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      Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny: "Studies of Acrylamide Level in Coffee and Coffee Substitutes: Influence of Raw Material and Manufacturing Conditions"
    
      Nutritional Neuroscience: "Acrylamide Neurotoxicity"
    
      Cleveland Clinic: "Neuropathy"
    
      American Cancer Society: "Acrylamide and Cancer Risk"
    
      European Food Safety Authority: "Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food"
    
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      Practical Neurology: "Effects of Coffee/Caffeine on Brain Health and Disease: What Should I Tell My Patients?"
    
      American Pregnancy Association: "Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy"
    
      International Food Information Council Foundation: "Everything You Need to Know About Caffeine"
    
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      Harvard Health Publishing: “Pressed coffee is going mainstream — but should you drink it?”
    




Despite some concerns, instant coffee is safe to drink on the daily.

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How Bad Is It Really? sets the record straight on all the habits and behaviors you’ve heard might be unhealthy.

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How Bad Is It Really? sets the record straight on all the habits and behaviors you’ve heard might be unhealthy.

  • What Is Instant Coffee?
  • Additives
  • Caffeine
  • Antioxidants
  • Acrylamide
  • Is It Healthy?

Instant coffee can be part of a healthy diet but stick to plain coffee rather than those with multiple additives, such as sugar and palm oil.

Pregnant people should limit their caffeine intake from coffee and all other sources to less than 200 milligrams per day, advises the American Pregnancy Association. The caffeine you drink passes through your placenta and can affect your baby.

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      Food and Function: "Variations in Caffeine and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Coffees: What Are We Drinking?"
    
      Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny: "Studies of Acrylamide Level in Coffee and Coffee Substitutes: Influence of Raw Material and Manufacturing Conditions"
    
      Nutritional Neuroscience: "Acrylamide Neurotoxicity"
    
      Cleveland Clinic: "Neuropathy"
    
      American Cancer Society: "Acrylamide and Cancer Risk"
    
      European Food Safety Authority: "Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food"
    
      European Journal of Nutrition: "Absorption and Isomerization of Caffeoylquinic Acids From Different Foods Using Ileostomist Volunteers"
    
      Planta Medica: "The Impact of Coffee on Health"
    
      Practical Neurology: "Effects of Coffee/Caffeine on Brain Health and Disease: What Should I Tell My Patients?"
    
      American Pregnancy Association: "Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy"
    
      International Food Information Council Foundation: "Everything You Need to Know About Caffeine"
    
      NESCAFÉ: "NESCAFÉ 3in1 Original"
    
      Journal of Advanced Research: “Contents of chlorogenic acids and caffeine in various coffee-related products”
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: “Pressed coffee is going mainstream — but should you drink it?”