Facts About Coffee That Most Coffee Snobs Probably Wouldn't Know About
May 05, 2014 20:12
Coffee snobs are just the worst. Nobody cares if your damn beans were handpicked by blind monks who spent decades training in the Himalayas! In fact, chances are that most of these pretentious folks probably haven't the slightest clue about these coffee facts listed below:
The origins of coffee involve crazy goats
According to legend, Ethiopian shepherds first realized the profound caffeinating effects of coffee when they noticed their goats started “dancing” after eating coffee berries.
Coffee houses were once banned in England
In 1675, King Charles II banned coffee shops because he thought that that’s where people were meeting to conspire against him.
Drinking coffee right after you wake up won't do much to keep you awake
A hormone called cortisol is what really keeps you feeling alert and awake. This hormone gets released according to your circadian rhythm, which is dictated by the time of the day. So drinking caffeine when your cortisol level is already at its highest really won't really do anything to keep you awake.
Coffee is good for the liver
Research has shown that people who drink four cups of coffee a day are 80% less likely to develop cirrhosis, a condition that develops from several diseases affecting the liver.
Caffeine can improve your workout performance
For a better physical performance, try sipping on some caffeine before working out. The caffeine helps to increase your levels of adrenaline, and also releases fatty acids from fat tissues.
Coffee isn’t actually that dehydrating
While caffeine was previously believed to be a diuretic, this only applies if it’s consumed in large quantities (more than 500 to 600 mg a day, or two coffees).
Coffee can help prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia
Several studies have shown that coffee drinkers are up to 65% less likely to get Alzheimer’s Disease, which is a leading cause of dementia.
Coffee can help you live a longer and healthier life
This has to do with the antioxidants that help the body fight chemicals called “free radicals.” Studies have shown that coffee drinkers are at a lower risk of diseases such as Parkinson’s Disease, Type II Diabetes, and Heart Disease (not taking into account other lifestyle factors like smoking and eating red meat).
Coffee contains important nutrients you need to survive
A single cup of coffee contains 11% of the daily recommended amount of Riboflavin (vitamin B2), 6% of Pantothenic Acid (vitamin B5), 3% of Manganese and Potassium, and 2% of Niacin and Magnesium.
Drinking coffee can help you burn fat
Studies have shown that drinking caffeine can increase your metabolism 3 to 11%.
The effects of caffeine are super fast!
It only takes ten minutes to start feeling the effects of caffeine after you take a sip of coffee.
It's all about the crystals
That buzz that you feel are caused by tiny 0.0016-inch crystals of caffeine.
The first webcam in the world was made for coffee
Back in 1991, a group of Cambridge University scientists set a camera on their work building’s coffee pot, streaming the footage live on the web so that they could keep tabs on when to refill the pot.
Coffee starts out as a red berry
It's easy to forget that coffee comes from a fruit. These cherry-like fruits grow on spindly, bush-like plants which are left to ripen over the course of several weeks before being picked for their beans.
“The Coffee Belt” is where all the coffee on the planet comes from
Coffee plants require lots of sunshine and warmth. The regions located in this belt contain the perfect conditions needed for coffee growing.
The real reason why iced coffee is more expensive
The reason why establishments tend to charge more for their iced drinks than their hot-beverage counterparts mainly has to do with the resources required to make them. This includes the plastic cups, napkins and the process of double brewing (re-brewing coffee a second time to make it stronger).
The most expensive kind of coffee on Earth comes from poop
Black Ivory coffee, which is made from elephant dung, can cost up to $50 per cup. There's also Luwak Coffee (which costs $160 per pound) that involves feeding coffee cherries to a civet before extracting the beans from its feces.
The origins of coffee involve crazy goats
According to legend, Ethiopian shepherds first realized the profound caffeinating effects of coffee when they noticed their goats started “dancing” after eating coffee berries.
Coffee houses were once banned in England
In 1675, King Charles II banned coffee shops because he thought that that’s where people were meeting to conspire against him.
Drinking coffee right after you wake up won't do much to keep you awake
A hormone called cortisol is what really keeps you feeling alert and awake. This hormone gets released according to your circadian rhythm, which is dictated by the time of the day. So drinking caffeine when your cortisol level is already at its highest really won't really do anything to keep you awake.
Coffee is good for the liver
Research has shown that people who drink four cups of coffee a day are 80% less likely to develop cirrhosis, a condition that develops from several diseases affecting the liver.
Caffeine can improve your workout performance
For a better physical performance, try sipping on some caffeine before working out. The caffeine helps to increase your levels of adrenaline, and also releases fatty acids from fat tissues.
Coffee isn’t actually that dehydrating
While caffeine was previously believed to be a diuretic, this only applies if it’s consumed in large quantities (more than 500 to 600 mg a day, or two coffees).
Coffee can help prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia
Several studies have shown that coffee drinkers are up to 65% less likely to get Alzheimer’s Disease, which is a leading cause of dementia.
Coffee can help you live a longer and healthier life
This has to do with the antioxidants that help the body fight chemicals called “free radicals.” Studies have shown that coffee drinkers are at a lower risk of diseases such as Parkinson’s Disease, Type II Diabetes, and Heart Disease (not taking into account other lifestyle factors like smoking and eating red meat).
Coffee contains important nutrients you need to survive
A single cup of coffee contains 11% of the daily recommended amount of Riboflavin (vitamin B2), 6% of Pantothenic Acid (vitamin B5), 3% of Manganese and Potassium, and 2% of Niacin and Magnesium.
Drinking coffee can help you burn fat
Studies have shown that drinking caffeine can increase your metabolism 3 to 11%.
The effects of caffeine are super fast!
It only takes ten minutes to start feeling the effects of caffeine after you take a sip of coffee.
It's all about the crystals
That buzz that you feel are caused by tiny 0.0016-inch crystals of caffeine.
The first webcam in the world was made for coffee
Back in 1991, a group of Cambridge University scientists set a camera on their work building’s coffee pot, streaming the footage live on the web so that they could keep tabs on when to refill the pot.
Coffee starts out as a red berry
It's easy to forget that coffee comes from a fruit. These cherry-like fruits grow on spindly, bush-like plants which are left to ripen over the course of several weeks before being picked for their beans.
“The Coffee Belt” is where all the coffee on the planet comes from
Coffee plants require lots of sunshine and warmth. The regions located in this belt contain the perfect conditions needed for coffee growing.
The real reason why iced coffee is more expensive
The reason why establishments tend to charge more for their iced drinks than their hot-beverage counterparts mainly has to do with the resources required to make them. This includes the plastic cups, napkins and the process of double brewing (re-brewing coffee a second time to make it stronger).
The most expensive kind of coffee on Earth comes from poop
Black Ivory coffee, which is made from elephant dung, can cost up to $50 per cup. There's also Luwak Coffee (which costs $160 per pound) that involves feeding coffee cherries to a civet before extracting the beans from its feces.
