The unroasted variety has some pretty stellar health benefits. To start, it can help to balance the amount of sugar that forms in the liver by inhibiting the enzyme known as glucose-6-phosphatase. This basically means that green coffee can potentially reduce your risk of developing diabetes when the coffee is consumed over a long-term period. It’s also believed to be able to stop your body from absorbing fat from the foods that you eat while simultaneously forcing your body to use existing fat as a fuel source, the chlorogenic acid found in the green coffee bean is blocking fat absorption but is cooked off when the beans are roasted. You can have success brewing green coffee beans. Here is a great video discussing green coffee beans and various ways you can brew these fat burning beans and what to expect: http://www.reciperecap.com/how-to-brew-green-coffee-beans-13121862/ It is believed to have also a lot of other positive effects on our body, which is increasingly being discussed also in Germany.Important Note: If you have any health concerns regarding the tolerance of green coffee we expressly recommend you contact your doctor for consultation before taking green coffee Crush or grind (finely to coarsely) the green coffee beans - depending on the desired intensity of the drink. Caution: Green coffee beans are very hard and are therefore difficult to crush. We recommend to grind them in a strong mill with a rotating blade (Dry grinder bowl of mixie) 2. Put the ground green coffee in a cup and pour hot water over it (approx. 90 ° C). 3. Let stand for about 10 minutes and then filter the broth through a fine sieve. 4. The healthy green coffee beverage is now ready to drink! You might want to refine it with sugar, honey or cardamom. Dosage: 1 cup after each main meal. Taste: Green coffee does not taste like conventional coffee made of roasted coffee beans. The beverage has little flavours and a neutral, slightly herbal taste of peas, similar to a green tea. Alternate method Let 50 grams of green coffee beans soak overnight in 300 ml of water (since this preparation method is quite time consuming, we recommend to make several servings at once)2.The next day stir the water with beans, put it on the stove and bring to boil. Then reduce the heat and let simmer for about 15 minutes over low heat. Stir occasionally.3.Remove from heat and let cool for about 1 hour, then pour through a sieve and remove the beans.4.The coffee drink you have received might be very strong. So try it first and dilute with water if needed.5.The healthy green coffee beverage is now ready to drink! You might want to refine it with sugar, honey or cardamom. The rest can be stored in a glass container in the refrigerator and should be used up within 2 - 3 days. TIP: You will achieve best results if you use filtered or distilled water