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Does all this yummy flavor in my K-Cup mean more calories?
Posted by Andrea on 04/24/12 at 10:52 AM
Coffee beans on their own contain next to zero calories. Each cup of coffee brewed by the typical K-Cup may result in two or three calories as a result of traces of bean oil, but these calories are negligible. But what happens to that calorie count when you brew your favorite flavored K-Cups like Hazelnut, French Vanilla, and Southern Pecan?
Not much, is the answer. Because of the way the flavors are extracted from the original source, and then added to the coffee beans (after roasting) the flavors add virtually no calories to your favorite K-Cup brew. How’s that for permission to indulge?! The Coffee King team gives you permission to go for it! But wait…
You Love Coffee, Your Heart Loves Coffee
Posted by Andrea on 02/07/12 at 11:14 AM
A recent book release Heart 411 - The Only Guide to Heart Health You’ll Ever Need (Three Rivers Press) by Marc Gillinov M.D. and Steven Nissen M.D. brings coffee to the forefront of health news once again. And oh yeah, it’s good news.
The authors report that coffee does not cause high blood pressure and poses no risk to people who have high blood pressure. Coffee is also NOT linked to an increase risk of coronary heard disease. So once again we say to you, drink up!
Coffee Lesson - What does “Fair Trade Certified” mean?
Posted by Andrea on 01/17/12 at 01:19 PM
Many of the coffees you’ll find on our site say “Free Trade Certified” on the label, and we advertise them as such. But what does it mean? Something about trading freely, of course. But here is a more official definition: Fair Trade is a movement aimed at helping small farmers around the world by setting minimum product pricing on goods. This promotes healthier trading environments in developing countries and improves sustainability. (All good things!)
In regards to coffee, this is what the Fair Trade USA Organization says…
Discontinued K-Cups - The List Grows Longer
Posted by Mike on 12/08/11 at 10:58 AM
The latest casualty of Green Mountain’s K-Cup consolidation efforts is Celestial Seasonings Earl Grey Tea. Unfortunately, we no longer have any in stock and will not be getting anymore. Fortunately, there is an alternative option…
Notice Regarding Timothy’s K-Cups
Posted by Andrea on 09/06/11 at 12:04 PM
It’s a sad, sad day here at CoffeeKing.com… Effective September 9, 2011 Timothy’s K-Cups will no longer be available for distribution in the United States. The owner of Timothy’s World Coffees – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters – is regionalizing it’s K-Cup distribution. Effective September 9, 2011 Green Mountain products will be available exclusively in the United States and Timothy’s products will be available exclusively in Canada.
We will continue to distribute Timothy’s products until current inventories are depleted. Click Here to see what’s available.
Trading K-Cups? No Way!
Posted by Andrea on 07/12/11 at 09:26 AM
We’ve blogged about this before, but it’s worth a reminder. Lately we’ve noticed a lot of folks on the web attempting to trade their K-Cups for different flavors. Some people are so desperate that they’ll trade for any other flavor than the one they have on hand. How does this happen?! Read on for Coffee King’s easy solution!
More Green Mountain Discontinuations
Posted by Mike on 03/18/11 at 05:18 PM
Due to constraints in the availability of Fair Trade/Organic green coffee beans, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has been forced to temporarily discontinue products which are affected by this bean shortage. K-Cups affected are Green Mountain’s Colombian Fair Trade Select K-Cups and Espresso Blend Extra Bold Fair Trade Organic K-Cups.
Green Mountain Discontinues Kona K-Cups
Posted by Mike on 03/02/11 at 12:33 PM
Due to an industry wide shortage of Kona coffee beans, Green Mountain has ceased production of all Kona blend k-cups. This affects only four k-cups sold by CoffeeKing.com; Green Mountain’s own 10% Kona Blend Extra Bold K-Cups, Timothy’s Kona Blend K-Cups, Tully’s Kona Blend K-Cups and Coffee People’s Kona Blend K-Cups. All other K-Cups are unaffected by the shortage of Kona coffee beans.
