Hi everyone this is Monica Reinagel the nutrition diva here with your quick and dirty

tips for eating well and feeling fabulous I've written before about the health benefits enjoyed

by coffee drinkers but some people find that coffee hurts their stomachs.

This week I've got some tips on how to find coffee that's a little easier on your stomach.

And here's a hint.

It's probably not about the acidity of your brew.

There are several brands of coffee that are promoted as being lower in acid and therefore good for people with sensitive stomachs.

For example, a company called True Cup recently sent me some samples of their low acid coffee to try.

I definitely noticed the difference in the acidity of the coffee.

The True Cup coffee is very smooth and mild tasting. In fact, I sort of missed

the acidity, which gives coffee some of the characteristic brightness and edge that I find enjoyable.

I can't really give you an opinion on whether or not True Cup is easier on the stomach because

regular coffee doesn't bother my stomach.

But that would have been nothing more than anecdotal

evidence anyway. The whole thing got me wondering though about what it is in

coffee that

it bothers some people. I had a sneaking suspicion that it wasn't the acidity of the coffee.

For one thing, coffee isn't all that acidic.

On average, black coffee has a pH of about five which is the same as carrots

True cup reports a pH of close to six or about the same as potatoes and the most acidic coffees have a pH of around 4.7 that's

about the same as a banana.

We're hardly talking about battery acid here.

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