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Is Coffee Bean Water?

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Despite its strong flavor, brewed coffee is still about 98% water : It takes only a small percentage of flavor compounds extracted from the beans to make our favorite beverage as strong as we like it. What is bean water? Aquafaba, or bean water, is the cooking liquid from chickpeas and other legumes Because it … Read more

What Is Bean Water?

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Aquafaba, or bean water, is the cooking liquid from chickpeas and other legumes Because it is naturally full of protein and saponin, it can be whipped up just like egg whites into a delicious, virtually cost-free stand-in for egg whites, and a thrifty way to use up a byproduct that would otherwise go down the … Read more