Coffee beans that pass through the digestive system of Asian elephants produce an unusually smooth and low-bitterness brew.

Scientists found elephant gut bacteria reduce coffee bitterness, explaining Black Ivory’s smooth taste. How digestion alters ...

The je ne sais quoi that gives Black Ivory coffee its smooth, chocolatey flavor may lurk deep in the bowels of Earth's ...

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand (AP) — In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world’s most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the ...

A quirky scientific finding explains how gut bacteria in Asian elephants change coffee beans long before they are roasted.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand (AP) In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the ...

The study also found that these elephants had a more diverse mix of gut microbes, including bacteria linked to pectin ...

Believe it or not the “poop coffee world” is, like, a real thing. Because now in addition to tree-dwelling cat poop coffee and elephant poop coffee (and human poop coffee, apparently) you can also buy ...