History of Coffee from Coffee Universe (#)

  „This commodity ranks second only to petroleum in terms of dollars traded worldwide. With over 400 billion cups consumed every year, coffee is the world's most popular beverage. If you can imagine, in Brazil alone, over 5 million people are employed in the cultivation and harvesting of over 3 billion coffee plants. Sales of premium specialty coffees in the United States have reached the multi billion dollar level, and are increasing significantly on an annual basis.“

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Before There Was Tea, There Was Coffee (INeedCoffee.com)

  „For almost 100 years, coffee was the hot beverage of choice in England, and, unlike the English family’s tea of the last 200 years, it was not consumed at the breakfast table or indeed at any other time or place in the home. Instead, from about the mid-1600s through the mid-1700s, men (and just about all pictures from the period show only men in coffeehouses) drank their coffee in London’s coffeehouses while they transacted business, discussed politics, and shared literary works in progress. By 1700, there were probably over 2000 coffeehouses in London, or one for every 300 inhabitants.“

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The Story of the Bialetti Moka Express (INeedCoffee.com)

  „The Espresso brewed at the public coffee bar “was power-packed, intense and quickly consumed It translated the values of efficiency and excitement associated with the express train into an everyday beverage. In comparison to coffeehouse espresso the domestic coffee was but a slow and pallid imitation.” (Schnapp p 251). One can understand how the Espresso Bar became a magnet for the Italian man.“

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Caffeine and Skin Cancer (INeedCoffee.com)

  „Coffee, America's favorite hot beverage, contains over 300 naturally occurring base chemicals that act as powerful antioxidants. The active chemicals in coffee are most beneficial when consumed within 20 minutes after brewing. After that, coffee starts to oxidize and as we all know, it becomes a little bitter and acidic.“

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Coffee Association of Canada

  „One-half (50%) of adult Canadians consumed a 'specialty' coffee beverage in the past year. However, with 6% of Canadians drinking these beverages on a daily basis, specialty coffee remains an occasional purchase. Iced coffee is growing dramatically. Past year penetration of 24% compares favourably to 21% in 2001 and 14% in 1999.“

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- Coffee Science Information Centre

  „A 2002 review came to three conclusions about effects of caffeine on sleep (11). “First, large amounts of caffeine (e.g. over 3 mg/kg body weight in a single beverage) consumed in the late evening will prevent individuals from going to sleep and reduce sleep duration. Effects of smaller doses show large individual variation, with high consumers being more resistant to effects of caffeine on sleep.“

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