Is mixing grapefruit juice with coffee a delicious new idea?

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The discussion revolves around the idea of mixing grapefruit juice with coffee, exploring the taste and implications of such a combination. Participants share their personal experiences, reactions, and thoughts on the flavor profile and appropriateness of this mixture.

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  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes their experience of mixing grapefruit juice with coffee, noting a surprisingly sweet and lemony flavor with a unique brown color.
  • Another participant expresses a strong aversion to the combination, stating it sounds wrong.
  • A participant discusses the chemistry behind flavor combinations, suggesting that similar molecular structures lead to good taste, while dissimilar ones do not.
  • Some participants humorously reference the Institute of Coffee at Vanderbilt University, discussing its mission and the absurdity of using IR-spectroscopy to analyze coffee.
  • Several participants argue against the mixture, with one describing grapefruit juice as "putrid tasting" and calling for a "repent" from those who mix it with coffee.
  • Another participant humorously suggests mixing coffee with other unconventional items, such as pomegranate juice or jellyfish.
  • One participant raises a concern about the potential health risks of consuming a phosphorescent mixture, speculating about chemical reactions between the two beverages.
  • Another participant expresses a love for both coffee and grapefruit juice but questions their compatibility when mixed.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally disagree on the merits of mixing grapefruit juice with coffee, with strong opinions both in favor and against the combination. The discussion remains unresolved, with no consensus reached on whether the mixture is enjoyable or not.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference personal experiences and humor, which may influence their perspectives. The discussion includes speculative statements about chemical reactions and health implications without definitive evidence.

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Individuals interested in culinary experiments, flavor combinations, or the chemistry of food and beverages may find this discussion engaging.

rachmaninoff
So I was enjoying breakfast this morning, very early like (at seven or so), and I was looking at my coffee mug, and also at a glass of grapefruit juice. So I thought, why not? and toppled the contents of one into the other. And the result was suprisingly sweet-tasting, lemony, coffee-ish, in a uniquely brown color - a very bright brown, almost phosphorescent.

What do you think?
 
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No thank you.
 
Well, the reason that two things mixed together tasts good is because of similar molecular structure and things that taste bad have unsimilar molecular structure. Basil and coffee are good apart from on another, but when you mix them...they taste awful.

Do you have acces to IR-spectroscopy?
 
Yes, actually, I have a very nice FT-IR sitting right here in the lab. No, I will not put coffee in it and spend the next two centuries identifying all the peaks. There is a whole institute devoted to that task - the Institute of Coffee at Vanderbilt University.
 
rachmaninoff said:
There is a whole institute devoted to that task - the Institute of Coffee at Vanderbilt University.

That is maybe the most hillarious i ever heard ;P
 
People do put lemon in tea, but grapefruit juice in coffee just sounds like it would taste wrong.
 
Mattara said:
That is maybe the most hillarious i ever heard ;P

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/coffee/
ICS said:
The mission of the Institute for Coffee Studies is

* to investigate systematically the actions of the various compounds found in coffee using the most advanced biomedical tools
* to identify potential therapeutic uses of coffee based on fundamental understanding of the pharmacology of its chemical constituents
* to disseminate research findings and promote educational exchange with partner nations

zoobyshoe said:
People do put lemon in tea, but grapefruit juice in coffee just sounds like it would taste wrong.

It was equal parts coffee and grapefruit juice, hence the excessive sweetness.
 
Ruining the sanctity of that which is coffee with the putrid tasting grapefruit juice is just plain wrong. Repent!
 
FredGarvin said:
Ruining the sanctity of that which is coffee with the putrid tasting grapefruit juice is just plain wrong. Repent!

I'd say it was the other way around...
 
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rachmaninoff said:
I was looking at my <INSERT NOUN>, and also at a<INSERT NOUN>. So I thought, why not?
I've had soooooo many adventures that started out exactly like this. my list of nouns contains: cup of sugar, mercury, penis, wall socket, laser, alligator clip, etc
 
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rachmaninoff said:
So I was enjoying breakfast this morning, very early like (at seven or so), and I was looking at my coffee mug, and also at a glass of grapefruit juice. So I thought, why not? and toppled the contents of one into the other. And the result was suprisingly sweet-tasting, lemony, coffee-ish, in a uniquely brown color - a very bright brown, almost phosphorescent.

What do you think?
As a general rule of thumb, I've found that I stay alive longer if I don't drink anything even vaguely phosphorescent. There's probably a reason for the phosphorescence, like maybe the coffee molecules and the juice molecules reacted, became unstable, and are now giving off deadly radiation. I'd probably end up with cancer and an unpleasant variety of genetic mutations. So no...none for me.

Good luck though.
 
  • #12
I love coffee.

I love Ruby Red Grapefruit juice.

Together?
 
  • #13
FredGarvin said:
Ruining the sanctity of that which is coffee with the putrid tasting grapefruit juice is just plain wrong. Repent!

Here here!


Maybe you should next mix coffee with pomegranate juice. Or tomato juice. Actually, don't do tomato juice, the consistency would be too weird

[toh-mah-toe]
 
  • #14
Let's go all the way, folks: COFFEE AND JELLYFISH!

jellyfish-1.jpg
 
  • #15
FredGarvin said:
Ruining the sanctity of that which is coffee with the putrid tasting grapefruit juice is just plain wrong. Repent!

A permutation gives a more palatable wording:

Ruining the sanctity of that which is grapefruit juice with the putrid tasting coffee is just plain wrong. Repent!

Actually, coffee is OK ... if it has ice in it, or if it's in a sauce poured over vanilla ice cream.

Regards,
George
 

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