With an average of five cups daily, the Finns drink the most coffee per year worldwide. The Germans are second with about four cups daily, followed by the Italians. People in the U.S. only drink about 2.6 cups per day on average.
In large amounts, and especially over extended periods of time, caffeine can lead to a condition known as Caffeinism. Caffeinism usually combines caffeine dependency with a wide range of unpleasant physical and mental conditions including nervousness, irritability, anxiety, tremulousness, muscle twitching, insomnia, headaches, respiratory alkalosis, and heart palpitations.
"Kopi Luwak" is the name of the most expensive coffee in the world. It is made of coffee berries that are eaten by the Asian Palm Civet, and passed through its digestive tract. The beans are then gathered, washed, sun dried, light roasted and brewed. Kopi Luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago.
After oil, coffee is second most traded product worldwide.
"Kopi Luwak" is the name of the most expensive coffee in the world. It is made of coffee berries that are eaten by the Asian Palm Civet, and passed through its digestive tract. The beans are then gathered, washed, sun dried, light roasted and brewed. Kopi Luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago.
After oil, coffee is second most traded product worldwide.
Melitta Bentz, a housewife from Dresden (Germany) invented the coffee filter in 1908. Annoyed with having coffee grounds in her cup, she used blotting paper from her son’s school exercise-book and a brass pot perforated by a nail to make the first coffee filter in the world.
The Hamburg (Germany) harbor is worldwide the biggest reloading place (trans-shipment center) for raw coffee: Yearly about 700,000 metric tons of coffee are reloaded. The USA and Germany are the most important coffee import countries of the world.
The Swedish king Gustav II viewed coffee more skeptically. At the end of 18-th century he wanted to prove that coffee consumption is unhealthy. He forced a pair of twins, both sentenced to death, to take part in an experiment. One twin had to drink large amounts of tea, the other coffee. Against expectation both survived the test. At last, the tea drinker died first – at the age of 83 years.
The common perception, coffee would draw water from the body, counts as disproved. The custom to serve a glass of water with coffee, serves only the neutralization of the taste buds.
Coffee is said to have a very anti-oxidative effect. It is said to help in preventing cancer. A recent study from Japan also ascribes a positive influence on the effect of the chemotherapy to caffeine.
Coffee is said to have a very anti-oxidative effect. It is said to help in preventing cancer. A recent study from Japan also ascribes a positive influence on the effect of the chemotherapy to caffeine.
September 29 is International Coffee Day!
I know where I will be on September 29th!! I LOVE COFFEE!!! I think I will cut back after reading your caffeinism speech. I think it is very interesting that coffee is second in trading. That is just wild to me. Who knew?? I figured alcohol would be up there. BTW I love your picture of the espresso machine.
ReplyDeleteFunny you write about unknown coffee facts because ironically enough, the pastor of the church I visited yesterday shared some of the same before his sermon. I can't believe it helps avoid cancer and truly benefits your health in multiple ways! I had always heard negative things about coffee: bad breath, stained teeth, addiction, harsh on vocal cords, anxiety issues, etc. Sure, these still remain true, but it is encouraging, as a mild coffee drinker, to know that there are pros and not only cons. I still am so intrigued by your blog theme. I appreciate your creativity!
ReplyDeletePS -- after oil.. coffee is most imported?!?! WOAH!
Where did you find all these facts about coffee? I can definitely see that people suffer from caffeinism. I know several people who get ansy when they cannot get their "coffee fix." I find it disgusting that the most expensive coffee in the world is one that is pooped out of a monkey! I am personally not a coffee drinker but I find it fascinating how popular it is in the US.
ReplyDeleteWow, I have to say I did not know a single one of those facts! This was cool to read. I didn't actually like coffee until last year when I spend endless hours in the library and desperately needed something to keep me awake. Java City was my savior! This kind of makes me want to drink coffee even more. haha Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty interesting to me. The only time I really drink coffee is when it is cold out, and I want something to warm me up. With that said, I take in anywhere from 600 to 700 mg of caffeine a day, which is pretty ridiculous, so I can identify with the whole caffeinism deal. Sucks pretty hard!
ReplyDeleteI like that your blog is about one of life's simple pleasures: coffee! : ) It's neat that you decided to pick one topic and go with it for each post, I'm anxious to see what else you have to share about coffee. I'm not a huge coffee drinker myself, more of an energy drink kind of person. BUT, I am really into random facts (about anything)-- so I thoroughly enjoyed this post. International coffee day, who knew? I will definitely have to inform my roommate: frequenter of Starbucks.
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