Javy Coffee is a coffee brand that's famous for its coffee concentrate, which is a convenient way to make both hot and iced coffee. The company describes this product as "bold, aromatic and undeniably captivating."
But what's actually in Javy Coffee and how does it compare to regular coffee in terms of health and taste? Is coffee concentrate really more convenient? What was our Product Tester's honest experience trying Javy Coffee? And how does Javy Coffee compare to other popular ready-to-drink coffee brands?
In this article we'll answer all of these questions and more, as we analyze the ingredients in Javy Coffee based on research studies to give our take on whether or not it's healthy.
We'll also share our Product Tester's experience purchasing and trying Javy Coffee, and compare Javy Coffee to to other popular ready-to-drink coffee brands like Super Coffee, in terms of healthiness, to pick our winners.
Key takeaways:
- Unclear flavoring additives
- Making coffee concentrate at home is healthier in our view
- We do not currently recommend Javy Coffee
Ingredient Analysis
The first massive red flag about Javy Coffee as a brand is that the company fails to clearly publish an ingredient list on their product pages at the time of publishing this article.
Ingredient information is necessary for consumer safety, because people can have allergies or sensitivities to certain ingredients, and we consider it entirely unacceptable for a brand to fail to clearly publish this information.
The only thing we can find on either the product page or the Amazon page for Javy Caramel Coffee is this vague descriptor under a header "What Is Javy Made Of?":
We don't understand how the brand can have all of these different flavors, but claim to only be made with coffee beans and water.
The exact same vague descriptor is in place for every flavor of Javy coffee concentrate at the time of publishing this article.
We found the below ingredient descriptor on a third-party retailer of Javy called "Bubble Goods," so we can't be certain that these ingredients are accurate:
If these ingredients are accurate, this is not a product we would recommend.
Natural flavors may have questionable health effects depending on the specific chemical compounds used, as documented in a 2017 medical review:
"In reality, ‘natural flavors’ are a far cry from what consumers might expect, as they can contain both artificial and synthetic chemicals (often used as processing aids).”
We hope that if natural flavors are included in Javy Coffee, the brand clearly publishes this information (along with a full ingredient list) on their product pages of their website and on their Amazon listing.
We Tested Javy Coffee
One of our product testers named Joshua Martinez tried Javy Original Coffee Concentrate for 30 days. Here's his experience:
I tried Javvy Original Coffee, and the bottle that it came in was nothing out of the ordinary.
The serving size for a single cup of coffee is one teaspoon, and I regularly drink stronger espresso-based drinks, so I doubled that.
The flavor by itself, surprisingly, tastes very similar to a regular brewed cup of coffee.
Rather than trying the mocha or vanilla flavor, I tried the original coffee flavor so that I could add as much of any creamer that I was in the mood for. I really enjoyed the flavor of this coffee even in its original flavor.
Two teaspoons was more than enough for me to be wired in the morning. Since it isn’t loaded up with sugar, the crash wasn't very bad in my opinion either.
I personally don’t like coffee, and I'm more of an espresso drinker, but I enjoyed trying this product out. And since you just have to add this to either water or milk, it is really convenient when in a rush.
I didn't experience any side effects.
Overall, I would rate Javy Coffee 9/10.
Javy Coffee vs. Popular Coffee Brands
Here's how Javy Coffee compares to other popular ready-to-drink coffee brands in terms of ingredient quality, in our opinion:
Super Coffee
Like Javy Coffee, this brand is packaged in plastic and contains flavoring ingredients we consider unhealthy.
The additives in Super Coffee, like citric acid (which is clinically shown to cause whole-body inflammation in some individuals) are worse than in Javy Coffee.
Winner: Javy Coffee
Jot Coffee
Coffee concentrate brand with a high caffeine dose.
Packaged in glass, and contains no unhealthy additives, as we documented in our Jot Coffee review article.
Winner: Jot Coffee
Chameleon Cold-Brew
Certified organic, packaged in glass, no unhealthy additives (in the unsweetened versions).
One of the healthiest ready-go-to coffee brands in our opinion.
Winner: Chameleon Cold-Brew
Our Clean Coffee Picks
MBG Clean Coffee+ is our top coffee product, because it’s ground for convenience, organic certified, and third-party lab tested for purity (which is highly uncommon for coffee).
Nandaka by Pique is our top coffee alternative pick.
This product contains slow-release caffeine from black tea, cacao butter which has documented health benefits, nootropic mushrooms and phytonutrient-rich spices like cinnamon and ginger.
Both of the products recommended in this section have no ingredients that we consider to be unhealthy.
Javy Coffee Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Highly positive online customer reviews
- Affordable (under $1 per serving)
- Packaged in glass
- May be more convenient than making coffee
Cons:
- Brand fails to clearly disclose all ingredients on product pages
- We don't understand how there can be different flavors if the only ingredients are coffee and water, as the brand claims
