personally fly to each partner hotel to demonstrate and guide the brewing method of the coffee, so that the waiters can get first-hand experience.

Is there any other coffee produced in a similar way in the world?

There is a kind of coffee called Kopi Luwak, which uses beans digested by civets. However, there are at least three factors that have had a negative impact on the reputation and sales of that coffee:

1. In order to produce that "Kopi Luwak", civets are often kept in cages, and this way of treating animals is considered immoral.

2. It is believed that civets passed the SARS virus to humans. In 2004, the Chinese government ordered the elimination of all civets in Guangdong. Accompanied by public concerns about the safety of this kind of coffee, although studies have shown that even with the SARS virus, these viruses can be killed during the high-temperature processing of coffee, but this still does not completely allay some people's concerns.

3. Relevant statistics show that about 50% of the "Kopi Luwak" on the market is counterfeit. In addition, even if the real "Kopi Luwak", although the quality is very good, but it is difficult for ordinary people to taste the difference between it and ordinary coffee.

According to Blake Dinkin, the inventor of Elephant dung Coffee, Elephant dung Coffee does not have these problems.

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This kind of coffee sounds disgusting, but it also makes people feel the urge to taste it. This is not only one of the most unusual specialty coffee in the world, but also one of the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for $1100 per kilogram.

Only rich people or people who travel a lot can drink this "black ivory coffee". Several luxury hotels in remote corners of the world, including northern Thailand, Maldives and Abu Dhabi, began serving black ivory coffee last month for about $50 a cup.

In an interview with reporters in the misty border mountains of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, Blake Dingkin, the inventor of the coffee, answered a basic question from a biological and scientific perspective: why use elephants?

Ding Jin said: "when the elephant eats coffee beans, the stomach acid in the elephant can break down the protein in the coffee, and protein is one of the main factors contributing to the bitter taste of the coffee." The coffee made from this kind of coffee beans tastes very smooth and does not taste as bitter as ordinary coffee. " The 42-year-old Canadian has spent $300000 to develop the coffee.

Black Ivory Coffee is similar to Pussy Coffee. Civet coffee is extracted from the droppings of cats that look like weasels and is extremely expensive. But the elephant's huge stomach provides convenience.

Elephants are like saucepans in the animal kingdom. Ding Jin said that it takes 15 to 30 hours for an elephant to digest coffee beans, which are "stewed" with vegetarian foods often eaten by elephants such as bananas and sugar cane, eventually giving the coffee a unique earthy and fruity flavor. Ding Jin also has a background in making civet coffee.

"I think there is a natural fermentation process in the elephant's stomach, which makes the coffee have a flavor that other coffee does not have," Ding Jin said.