Is green coffee against the Word of Wisdom?

I been drinking so called weight loss drink. I looked into it and it says it has green coffee in it. I was wondering if green coffee is against WOW?

—Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,

Thanks for writing.

Green coffee is a drink made form unroasted coffee beans. We haven’t be told whether coffee is against the Word of Wisdom strictly because it uses roasted coffee beans, so it’s unclear whether unroasted coffee beans are also part of the Word of Wisdom.

Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all drinks using the tea plant, but the tea leaves are processed differently for each. Even so, each of those drinks are generally regarded as against the Word of Wisdom. Perhaps it’s the same with green coffee.

Given the lack of specificity in Church policies on green coffee, it may be something for you to determine after some reflection and study.