The advantages and disadvantages of coffee teach you how to drink coffee correctly

People in modern society seem to be inseparable from coffee, and coffee has become a popular drink. As one of the three major beverages in the world, how much do you know about coffee? Do you know what varieties of coffee there are? Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of drinking coffee? Do you know how cat feces coffee is made? The following editor will take you to learn about coffee.

Table of contents

1. Types and preparation of coffee 2. Advantages and disadvantages of coffee

3. How to brew coffee beans 4. The origin of cat poop coffee

5. Can drinking coffee help you lose weight? 6. Can I drink coffee when I have a cold?

7. Can I drink coffee during my period? 8. Can pregnant women drink coffee?

Coffee types and preparation

1. Latte

Latte is a mixture of Italian coffee and milk. Italians usually have a cup of latte for breakfast. For them, they prefer the taste of milk rather than espresso.

Italian latte (Caffe Latte) requires a small cup of espresso and a cup of milk (150-200 ml). Latte has more milk and less coffee, which is very different from Cappuccino. Latte is extremely simple to make, which is to pour nearly boiling milk into the freshly made Italian espresso. This is a strong coffee with steamed milk. In some coffee shops, there will be a small amount of foam on the top of the coffee.

It has less foam than cappuccino. Italian espresso is added with high-concentration hot milk and foamed milk, retaining the light coffee aroma and sweetness. It exudes a rich and charming fresh milk aroma, and is smooth and smooth in the mouth, which is the favorite of many girls. The ratio of coffee, milk and milk foam in latte is 1:8:1, so it can be said to be a cup of coffee without burden, and you can drink the warmth of milk, like a cup of milk coffee, but with the aroma of coffee when drinking milk.

In fact, there is no specific requirement for the amount of milk added to coffee, you can add it according to your own taste. Adding cold milk that has been whipped into cream foam on warm milk will make a classic American coffee.

Latte is the most familiar Italian coffee item to Chinese people. It is a fancy coffee made by adding equal or even more milk to the rich ESPRESSO. The warm seasoning of milk makes the originally bitter coffee become smooth and sweet. It is so sweet and rich that even people who are not used to drinking coffee can hardly resist the fragrant taste of latte.

2. Italian Espresso

The word "Espresso" comes from the Italian word for "fast", because the production and delivery of Italian espresso to consumers are quite fast. Italian espresso drips slowly from the filter like warm honey, with a dark reddish brown color and a cream content of 10% to 30%.

The brewing of Italian espresso can be defined by the 4 M's: Macinazione represents the correct method of grinding a blend of coffee; Miscela is the coffee mixture; Macchina is the machine that makes Italian espresso; Mano represents the skilled technique of the coffee brewer. Only when each of these four M's is precisely mastered, the brewed Italian espresso is the best.

When drinking Italian espresso, we will be quickly impressed by its rich taste and aroma after just one sip, which is what makes Italian espresso different from other coffees. Aroma and concentration are two criteria for measuring whether Italian espresso is delicious.

3. Café Au Lait

Café Au Lait can be considered as a European latte, which is different from American latte and Italian latte. The method of making Café Au Lait is also very simple, that is, pour a cup of Italian espresso and a large cup of hot milk into a large cup at the same time, and finally put two spoons of whipped cream on the surface of the liquid.

The biggest difference between Café Au Lait and American Latte and Italian Latte is that it requires milk and espresso to be poured into the cup together. The first time milk and coffee meet, they collide to create a leisurely and free mood. The French are the most enthusiastic supporters of Café Au Lait. You will see round-bellied Café Au Lait cups on the breakfast table in France, which are filled with the source of their good mood for the day. Interestingly, among all coffee cups, the cups used by the French to hold Café Au Lait may be the largest.

4. Cappuccino (Gappuccino/Cappuccino Coffee)

Cappuccino coffee was introduced in the early 20th century. Cappuccino is an Italian coffee that is mixed with equal amounts of Italian espresso and steamed foamed milk. The color of the coffee is like a turban covered on the dark brown coat of a monk of the Cappuccino Church, hence the name of the coffee. Traditional cappuccino coffee is one-third espresso, one-third steamed milk and one-third foamed milk. The rich taste of espresso, coupled with smooth milk foam, has a certain meaning of absorbing essence and retaining dew.

