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 Brewing
coffee involves extracting the flavor compounds from coffee grounds while
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Coffee grows in more than 50 countries and is the second largest export in the
world after oil (in dollar value). Over 25 million people are employed in the
coffee business world-wide.
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The United States is the world's largest consumer of coffee, importing 16 to 20
million bags annually (2.5 million pounds), representing one-third of all coffee
exported. More than half of the United States population consumes coffee.
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The Dutch carried the descendants of the seeds of Baba Budan stole to Java in
1650, where coffee growing subsequently flourished.
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One pound of whole beans will make 40 6-ounce cups of coffee. At $12 a pound a
6-ounce cup of coffee costs 30 cents.
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The first European coffee was sold in drugstores in 1615 as a medicinal remedy.
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Coffee berries do not ripen uniformly. The same branch may display ripe red
berries, unripe green berries, and overripe black berries. Conscientious growers
select only the ripe berries.
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The coffee tree produces its first full crop when it is about 5 years old.
Thereafter it produces consistently for 15 or 20 years.
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It takes 2,000 hand-picked Arabica coffee cherries to make a roasted pound of
coffee - or approximately 4,000 beans.
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A mature coffee tree will produce one pound of coffee per growing season.
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Cappuccino is so named because the drink's peak of foam resembles the cowl of a
Capuchin friar's habit.
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All coffee is grown in an equatorial band between the Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn.
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"Coffee Arabica" is the species name assigned to the coffee tree by
European botanist Linnaeus while categorizing the flora of the Arabian
peninsula.
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Green coffee is a major import of the United States; about two-thirds of the
total comes from Central and South America, with Brazil and Colombia the two
largest suppliers.
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Flavored coffees are created after the roasting process by applying flavored
oils specially created to use on coffee beans.
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Ground coffee loses its flavor immediately unless it is specially packaged or
brewed. Plastic-and-paper combinations are used to protect freshly roasted and
ground coffee. Sealed vacuum cans keep coffee fresh for up to 3 years.
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The United States is the largest coffee market in the world. The typical coffee
drinker has 3.4 cups of coffee per day. That translates into 350,000,000 cups
of coffee daily.
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Brazil the world's largest producer grows approximately 35 % of the world's
coffee.
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Colombia is the world's second largest coffee producer
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Jamaica Blue Mountain is often regarded as the best coffee in the world.
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German immigrants in Guatemala developed a cultivation process to use in extreme
weather conditions. They burn rubbish and pitch near the plantations during
severe weather and the dense smoke protects the trees from frost and produces a
smoky flavor in the beans.
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In 1715, Jesuits began coffee cultivation in Haiti. Due to unstable political
problems, Haitian coffees are difficult to find. Deep volcanic soil in
combination with heavy rainfall produce coffee that is sweet, mellow,
fair-bodied and rich in flavor.
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Fine Mexican coffees now compare with those from Central America with a fine
acidity, delicate body and pleasantly mellow flavor.
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Did you know? Espresso contains less caffeine than any other roast.
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