Interesting Facts About Coffee

Most people have at least one cup of it a day, and plenty of people have several. Whether it be a simple espresso, a caramel, frosted macchiato, or something in between, there is a type of coffee that is perfect for everyone. For a bit of fun and light reading, I’ve put together a little list of coffee related facts for you…

Hot Commodity – Coffee teeters being between the first and second most traded commodity in the world, seconded only by oil. It’s not hard to imagine either. Imagine all of the hundreds of millions coffee drinkers in the world from the US, South America, Asia, and who could forget Europe.

Keeps The Doctor Away – Coffee has a ton of health benefits. It has antioxidants, can help improve cognitive function, has been said to lower the risk of prostate cancer, and a offers a host of other benefits too. You might as well add it to that apple a day.

The Coffee Maker – Coffee makers have been around for about 200 years. They were pretty different back then though! We’re spoilt for choice these days with the hundreds of varieties of them available.

The Decaf Myth – Just like non-alcoholic beer still contains trace amounts of alcohol, decaf coffee still contains small amounts of caffeine. Actually, five to ten cups of decaf coffee contains the same amount caffeine as two regular cups of coffee.

Expensive Coffee Isn’t the Best – More and more taste tests are proving that expensive coffee isn’t always the best coffee. In fact, in a recent taste test by a national US publication, the most popular coffee brand in the world (you can guess which one) was beaten by a much less “chic” brand in a blind taste test.

Aphrodisiac – Coffee has been credited with being a mood enhancer. Maybe it’s the permeating aroma, or the sensuous dark color, or maybe the conversation that ensues when sharing a cup of coffee with that special someone, but coffee can really help set the stage for a romantic evening.

Coffee Bits – Coffee was first ‘discovered’ in Ethiopia by a shepherd who noticed that his goats looked happier and more excited after eating the berries of coffee plants. He tried them for himself, then shared his new found knowledge with the rest of the village, and the word soon spread.