All about coffee and its flavors
Coffee is made from roasted seeds (coffee beans). Roasted seeds are grown on trees in over 70 countries. Green Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world. Because coffee has caffeine content, it can create a stimulating effect on humans. Coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide.
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Interesting facts
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The amount of Caffeine a cup of coffee contains depends on the type of beans used, how they are roasted and how the beverage was brewed. On average basis, a small, eight ounce cup of coffee has 65 milligrams of caffeine if it’s instant, to 115 milligrams if its drip brewed.
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Coffee day is celebrated in certain countries like In Costa Rica, it’s September 12; Irish celebrate it on September 19, and October 1 is designated as Coffee day in Japan.
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The second most popular commodity is Coffee after petroleum. It is actually a $60 billion dollar a year industry.
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It takes nearly five years for a coffee tree to reach full maturity.
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Coffee is considered a No-Calorie Beverage if we drink it black without sugar, milk or other additives.
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Coffee provides jobs to about 25 million people in the world today.
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Coffee tree lives for nearly 60 to 70 years.
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Throughout the world, nearly 1400 millions cups of coffee are drunk every day.
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Coffee can protect your teeth from cavities.
- If you have a headache, drink a cup of coffee to get rid of it.
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Health benefits
- Parkinson’s disease can be reduced by drinking Coffee.
- Gallstones and cirrhosis of the liver – both lowered by drinking coffee.
- Coffee can protect your teeth from cavities.
- If you have asthma, drinking a cup of coffee can improve your condition if any medication is not available.
- By drinking a cup of coffee people can get rid of headache.
- Caffeine reduces risk of skin cancer.
- For Women, caffeine can prevent long term memory loss.
- Coffee can reduce the risk of developing Type-2 Diabetes.
- Drinking coffee can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Coffee can lower the risk of liver cancer, oral, esophageal and pharyngeal cancers.
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Nutritional facts
Caffeine is one of the common ingredients in any type of Coffee. Apart from Caffeine, other nutrients in coffee are small amounts of lipids, fats, vitamins, minerals and a few dietary proteins.
Coffee does not contain cholesterol, slightly less than a milligram of sodium and less than one tenth of a gram of carbohydrates and total fats. Adding either milk or sugar to coffee, can increase the fat count to at least one gram, based on the type of milk used. The sodium content rises to 70 milligrams while total carbohydrates are more than 15 grams, depending on the type of milk and sweetener used.
Caffeine content in Coffee
| Ingredients
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Milligrams
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| Brewed
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80 to 135 mg
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| Decaf, brewed
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3 to 4 mg
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| Decaf, instant
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2 to 3 mg
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| Drip Coffee
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115 to 175 mg
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| Espresso
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100 mg
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| Instant
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65 to 100 mg
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Proteins and Amino Acid content in Coffee
Many people are surprised to learn that coffee contains certain proteins and amino acids. The various proteins and amino acids present within coffee are:
| Alanine
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7.1 mg
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| Arginine
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2.4 mg
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| Aspartic acid
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11.9 mg
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| Cystine
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4.7 mg
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| Glutamic Acid
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47.4 mg
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| Glycine
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9.5 mg
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| Histidine
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4.7 mg
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| Isoleucine
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4.7 mg
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| Leucine
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11.9 mg
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| Lysine
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2.4 mg
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| Phenylalanine
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7.1 mg
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| Proline
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9.5 mg
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| Serine
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2.4 mg
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| Threonine
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2.4 mg
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| Tyrosine
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4.7 mg
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| Valine
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7.1 mg
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Vitamins in Coffee
| Choline
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6.2 mg
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| Folate
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4.7 mcg
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| Niacin
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0.5 mg
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| Vitamin K
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0.2 mcg
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| Pantothenic Acid
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0.6 mcg
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| Riboflavin
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0.2 mg
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Minerals in Coffee:
| Calcium
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4.7 mg
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| Fluoride
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215 mcg
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| Magnesium
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7.1 mg
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| Manganese
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0.1 mg
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| Phosphorus
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7.1 mg
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| Potassium
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116 mg
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| Sodium
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4.7 mg
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Calories in Coffee:
| Carbohydrates
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1.0
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| Protein
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0.4
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| Fat
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1.0
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Now you may know the nutritional facts of coffee.
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Different types of coffee
With so many flavors in the market it is very difficult to figure out the best ones. Try different varieties to find out what appeals to your taste buds. Here are a few popular coffee flavors.
Some fruit based flavored coffees include: blueberry, raspberry, pineapple and coconut. Some fruits may be combined with others for example, chocolate-raspberry or pina colada flavored coffee.
Another popular nut based flavored coffee is hazelnut and caramel but you can also find almond, pecan etc. Vanilla based flavors include caramel, Irish cream and French toast among many others. Spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, mint and nutmeg may also be used in flavored coffees, either alone or in combination with other flavors. Capella flavor drops sell various types of flavored coffee.
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