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throawayonthetoday at 3:49 PM0 repliesview on HN

- coffee seeds are not actually 'beans'

- caffeine is the main mechanism it uses to deter pests like insects, definitely not removed in the roasting and brewing process

- like many fruits, they're sweet and nutritious, encouraging larger animals to eat it

- the stuff marketed as dietary antioxidants still hasn't been shown to improve anything

what are you talking about