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Functional coffee: how it differs from regular coffee

Using Max Q10 Coffee and Manja Coffee as examples, we look at what lies behind the word "functional" and how to read the ingredients on the packaging.

Functional coffee: how it differs from regular coffee

The word "functional" on a coffee pack sounds vague, so let's explain with specifics.

This coffee is made exactly like ordinary instant coffee: one sachet per mug, hot water, stir. No coffee machine, no measuring spoons. The only difference is the composition — plant-based ingredients are added to the coffee base, and all of them are listed on the label.

In Max Q10 Coffee these are coenzyme Q10 and Ganoderma lucidum extract — a mushroom known in Asia as reishi. The box contains 16 sachets of 20 g each. On the Russian-Kazakh labelling, the product is declared as a biologically active food supplement and an additional source of coenzyme Q10.

Manja Coffee has a milder base — a blend of robusta and arabica, 15 sachets of 20 g each. The plant ingredients listed on the label are kacip fatimah, manjakani, the Estro G complex, sacha inchi and lobata. The product contains milk.

What is important to understand: these are not medicines and not a substitute for treatment. We quote what is written on the packaging and advise you to read it before your first sachet — especially if you are taking any medication.

One sachet per mug — that's the whole preparation
One sachet per mug — that's the whole preparation

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