Q and A: Charcoal powder for juice bars

Question: Hi Kimberly! We need AC to blend in with our alkaline water products, so the powder has to be easily resolved in water. What kind of AC powder do you recommend to use in such products? What defines the charcoal to be used in such products? Kindly regards, Pablo Answer: Hi Pablo. Activated charcoal is not soluble, meaning that it does not dissolve in water (even though it looks like it when well mixed) it is only suspended, which means that it will eventually sink to the bottom of the cup or jar.  Our Coconut Activated Charcoal Ultra Fine Powder can be purchased in larger amounts and is the most popular […]

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Q and A and Info: Queries regarding filtration of water (CURE)

Question & info: Dear Sir, I am I am a project engineer in Cure India working as a Project Engineer in CURE India. CURE India is an NGO working towards making the lives of the urban poor better by providing and facilitating them with better basic infrastructure like water, sanitation, sewage systems, solid waste management. We concentrate more on helping the community build up their own rather than getting everything done by ourselves and handing them over. This helps them to survive and sustain in the future years to come, enabling them to learn to take responsibilities, first to themselves and then towards the society. I am currently working on a […]

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Can I mix activated charcoal with my coffee?

Charcoal questions answered: Coffee Coffee question From Kathy: Can I mix activated charcoal with my coffee in the mornings? It looks awful but will it be an issue? Answer: Sure, no problem……however, you know that caffeine is a drug and charcoal will adsorb it….  🙂 Activated charcoal will adsorb most drugs so if you are on any medications you need to run it by your doctor and or pharmacist before taking. Also, charcoal does not work well in the presence of milk so if you add milk or cream to your beverage I would not recommend it (non dairy creamer or nut milks would work). Hope this helped. Kind regards, […]

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