WILL ADDING RAW DAIRY TO MY COFFEE DESTROY THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE?
On our blog, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and other social media channels, we are constantly sharing delicious coffee recipes made with raw whole milk or raw heavy cream. The #1 question we receive from customers is: can I add raw dairy products into coffee without destroying the raw benefits?
yes, you can
You can absolutely add raw dairy products into hot tea or coffee! It doesn’t get hot enough for a long enough period of time to destroy any enzymes or bacteria, unlike the pasteurization process of milk does.
Pasteurization is a process that heats milk to a extreme temperatures (161 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds) for a prolonged period of time to kill off bacteria. Most milk you find on the grocery store shelves has been ultra-pasteurized. Unlike Raw Whole Milk, which is alive with all of its beneficial bacteria, pasteurized milk lacks the enzymes and microbes that are necessary for digestion.
how to safely add raw dairy products into hot drinks
Hot coffee is brewed between 155-175 degrees Fahrenheit and cools down quickly enough NOT to conduct any damage to the raw dairy products , which occurs when heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit for a prolonged period of time. Actually, adding cold raw dairy products helps to bring down the overall temperature even more. If you don’t own a thermometer to measure the exact temperature of your coffee or tea before adding raw heavy cream or raw whole milk into it, an easy test you can do is called the finger test. If you can place the tip of your finger into the beverage without pain, it is safe to add raw dairy without harming or denaturing the benefits.
Delicious raw coffee recipes
Now that you know that you can safely add raw dairy products into your morning cup of joe without denaturing the nutritional benefits, check out these delicious recipes below for inspiration.
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