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Time flies and once again, its Friday. I hope everyone is getting into the mood to party and recharge your energy cells through the weekend. The post I’m going to write about is all about coffee and it might be interesting to note that with 25 million people employed in the industry, coffee is second only to oil in world trade.

What is coffee?
Coffee is the seed of a cherry from the tree genus Coffea, a tree yielding about 1kg (2lb) of coffee per year. There are more than 25 species of coffee, the 3 main commercial types being Robusta, Liberia and Arabica, the latter representing 70% of total production.

Where did it all started from?
Although coffee is widely believed to have been grown near the Red Sea since the 7th century, an Arabian author of the 15th century, Shehabeddin Ben, actually has a different account for the origin and he wrote that the Ethiopians enjoyed coffee ever since anyone could remember.

By the 16th centuries, coffee plants were found throughout the Yemen region of Arabia and it was only through a Turkish ambassador visit to Louis XIV in 1669 that coffee manage to find its way into Europe.

Coffee was further spread by the Dutch and French into different regions such as Java , Brazil and Central America. Today, coffee is planted in moist regions around the world.

Some side effects……
Women who drink 2 or more cups of coffee a day also have an increased risk of developing osteoporosis. This, however, can be offset by drinking milk or yoghurt to replace the lost calcium.

Most studies have found that high caffeine consumption impairs fertility, and taken during pregnancy may cause premature or defected birth.

Quick Facts

• Caffeine is known medically as trimethylxanthine, and the chemical formula is C8H10N4O2
• The word “cappuccino” comes from the 16th century Capuchin order of friars, whose hoods were called cappuccinos. A cappuccino is a coffee topped with steamed milk.
• The word “tip” is also related to coffee. It comes from old London coffeehouses where the waiters’ brass boxes were etched with the inscription, “To Insure Promptness.” In fact, it was in one such coffeehouses which belonged to a Mr Lloyd that a few cargo insurers got together to start the Lloyd’s insurance company.

There we have it, I hope you’ll enjoy this little read up and have learned a little more to the beverage we all drink everyday.

source: DYK