The frothy milk sprinkled with cinnamon powder and the aroma of Italian coffee from bottom to top are what attract the new generation of coffee lovers. It has an irresistible unique charm. It smells very fragrant at first. When you take the first sip, you can feel the sweetness and softness of the large amount of milk foam. The second sip can really taste the original bitterness and richness of the coffee beans. Finally, when the taste stays in your mouth, you will feel that it has a more mellow and meaningful taste...

It is really amazing that the same type of coffee can taste different. The first feeling is always bitter with sourness, and the sweet milk foam is like the life of young people, which makes people intoxicated...

The origin of cappuccino: The Viennese Kolschitsky (Fanz George Kolschitsky) is the founder of Cafe Latte, which is a combination of milk and coffee. Both drinks are derived from coffee and milk, but the origin of cappuccino is more learned and has always been the best material for studying the evolution of writing in Europe and the United States.

The history of the word Cappuccino: The monks of the Capuchin Church, which was founded five years later in 1525, all wore brown robes and pointed hats. When the Capuchin Church spread to Italy, the locals thought the monks' clothing was very special, so they named them Cappuccino. The Italian word refers to the loose robes and small pointed hats worn by monks, which comes from the Italian word for "turban", which is Cappuccio. However, the old Italians love to drink coffee, and they found that the color of espresso, milk and milk foam mixed is like the dark brown robes worn by monks, so they came up with an idea to add milk, coffee and pointed milk foam to the drink and named it Cappuccino.

Dry Cappuccino and Wet Cappuccino Did you know that cappuccino can be drunk dry or wet? Dry Cappuccino refers to a method of preparing more milk foam and less milk. The coffee tastes stronger than the milk aroma, which is suitable for people with strong taste. Wet Cappuccino refers to a method of preparing less milk foam and more milk. The milk aroma covers the strong coffee taste, which is suitable for people with light taste.

The flavor of wet cappuccino is similar to the popular latte. Generally speaking, the taste of cappuccino is stronger than that of latte. If you like strong taste, you can order cappuccino or dry cappuccino. If you are not used to the strong and choking coffee taste, you can order latte or wet cappuccino. Cappuccino is made by adding a thick layer of foamed milk to Italian espresso.

The quality of espresso is not easily seen under the milk and foam, but it is still an important factor in determining the taste of cappuccino. Pour partially skimmed milk into a pot, then use a frother to froth and aerate the milk, and make it as even as whipped cream without burning it. The coffee cup for cappuccino should be warm or the milk foam will spread.

Usually, you can put these cups on the top of the coffee machine to keep them warm. Pour the milk and foam on the espresso, and a layer will naturally form, just like wrapping up the coffee below. Make sure to pour in about 50% of the brewed Italian coffee, and pour in 80% of the hot milk with froth. Finally, you can sprinkle a little diced cinnamon powder or chocolate powder according to your personal preference, and pour in the remaining milk. In this way, a delicious cappuccino is ready. Preparation method: Preheat the deep-fried coffee, pour it into a small coffee cup, add 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of cream to float on top, drizzle with lemon juice or orange juice, and use a cinnamon stick instead of a teaspoon to insert it into the cup.

5. BLUEMOUNTAIN

It is produced in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica at an altitude of more than 2,500 feet. It is a slightly sour, soft, sweet, and delicate coffee. Pure Blue Mountain coffee has a light taste and aroma, but tastes very mellow and delicate. It has aristocratic taste and is the best coffee. Famous coffees are described by their origin.

Climate and soil both contribute to subtle changes in the flavor of your coffee. The tropical island of Jamaica has the perfect conditions for growing coffee. Most of the island is covered by mountains, including the Blue Mountains, which are the highest part of the island. The Blue Mountains are a fertile land where hot weather, abundant rainfall, and high altitudes combine perfectly.

