COFFEE AND ITS FACTS

FACTS ABOUT COFFEE FOR YOU ALL COFFEE LOVERS (INCLUDING ME):

1. It dates back to 800 AD.

2. Coffee’s energy effect was discovered by some shepherds in Ethopia who saw that their goats behaved in a dancing manner after eating the coffee berries.

3. Coffee in the trade industry is the second largest trading commodity after Crude oil.

4. It makes about $100 billion for coffee industry worldwide.

5. Coffee beans are the seeds of the cherry-like berries that are called “beans” due to resembling to the legumes.

6. Coffee cherries are mixed with fat to create rich in energy snack ball.

7. People back in those days also fermented coffee for a wine like drink.

8. Coffee belt on the map of the world is a real thing to show the coffee producing countries with their best coffee crops. INDIA is one of those.

9. The world’s most expensive drink of coffee, “KOPI LUWAK”, is a drink made in India traditionally and it ts made from the undigested beans of coffee extracted from the Civet, a wild found in India as well in Karnataka’s Coorg district.

10. Civet Coffee started from the place Sumatra. It rates nearly $600 for a pound.

11. Coffee lowers the risk related to the Alzheimer’s disease.

12. The highest demanding countries for coffee are : USA, Japan, Norway and Canada.

13. In Turkey, cafes are known as the “school of the wise” and they have their traditional coffee named - Turkish Coffee.

14. Coffee is good for our liver, a regular drinker has a very reduced risk of about 80% to have cirrhosis.

15. In India, approximately there are 98% of small growers of coffee.

16. India has the best coffee production from the South Indian coffee plantations. 29% of which is exported to Italy.

17. There are 2 main types of coffee : ROBUSTA, LIBERICA AND ARABICA.

18. Brazil produces the largest amount of coffee in the world.

19. Only 2 states in USA produce coffee.

20. Espresso which is the traditional way of pressing coffee like in a french press. In Italian ‘espresso’ means ‘Pressing out’.

21. You can overdose on coffee.

22. There are many people who tried to ban coffee.

23. Finland people love coffee the most as per their consumption of 27.5 pounds coffee per year.

24. Coffee drinkers live longer.

25. Largest cup of coffee ever was a 9-foot tall cup.

26. Decaf doesn’t mean caffeine free.

27. Coffee in Arabic means ‘wine’.

28. Starbucks opens 2 stores per day.

29. One black coffee cup has one calorie only.

30. At the Dunkin’ Doughnut you can order your coffee in 25,000 ways.

31. Coffee is also used in scrubs and is a great one at that. Coffee grounds are used for scrubbing.

32. In Arab culture a could back then only divorce if her husband didn’t like her coffee.

33. Kraft, P&G, Sara Lee and Nestle buy 50% of the world’s coffee produce.

Those above were the facts about coffee, now please let me in the comments below, about how you love your coffee. ALSO, don’t overdo or drink too much black coffee, it hurts the body by producing excessive heat in the body and a whole lot of dehydration. Drink responsibly, be it coffee, wine or any other alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink. STAY HYDRATED.