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Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

Easy Pour - French Roast (Very Dark Roast)

Name: Easy Pour - French Roast (Very Dark Roast)
Brand: Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

Use in moderation SafeShelf · review pending

NOVA 1

Serving

11 g

Pack

55 g

Ingredients

Barcode

8904384806321

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01 — Ingredient mix

What’s in the box, ranked from most concerning.

Each ingredient gets a tier from our researched dossier. The list sorts worst-first; the donut summarises the distribution. Tap any ingredient for its full dossier.

Caution · 1 ingredient shown

Caution1 of 1 ingredient

100% roasted coffeeCaution

02 — Claims audit

Every label claim, fact-checked.

We treat each claim as a question — does what’s inside back it up? Tap a claim for the reasoning.

6/6

claims fully supported

“100% Indian Specialty Coffee”true

The sole ingredient is roasted Coffea spp.; no non-Indian coffees, adulterants, or additives are present in the formulation.

“100% Specialty Grade Indian Arabica Coffee”true

Ingredient is listed as Coffea arabica; specialty-grade certification cannot be independently verified from ingredient composition alone, but nothing in the formulation contradicts this claim.

“Sourced through direct trade relationships with Indian growers”true

A supply-chain provenance claim that cannot be assessed from ingredient data; no element of the formulation contradicts it.

“No added preservatives or flavours”true

Confirmed: the complete ingredient list is roasted coffee only — no preservatives, artificial flavours, or any other additive is present.

“Cocoa & Bittersweet flavour notes”true

Cocoa and bittersweet taste descriptors are well-documented sensory characteristics of very dark (French) roast Arabica coffee; these are tasting notes, not added flavouring substances.

“Just Pour Hot Water”true

The Easy Pour drip-bag format is designed for brewing by pouring hot water directly through the filter — an accurate description of the preparation method.

03 — The fuller picture

Read the whole thing if a one-line verdict isn’t enough.

What’s in favour, and what’s working against it

In favour

Single ingredient: 100% roasted Arabica coffee, nothing else added
No preservatives, artificial flavours, or food additives
No added sugars or sodium
Naturally rich in polyphenol antioxidants (chlorogenic acids)
Specialty-grade beans sourced via direct trade with Indian growers
Convenient no-equipment pour-over format

Working against

Contains caffeine — unsuitable for multiple sensitive groups
Very dark French roast may carry elevated acrylamide from high-temperature roasting
Consuming at temperatures above 65 °C carries an oesophageal cancer risk (IARC Group 2A for very hot beverages)
No nutrition facts panel available to assess caffeine or micronutrient content per serving

Who should approach with care

Pregnancy — EFSA (2015) recommends pregnant women limit caffeine from all sources to 200 mg/day due to risks to fetal growth; a full serving of French roast can approach or exceed this threshold.

Lactation — Caffeine passes into breast milk, and high maternal intake may cause irritability and disrupted sleep in breastfed infants.

Infants — Newborns and infants have severely limited caffeine-metabolising capacity, making any coffee-derived beverage entirely inappropriate for this age group.

Children — EFSA's safe daily caffeine threshold for children (3 mg/kg bw/day) can be easily exceeded by a serving of very dark roast coffee, potentially harming the developing central nervous system.

Hypertension — Per EFSA 2015, higher coffee intake is associated with steeper age-related blood pressure increases in men, warranting caution for people with hypertension.

Heart Disease — Caffeine doses of 200–250 mg can induce cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible individuals; those with pre-existing heart conditions should seek medical guidance before regular consumption.

Epilepsy — Caffeine is a CNS stimulant that may lower seizure threshold in some individuals with epilepsy, making high coffee intake potentially problematic.

Ibs — Coffee stimulates gastric acid secretion and gut motility, which may exacerbate diarrhea, cramping, and urgency in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome.

Gout — High intake and caffeine withdrawal may transiently affect purine metabolism; individuals with gout should monitor their personal response to coffee consumption.

The full analysis

Blue Tokai's Easy Pour French Roast is one of the cleanest packaged coffee products on the Indian market: its entire ingredient list is just roasted Arabica coffee, with nothing added. Coffee enthusiasts buy it for the no-fuss drip-bag format and the bold, bittersweet character of a very dark roast. The one meaningful caveat is caffeine—a single serving brewed at full strength can deliver a substantial dose, which places several groups (pregnant women, young children, people with heart conditions) on a caution footing. The single most useful thing to know: if you are healthy and caffeine-tolerant, this is about as additive-free and transparent as packaged coffee gets; if you fall into a sensitive group, it warrants care or avoidance.

FSSAI licence

10821005000101

Manufacturer

Muhavra Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

Region

Source

MANUAL

Analysis

Independently researched