I don't hide the fact that Nescafé Classic is my favorite instant coffee product. I buy two or three jars of it every month (except this month because it was out of stock). A couple of months ago, I noticed an advertisement on one of the jars I'd purchased. It didn't say a whole lot — the new product mentioned wasn't on the shelves yet.
Nescafé Protect
The new product is called "Nescafé Protect". I must not have paid attention to the label I looked at, at the time, because I only remember the "body partner" phrase. Since the store (Royal Subic) was out of Nescafé Classic, I ended up getting two jars of Nescafé Gold and one jar of Nescafé Protect. The jar of Nescafé Protect was half the size of the Nescafé Gold (in milliliters). I bought it simply to give it my exclusive (ha!) taste test, being the coffee fanatic that I am.
Nescafé Protect combines green coffee beans with regular coffee beans and is purported to have three times the amount of antioxidants as green tea. I don't really like green tea (I prefer black), so I can't say anything about that. According to their promotional material, regular coffee has twice the amount of antioxidants as green tea while Nescafé Protect has three times the amount. Would I be any healthier by switching to Nescafé Protect as my regular coffee choice? I don't know and I don't care.
The Nescafé Protect Taste Test
According to the promotional information, Nescafé Protect tastes like high quality regular coffee, making a smooth, mild and balanced cup with a fruity note. I didn't detect the fruity note, thankfully, because I don't like the flavor of fruit with either my coffee or my tea. On a side note, I always buy unsweetened Nestea (not the decaffeinated evil twin) as my instant tea product. I couldn't even find tea bags in the store this time (out of stock as well).
Does the taste warrant a switch? No. In fact, I like the taste of Nescafé Classic better. I have yet to taste the Nescafé Gold that I bought, but I suspect it will taste almost exactly like Nescafé Classic.
All Things Nestlé
I may sound like the poster child for the Nestlé Corporation based in the US, but I'm really not. It's just that Nestlé makes so many products used by consumers around the world. The Nestlé Corporation has subsidiaries in several countries, including the Philippines and Switzerland. The Nescafé coffees that I buy are manufactured by Nestlé Philippines while the Nestea jars that I buy say Nestlé Switzerland.
Nestlé makes other products you may be familiar with, but may not readily associate with them. In fact the old "Qwik" was change to "Nesquik" in order to emphasize the Nestlé brand. Heck, even the rabbit got a makeover.
Chances are, if you do the grocery shopping on a regular basis, you'll spot Nestlé products all over the place. I'm not even talking about the coffee and tea products. You can see breakfast cereals, dairy products, ice cream and a whole lot more.
It's no wonder I have a bunch of Nestlé products in my house. The products are everywhere.
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yes it does! I just had it the other day.
I never heard that green coffe has more antioxidants. I have to read more about this one. I wonder why they do not make more green coffe now.
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I love coffee, black coffee. But unfortunately, I have to cut down my coffee consumption as I get hyper acidic whenever I get too much coffee. But since I work late into the night, I always forget about my hyperacidity.
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RT, On my count, this is your third blog I left a comment on.. RIght?
Heh, I don't pay much attention. I think so.
That seems like that would be a very unique flavor mixing the two beans together. Has anyone tried this yet?
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They don't make 'more green coffee' because attempting to use unroasted coffee beans to make a beverage tastes unpleasant. It is the process of roasting the coffee that caramelises the sugars and causes a whole range of chemical changes in the coffee bean that make it taste good.
In order to use green coffee to make a beverage it is likely that nestle macerate the green beans after soaking them in liquid for some time and then use the dissolved chemicals within this brew to mix with the brewed roasted beans.
However nestle are notorious in the coffee industry for the poor quality of beans that they use.
I saw a article where they taste tested some of the coffee shops and one store bought coffee. Most people picked the store bought brand i think it was hills or something. I know it is a red plastic bag not a can and has been around forever. Not sure how a green bean coffee would taste i might have to try it.
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Nescafe Gold tastes significantly better than Nescafe Classic which seems
to have (the Nescafe classic) a cheap 'corn' like aftertaste.
While better, Nescafe Gold is a far cry from 'Member's Mark' 100% Columbian instant
coffee. Member's Mark is sold in S&R membership shopping stores in the Philippines.