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Must-Have in Your Go Bag: Emergency Coffee

What do you have in your emergency bag or go bag? Aside from the usual items such as a flashlight, whistle, and a first-aid kid, a shot of caffeine through your system can do wonders during emergencies.

Instant coffee, often consumed in the office as an instant perk-me-upper, can also be your best bet during the typhoon season. In fact, during relief operations after typhoons, instant coffee is one of the items distributed to evacuation centers. By simply mixing 3-in-1—which contains coffee, creamer and sugar—with water, instant energy, warmth and comfort can be felt even during stressful and disorienting times.

This drink crosses social borders as it is consumed by farmers, firemen, fishermen, teachers, technocrats, taho vendors, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, and elevator operators. The affordable 3-in-1 coffee can be found everywhere—from hotels to homes, from management boardrooms to the mountains.

To make sure you get more bang for your buck, Panahon TV has listed down the available instant coffee in the market. After a day’s work, we took time to taste and rate them according to our taste.

(Photos during the experiment proper)
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LEGEND:
A- Hi Coffee (Oishi)
B- Café Puro
C- Great Taste Original
D- Blend 45
E- Nescafe Blend & Brew
F- Kopiko Brown
G- SanMig Original
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(The total results are the computed average from the ratings of 1 as the highest and 7 as the lowest.)
The team who conducted the experiment is composed of five female coffee lovers. They tasted each coffee without knowing the brands to give objective results.
The experiment shows that when it comes to taste and color, Kopiko Coffee is the best. Meanwhile, Hi Coffee of Oishi tops the packaging and price. Nescafe gives the best aroma of coffee.
What instant coffee is the best for you? Let us know!
(Note: All 3-in-1 coffee sachets were brought from Landmark Makati on October 7, 2016)
By Donna May Lina, Panahon TV Executive Producer
With assistance from: Nikka Bacalso, Sunshine Mendoza, Julie Abejo, Shayne San Juan, Love Lacanlale and Krizia Gayo