Regarding iced and hot coffeeThe conversation mostly focuses on personal preference. But what about health? Do the two types of coffee affect the body differently? And are the differences enough to permanently alter your caffeine intake? To find out, HuffPost spoke with Dr. Majid Basit, a cardiologist at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas.
Basit noted that while there hasn’t been much research on the subject, one difference is that “hot coffee has been shown to contain more antioxidants, which may provide health benefits, but more research is needed,” he added.
But what if you want more caffeine? Here’s the problem: The amount of caffeine in brewed coffee varies widely depending on a variety of factors, including the beans used. But a 2020 study from the American Chemical Society found that: High temperature extraction method slightly increases caffeine content It’s important to note that while the levels are higher than with the cold brew method, the difference wasn’t large enough to overcome the variables mentioned above.
To sum up, the average cup of hot coffee contains slightly more antioxidants than cold coffee, and about the same amount of caffeine. Overall, studies have not found a significant difference in how the human body responds to the two types of coffee. Coffee, whether hot or cold, generally appears to be good for you.
But there is one defining feature that distinguishes hot coffee from cold coffee: the aroma of hot coffee, which has nothing to do with consumption.
