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" You might think you&amp;#039;re only taking your coffee with just a little milk, but if it&amp;#039;s made with packaged ground coffee instead of freshly ground beans, it may contain some extra ingredients. Wheat, soybeans, brown sugar, rye, barley, corn, rice, black beans, acai seeds, cocoa seeds, sticks and more are some of the things that may also be in your mug, according to a new report being presented at the 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting this week. While the researchers say that small amounts of these ingredients in your grinds are harmless for most people, it&amp;#039;s possible that they may contain enough of these fillers to trigger an allergic reaction for some, says study author Suzana Nixdorf, Ph.D., a researcher at the State University of Londrina in Brazil. Also worth noting: More fillers mean less actual coffee per scoop, which translates to less caffeine (nooooo!) and, potentially, more calories in every cup, she says. RELATED: Is Your Coffee Addiction Genetic? \u00BB But don&amp;#039;t stop drinking coffee just yet. The key is to buy whole coffee beans because it&amp;#039;s easier to detect extraneous ingredients that may be accidentally added in the packaging process. Also, the U.S. tends to import raw, green coffee beans and is generally more diligent than other countries in monitoring coffee imports, Nixdorf says. Nixdorf&amp;#039;s team has also discovered a new test that can detect extra ingredients in coffee grinds before they end up on the market, but until that goes mainstream (no word yet on when that might happen), you might want to play it safe when you buy imported coffee by sticking with whole beans. And if you&amp;#039;re inclined to buy coffee from outside the U.S., don&amp;#039;t go for the cheapest brands, which are less likely to contain 100% coffee, Nixdorf says. TELL US: Will this news change how you drink coffee? NEXT: The Effect That Caffeine Has on Your Kids \u00BB Photo: malerapaso/Getty This story originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com More from Cosmopolitan: \u2022 5 Awesome and Unexpected Benefits Of Coffee \u2022 This Lady Only Consumed Food and Drink From Starbucks For a Year \u2022 Rejoice, You&amp;#039;ll Soon Be Able to Preorder Your Starbucks "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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