Coffee Facts
- Coffee dates back to the 9th century.
- The word ‘coffee’ originated from ‘wine’.
- Coffee beans are actually seeds.
- Around 10 million tonnes of coffee are produced every year.
- Espresso comes from the Italian word for “pressed out”.
Coffee Industry in Kenya
An epidemic of theft and violence is sweeping the coffee industry in Kenya, where a kilo of dried beans can be worth a week’s wages. Coffee growers are being forced to sleep in their fields so they can fend off would-be thieves. The thieves aren’t subtle, with reports of security guards at coffee factories being shot with arrows and beaten to death with branches. Villagers have taken to fighting fire with fire, and criminals caught in the act have been lynched in the street.
Coffee Drinkers’ Facts
- Coffee beans are fruit pits and not beans.
- Your blood flow can significantly improve simply by drinking a cup of caffeinated coffee.
- An American inventor named George Washington invented instant coffee in 1910.
- There are two types of coffee beans, Arabica and Robusta.
- Coffee helps to reduce feelings of fatigue because it contains caffeine, a psychoactive stimulant that gets the body going.