7 wonderful uses of coffee grounds, it can also be used as a mosquito fragrance when it is served

According to statistics, Taiwanese people can drink 2.86 billion cups of coffee a year, which produces a large number of coffee grounds every year. However, it is a pity that these coffee grounds are simply lost. You might as well add some clever ideas, which can be used for dishes, nourishment, cleansing, and even made into fertilizer. Let’s take a look at the 7 wonderful uses of coffee grounds.

1. You can make desserts by adding food

Coffee grounds can also be cooked! Coffee grounds bring the aroma of coffee and retain more than half of the nutrients of the coffee beans. They are used for secondary use. It is even more suitable for making coffee desserts, such as coffee cheesecakes, coffee ice cream, coffee drying, etc. Just mix some coffee grounds during the production process and make it a dessert full of coffee aroma.

Coffee itself carries acid, that is, caffeine, which can help decompose protein. As long as the fresh coffee grounds are mixed with the flavoring ingredients, smear on the surface of the meat, and put them in the refrigerator, the meat tastes softer and tender, similar to the effect of using pear or papaya marinated. The meat tastes very special.

2. Natural exfoliation cream

Coffee grounds are rich in antioxidants and are similar to coarse salt. They are mixed with avocado oil or olive oil, or mix coffee grounds in soap or shower gel, rub and bubble and remove the body. This is a natural body scrub, which helps remove dead skin from the body and helps the skin be smoother.

3. Coffee Whitening Mask

​​Even if the coffee grounds are soaked, more than half of the polyphenols of the coffee beans are retained. These antioxidants include green acid, caffeine acid, etc., which have the advantages of anti-inflammatory, whitening, acne removal, etc.; you only need to mix the coffee grounds with olive oil and honey, and you can be used as a facial mask and eye mask, which has the effect of moisturizing and whitening. You can even mix coffee grounds with hair shampoo for hair washing, which can inhibit dermal inflammation and have the effect of growing hair.

4. Deodorize and remove the strange smells

Coffee grounds have a coffee aroma and can remove the strange smells of the environment. However, if coffee grounds are to be used to deodorize, it is recommended to dry them, otherwise mold will increase the environmental dyeing. In addition to drying under the sun, you can also use an oven or microwave to bake it dry. After cooling, stuff it into a cotton bag or a non-skinned crock, and place it in a clothes cabinet, shoe cabinet, refrigerator and other areas that need to be deodorized.

5. Natural cleaner

coffee grounds have carbon elements and can absorb grease, so it is suitable for removing oil. The method is very simple. Just mix the coffee grounds with the cleaning agent and use sea cucumber or vegetable cloth to easily remove the oil on the utensils; if it is solid oil, you can add a little white vinegar or lemon juice to remove mold or oil stains from Chen Nian.

6. The smell of natural mosquito coils

The smell of coffee grounds can effectively drive mosquitoes. Just dry the coffee grounds first, or put them in the oven or microwave, and use hands to make long strips or triangular squids, and burn them with fire. The smoke generated can prevent mosquitoes from approaching; if there are many mosquitoes in the flower garden, you can also sprinkle coffee grounds directly in the soil to avoid the breeding of mosquitoes such as mosquitoes or cattle.

7. Compost antibacterial and productive enhancement

Coffee grounds are rich in caffeic acid and enzymes, which can promote the process of compost decomposition. Research has also found that after mixing coffee grounds into the soil, it can greatly reduce the damage problems of crops and effectively increase crop yield and nutrient content because of its antibacterial and anti-bacterial effects. Taiwan University once tried to use coffee grounds to compost to plant cabbage, the vitamin C content can increase by 23%, while borage can increase the vitamin C content by nearly 70%.