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Strong Support
Unroasted green coffee beans have a bit more antioxidant power in lab tests than roasted coffee beans, which means roasting might weaken some healthy compounds but make others stronger.
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In vitro antioxidant and ex vivo protective activities of green and roasted coffee.
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2000 MayThe study found that unroasted green coffee has a bit more antioxidant power in lab tests than roasted coffee, which matches the claim — and it also found that roasting makes other helpful compounds, so it’s not all bad.
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