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    Coffee Factoids - Curious Information About Coffee

    Published: Oct 13, 2010 by EspressoCoffeeGuide.com · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Fascinating Coffee Stories and Exhilarating Coffee Knowledge

    The United States is the largest consumer coffee in the world, drinking about one-fifth of the world's coffee, with half of all adults in the United States enjoying coffee each day.

    What famous figure from the past preferred some mustard in his coffee? Frederick the Great of course, and he liked to make his coffee using champagne!

    How much money is generated each year by the premium coffee, or specialty coffee industry. The answer: About two billion dollars.

    Beethoven loved coffee! He liked to count out sixty coffee beans each time he prepared a cup of coffee.

    About ten thousand coffee fruits, or coffee cherry, may be harvested each year from an acre of coffee. Once the coffee has been hulled and milled it will weigh only about one ton.

    How much caffeine would it take to be lethal to a person? The answer: About ten grams.

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    What are the different grades of coffee in Costa Rica? That would be Strictly Hard Bean, Good Hard Bean, Hard Bean, Medium Hard Bean, High Grown Atlantic, Medium Grown Atlantic, and Low Grown Atlantic.

    The Spanish traveller Navarro brought coffee from Cuba to Costa Rica in 1779.

    Those Japanese and their timeless beauty! Could it be the traditional Japanese bath that includes coffee grounds mixed with fermented pineapple pulp? The treatment is said to tone the skin and lessen wrinkles.

    Coffee Factoids - Curious Information About Coffee continued:

    How much money is generated in all by the coffee industry throughout the world? The answer: More than $70 billion.

    Brazil has about 4,000 million coffee trees making them the world's largest producer.

    What month sees a significant rise in the consumption of decaffeinated coffee? January of course, when most people are trying to adhere to their New Year's Resolution of quitting caffeine.

    It was Luigi Goglio who first figured out how to laminate a one-way valve onto layered packaging.

    The steam rising out of a cup of piping hot coffee contains antioxidants that are heterocyclic compounds thought to help in preventing diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

    The American Chemical Society cited a study showing that there are more than one thousand volatile compounds in coffee. About forty contribute to those flavors and aromas we love so much.

    At least sixty-four plants have been found to contain caffeine either in the leaves, seeds, or fruit of the plant.

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    To make exceptional espresso drinks see Espresso Drink Recipes and the How to make Lattes and Cappuccinos. Also provided are tips on Pulling A Perfect Espresso Shot.

    For the history of espresso and coffee see World's Best History of Coffee, and for a complete list of coffee terminology with comprehensive definitions see the Espresso Coffee Guides Coffee and Espresso Glossary.

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