8 unknown facts about coffee

Here's eight surprisingly unknown facts about coffee!

Origins of Coffea Arabica

Coffee originated from Ethiopia around the 15th century A.D. The cherries were observed to be consumed by mountain goats for the first time by Ethiopian farmers. Today all varieties of coffee originate from heirloom varietals from Ethiopia

Worlds most traded commodity

Coffee consumption by volume is second to oil. As a commodity it comes in at number 98 on the worlds most traded list of commodities.

Roasted Coffee has biochemicals

Roasted coffee, which is extracted as espresso contains more than three thousand organic compounds, these include flavonoids, organic compounds, tannins and also antioxidants that fight off free radicals.

Caffeine - is the main stimulant

One main ingredient is a compound named Caffeine. This particular biochemical is the main stimulant which triggers a cascade of biochemical changes in both the human body, functions and also on the mind.

The largest grower is Brazil

The largest grower and exporter of coffee in the world is Brazil.

The country which consumes the most coffee is.....

Think Italy would consume the most coffee in the world? Wrong! Finland consumes the most coffee in the world per capita, with eight to nine cups being the normal and some drinking up to 30 (not recommended). This is most likely due to the extremely cold temperature.

What did people drink before coffee was consumed for breakfast?

Before coffee became available, beer was the drink of choice for breakfast. Weird right? Well the reason for this is that for years prior to the 1800s, plain water was usually contaminated, and coffee, tea and hot cocoa wasn’t widely available.

The world drinks how much coffee?

Globally people consume about 2.25 billion cups of coffee every day, which adds up to almost 10 million tons of coffee.

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