Facts about favorite drink Coffee

By Gerald Halk


The world's favorite drink has to be a cup of coffee. Many of us can't wake without that cup in the morning. Even though you will find new additions and versions nothing stops this craze. It has been since the day of its discovery. The first place coffee was consumed was in Africa. It's said a goatherd saw his goats eating some berries and acting quite hilarious. He tried out some berries himself and found it really refreshing.

The word spread rapidly and soon this berry was being cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula. Today' largest producer of coffee, Brazil began growing coffee in the 1700's whereas it was introduced in Europe in 1600's. In 1901 instant coffee was invented, decaffeinated in 1903 and freeze dried in 1938. These days coffee is the largest commodity next only to petroleum.

It might sound shocking but statistics say an average person consumes over ten pounds of coffee in a year and about half of the US population partakes the beverage - worldwide yearly consumption adds up to over 400 billion cups! Most of the consumption is during breakfast and 35% prefer to have black coffee. Tea used to the favorite beverage but coffee seems to have displaced it - particularly after the Boston Tea Party and considered very patriotic to drink coffee instead of tea!

Columbia and Brazil accounts for the production of 's of the world coffee and it is mainly hand picked there. It's a seed of the berry and the unroasted coffee can last up to two years. Coffee is best when consumed directly after roasting as the flavor decreases once you roast it. Refrigeration doesn't help in keeping them fresh as many people believe and it might even taste strange because the roasted coffee will easily absorb the flavors from other foods.

The coffee beans have different varieties and flavors and also the growing conditions affect the flavor of the coffee. To produce about 130 pounds of green coffee beans you need to cultivate 100 Arabica bushes. Coffee is of great use for all of us - It contains anti oxidants as well as minerals all which help in the prevention of some disease or the other. The risk of diabetes and Parkinson's disease is thought to have decreased by drinking coffee. . It has bacteria fighting elements that can assist battle tooth decay. Some if its anti oxidants promote enzymes that may protect in opposition to colon cancer. All of us know that caffeine in coffee will help us keep attentive and help in concentrating better. Additionally, it minimizes symptoms of asthma by dilating bronchial tubes and eradicates tension headaches.




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