Are you one of those who never start their day without a hot cup of coffee? Well, here are some facts that you should know about your favorite drink. Too much of coffee can be dangerous. It should not surprise you as too much of anything is bad. Many coffee addicts are known to drink literally galleons of coffee every day to keep themselves stimulated through out the day. Well, just like nicotine and alcohol, coffee which contains caffeine can also prove detrimental to your health if imbibed in high quantity at a regular basis. It is wrong to become dependant on any sort of habit and so it is important to know all the facts about coffee to realize that it should be imbibed in moderation.
A recent study in University of Georgia has proved that consumption of a balanced amount of caffeine present in coffee is good for getting rid of different kinds of aches and pains. It is a known fact that caffeine helps in keeping a person awake although regular coffee drinkers who are addicted to the caffeine kick will be less affected by it. If a person consumes about five to eight cups of decaffeinated coffee, then they would get as much as caffeine present in one or two cups of caffeinated coffee. So, don’t dwell under the misconception that just because you are in a habit of drinking decaff coffee you can drink as much as you want. Some amount of caffeine can keep you stimulated and active but when imbibed in larger quantities can be harmful.
The bitter taste present in coffee comes due to the amount of caffeine present in it. Caffeine present in it is helpful for sportsmen to improve their performance. Records have shown that during early years, sportsmen used caffeine to improve their performance. In the year 2004, the US Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Association imposed a ban on the usage of caffeine. I am sure that you are not acquainted to the fact that coffee was first discovered by goats. Yes, believe me, it’s true. This story took place around 1000 years ago in Ethiopia. A herd of goats after eating the coffee seeds seemed to be very energetic, so the owner of the goats went to some monks with the seeds. The monks tried the seeds themselves by mixing it in hot water and discovered that it really kept one awake for a long period. That’s how the beverage first made its appearance in human civilization.
This particular drink is considered as one of the world’s most famous stimulants. In America, out of 5 people 4 are addicted to coffee. Coffee is one of the largest trade businesses in the world having more than 25 million people employed in it. In spite of the common belief that coffee was grown first in the area near Red Sea in the 7th century, we learn form the writing of Arabian author Shehabeddin Ben Ethiopians had been acquainted with coffee long before that. In the year 1714, a Frenchman named as Desclieux began cultivating coffee by the help of a single piece of a coffee plant smuggled into Martinique from the Botanical Garden of Paris. Coffee plantation also spread from Brazil to America and many other parts around the globe. Today, coffee is planted in almost all regions of the world.
Did you know that there are in reality 25 different species of coffee? However, only three types of coffee are sold commercially and these are Arabica, Robusta and Liberia. Did you know it takes about 42 coffee beans to make an espresso? Here’s another quick fact about coffee – women who consume more than two cups of coffee a single day have the chances of suffering from osteoporosis. This can be however be prevented by having yogurt or milk to balance the lost calcium.
Caffeine, in medical terms known as trimethylxanthine can be removed from coffee by mixing it with green beans. If you are running out of time and want to have a cup of instant coffee, you can easily prepare it by mixing grounded and roasted coffee in hot water. Another interesting fact is that October 1 is celebrated as “coffee day”. Some little facts about coffee that will surprise you are:
• It is the second mostly widely used item following oil.
• Most popular drink after water happens to be none other than coffee.
• A coffee tree lives about 50 to 70 years.
• 1400 million cups of coffee are consumed per day.
People who drink coffee daily have fewer chances to die from cardiovascular diseases. This was founded by a research conducted by university of Madrid. The chances of suffering from Parkinsons disease is decreased in a person who drinks at least 3.5 cups of coffee a single day when compared to the person who drinks about 2 cups per day.
There was a time when the term ‘coffee’ was used for wine, but later on it was a term that defined a drink made from black berries grown in a coffee tree. One important fact about coffee is that both French Revolution and American Revolution started in coffee houses. There are several ways in which people enjoy espresso. The people in Italy enjoy drinking espresso with sugar, whereas Germans love to have them with chocolates. On the other hand, Mexicans drink it with cinnamon. The most surprising way to drink espresso is followed by Ethiopians as they have it with a pinch of salt in it. Austrians love to have them with whipped cream. After finding out so many facts, you must be feeling like savoring a cup hot coffee, so what are you waiting for, grab a cup immediately.
