Barley Coffee Made in Korea

Recently, Korean researchers developed an alternative to regular coffee.

The new drink may help people who are looking to consume less caffeine.

The Rural Development Administration (RDA) developed the decaffeinated drink.

Researchers at the government agency said they mixed black barley with coffee beans.

According to the researchers, the resulting brew smells and tastes like coffee.

However, it contains 90 percent less caffeine than a cup of coffee.

RDA officials say that barley coffee will be a good option for coffee drinkers who wish to decrease their caffeine intake.

Furthermore, the coffee substitute retains the health benefits of barley, which helps reduce cholesterol and prevent obesity and diabetes.

Moreover, the agency hopes that the new product could help local barley farmers to sell their goods.

"Even if barley coffee replaced 1 percent of coffee imports, it would help farmers to sell about 1,500 tons of barley," an RDA official said.

In 2018, Korea's coffee market was worth 7 trillion won.

About 159,000 tons of coffee beans were brought into the nation.

This made Korea the world's third-biggest coffee importing country.

 

• barley ˈbɑːrli 보리   alternative 대안, 선택 가능한 것 / 대체 가능한, 대안이 되는  alternate (A와 B가 계속 하나씩) 번갈아 나오게 만들다

• brew bruː (맥주를) 양조하다  (커피차를) 끓이다[만들다]  substitute |sʌbstɪtuːt  대신하는 사람[것], 대리자, 대체물 /  대신하다, 대치[교체]되다, 대용[교체/대치]하다

• obesity oubí:səti 비만, 비대   diabetes ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz 당뇨병   retain rɪˈteɪn  (계속) 유지[보유]하다 (=preserve)