Certainly, lighter roasts are less intensive in taste than the darker versions. We should be aware though that frorm the health angle, dark roasts have signific

Certainly, lighter roasts are less intensive in taste than the darker versions. We should be aware though that frorm the health angle, dark roasts have significantly less polyphenols. Food Chemistry 129 (2011) 991–1000. Cheap coffee? Good news from this paper at least - Robusta (source for most 'Instant') offers a bit more than Arabica.