HealthSMART Comparison Chart
HealthSMART Comparison Chart
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pH COMPARISON CHART
The following information is a 2025 revision using AI calculations.
(pH calculations were performed by an Independent Testing Laboratory or the Roaster itself.)
Testing for calcium and magnesium, integral components of healthy coffee, has just begun to create a comparison for these essential nutrients.
“Even compared to so-called ‘low acid’ coffees, HealthSMART is by far less acidic—making it the clear choice for wellness-conscious consumers.” AI
| pH | Other coffees is this many times more acidic | |
| Alex’s (USED 2 TBL. COFFEE TO 6 OZ WATER) | 6.30 | 3.2x |
| Calcium | 0.10 | |
| Magnesium | 0.01 | |
| Missing Antioxidants, especially Chlorogenic Acid | ||
| Café Apassionato | 5.42 | 24.5x |
| Chase & Sanborn | 3.15 | 4,570x |
| Chock Full O’ Nuts | 3.67 | 1,380x |
| Dunkin Donuts | 5.18 | 42.7x |
| Dunkin Donuts Original Blend | 5.02 | 53.7x |
| Eight O’Clock | 5.07 | 55x |
| Folgers Simply Smooth | 5.50 | 20.4x |
| Folgers Gourmet | 5.69 | 55x |
| Folgers Classic Roast | 5.37 | 27.5x |
| Hevla | 5.75 | 11.5x |
| Calcium | 0.01 | |
| Magnesium | 0.01 | |
| Hills Brothers | 5.01 | 63x |
| Java Delight | 5.23 | 38x |
| Lifeboost Grata | 4.99 | 141x |
| Calcium | 0.01 | |
| Magnesium | 0.01 | |
| Lifeboost Medium Roast | 4.66 | 141.15x |
| Calcium | 0.01 | |
| Magnesium | 0.01 | |
| Lifeboost Medium | 4.70 | 129x |
| Calcium | 0.01 | |
| Magnesium | 0.01 | |
| Lifeboost Grata | 4.50 | 204.17x |
| Calcium | 0.01 | |
| Magnesium | 0.01 | |
| Life Extension Rich Rewards | 5.10 | 51.3x |
| Maxwell House | 3.30 | 3,236x |
| The 3,236 times applies when comparing pH 3.30 to HealthSMART’s 6.81; that’s a powerful stat. AI | ||
| Millstone Breakfast Blend | 5.22 | 38.9x |
| Papa Nicholas | 5.27 | 34.7x |
| Puroast | 5.85 | 9.1x |
| Puroast | 5.52 | 39x |
| Savarin | 5.24 | 37x |
| Seattle's Best | 5.52 | 11.75x |
| Starbucks House | 5.53 | 19x |
| Starbucks Aria | 5.08 | 53.7x |
| Tyler’s Grade AAA, No Acid | 5.9 | 8.13 |
| Tully’s | 5.36 | 28.18x |
| True Cup Born to be mild | 5.74 | 11.75x |
| Tru Cup | 5.40 | 6x |
| Vitacup | 5.50 | 20.4x |
Minerals make water alkaline. Water flows over bedrock, picking up minerals like calcium and magnesium. These minerals have a stabilizing effect, making water more resistant to pH changes and thus more alkaline. Alkalinity does not mean high pH. It means water is resistant to changes in pH, and the water is more stable. Our body is built to thrive in balance, and the stability of mineralized alkaline water makes maintaining balance and homeostasis easier. It does this in 2 ways: 1 Calcium for pH balance - Calcium in the body represents an extensive reservoir of base in our body. In response to an acid load, such as the modern diet, these nutrients are released into the systemic circulation to bring about pH homeostasis. Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2 Magnesium is essential to body function. Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate diverse biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation. National Institute of Health, government fact sheets/Magnesium, Health Professional
To choose healthy foods, check food labels and pick items that are high in vitamins and minerals.
Find a good source of vitamins, minerals, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. A glass of soda, on the other hand, contains no vitamins or minerals. (TechnoRoasted™coffees contain 4 of the 5 nutrients).
Chronic acidity forces the body to borrow the necessary alkalizing minerals from vital bone mass to neutralize acids and safely remove them from the body. However, the body can exhaust its mineral reserves, and its buffering systems become ineffective. While other coffee products lack the abundance of these vital mineral nutrients, the naturally high mineral content of HealthSMART coffee contributes to offsetting the depletion of these essential minerals from your bones.
An underlying metabolic acidity is a common denominator among — and a likely contributing factor to all degenerative and autoimmune diseases. Acidic conditions have several adverse effects on cell metabolism, including impaired energy production, fluid accumulation and edema, and a likely increase in free radical production. Interestingly enough, kidney specialists working with acid-base balance now recognize that most Americans, as they age, live in chronic, low–grade metabolic acidosis. This condition contributes to a series of health problems, including loss of bone minerals, loss of muscle mass, a reduction in growth hormone, and the development of kidney stones and heartburn.
Restoring the health-promoting alkaline state is essential for regenerating bone health, immune competence, and overall well-being.
If you're a vegetarian, you'll need to plan carefully for a diet that offers HealthSMART Coffee*, which contains more vitamins and minerals than are usually found in food or beverages. Kids Health Organization
*Your best bet for getting the vitamins and minerals you need is healthy foods, and avoid relying on vitamin pills, drinks, and other supplements.
HIATAL HERNIA: The diaphragm is the large, flat muscle at the base of the lungs that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. The esophagus passes through a small opening in the diaphragm called the diaphragmatic hiatus. Normally, the LES at the bottom of the esophagus is aligned with this opening in the diaphragm (the hiatus). The rest of the esophagus is located above the diaphragm in the chest cavity, and the stomach is located below the diaphragm in the abdominal cavity.
If you are among the 25 percent of people over age 50 who have a hiatal hernia, your LES and a small portion of your stomach have slipped through the opening in the diaphragm and are now protruding into your chest cavity. The resulting separation between the LES and the diaphragm weakens the barrier against reflux of acid from the stomach into the esophagus, increasing the risk of GERD and erosive esophagitis (damage to the lining of the esophagus). Other risk factors for a hiatal hernia include being overweight and lifting heavy objects.
ESOPHAGITIS is an inflammation of the esophagus and can cause not only mucosal inflammation but also erosive ulcers that can lead to bleeding in the affected areas.
Esophageal strictures are areas of the esophageal wall that have become thickened and then narrow the channel (lumen) through which food passes, making swallowing difficult. GERD is the most common cause of swallowing problems in the United States today.
BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS is a condition that results from the abnormal healing of erosive esophagitis. Columnar cells, the type found in the intestines and stomach, replace squamous cells, which usually line the esophagus, most often because of repeated exposure to gastric acid. This process is called intestinal metaplasia. Men develop Barrett’s esophagus twice as often as women, with whites affected more frequently than men of any other race. The average age at diagnosis is 55.
The main reason for concern about Barrett’s is that there is a tendency for cancer of the esophagus to develop. This cancer has increased by more than 600 percent since the 1970s. It has the highest increasing incidence rate (3 to 6 persons per 100,000) of any cancer in the United States, and it remains highly lethal, with a survival rate of less than 15 percent, and treatments are not always successful. John O’Brien Clarke, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
NOTE: I had stage 4 Barrett’s Esophagus without cancer. The head of Gastroenterology at UCLA, L.A., had never seen this before and took me in, treating the lining of my esophagus in the hope of finding out why. He treated me every 3 months for 3 years, and the only cause that could be assumed was my drinking of HealthSMART coffee (already recognized for its ability to prevent certain types of cancer).