At an altitude of nearly 7,500 feet, it is the place with the highest coffee production in the world. There are three grades of coffee in the Blue Mountain area of ​​Jamaica: Blue Mountain Coffee, Jamaica High Mountasin Supreme Coffee Beans and Jamaica Prime Coffee Beans. Blue Mountain Coffee and High Mountain Coffee are divided into two grades each. From the highest to the lowest in terms of quality, they are: Blue Mountain No. 1, Blue Mountain No. 2, High Mountain No. 1, High Mountain No. 2, Jamaica Coffee. Usually, coffee grown between 457 meters and 1,524 meters above sea level is called Blue Mountain Coffee.

Coffee grown between 274m and 457m above sea level is usually called Jamaica Prime Coffee Beans. The price of Blue Mountain Coffee is several times higher than that of High Mountain Coffee. Coffee is not native to Jamaica. Coffee beans were brought to the island by the Governor in 1728. Blue Mountain Coffee has a very pure taste and is sweet. It has a mellow, smooth, strong and delicate flavor. Pure Blue Mountain Coffee has a lighter taste and aroma, but it tastes very mellow and delicate. It has aristocratic taste and is the best coffee. Because the geographical area where it grows is quite small, the production of Blue Mountain Coffee is also very limited, and sometimes it is even difficult to buy.

6. Mocha Coffee

Currently, the best coffee is produced in Yemen, followed by Mocha from Ethiopia. Mocha coffee has a smooth medium to strong acidity, excellent sweetness, unique flavor, and a hint of chocolate. It has the temperament of a noble lady and is a very distinctive pure coffee. Mocha coffee shows a strong New York flavor in a small cup.

Preparation method

Add 20 ml of chocolate syrup and very strong dark roasted coffee into the cup, stir well, add 1 tablespoon of cream to float on top, shave some chocolate for decoration, and finally add some cinnamon sticks.

Swiss Mocha (Vickelana Coffee), mocha with fresh milk and chocolate syrup, topped with fresh cream and chocolate.

Mocha Mint Coffee

"Pour warm coffee on cold cream" The cold cream floats up and becomes cold sweet cream, and the coffee below it is hot. Without stirring, they keep their different temperatures, which makes it very interesting to drink. This is the chocolate mint flavored coffee that Americans love.

Preparation method

The mint flavor and coffee are blended and brewed in a harmonious way. Add 20 grams of chocolate, dark-roasted coffee, 1 teaspoon of white mint in the cup in turn, then add 1 tablespoon of cream to float on top, shave some chocolate powder, and finally garnish with a mint leaf.

7. Colombian Coffee

SUPREMO is the most distinctive Colombian coffee. It is soft and mellow, with a slight to medium acidity. Its quality and aroma are stable. It is a medium-strength coffee. Because of its appropriate concentration, it is often used in high-end blended coffee. It is a top-quality coffee for blending comprehensive coffee.

Colombian coffee has a bitter taste. The bitterness and astringency are like life, but the bitterness is a necessity in life. The last aroma that stays at the root of the tongue is a thorough recollection of the past. Bitterness is pain, while the clearness makes people calm, and the last aroma becomes a spiritual victory. Colombian coffee is one of the few single-origin coffees sold in the world under its own name.

In terms of quality, no other coffee has received such high praise from coffee lovers. It has another nice name, "Emerald Coffee". Colombian coffee is often described as having a silky smooth taste. Among all coffees, it has the best balance, soft and smooth taste, and can be drunk at any time. It has won praise that other coffees cannot achieve: it is known as "green gold".

8. Brazilian Coffee (SANTOS)

Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer. The coffee produced here has a mild aroma, is slightly sour and slightly bitter, and is a representative of neutral coffee. The sourness and bitterness can be adjusted through roasting. Medium roasting has a soft aroma and a moderate taste, while deep roasting has a strong bitterness, which is an indispensable variety for the preparation of mild coffee. The best coffee beans selected from Brazil, which is rich in coffee beans, have a strong sour taste, which is matched with the sweet and bitter taste of coffee. It is very smooth and has a light grassy aroma. It is slightly bitter in the fragrance, sweet and smooth, and the taste can make people feel relaxed and happy.

Preparation method: 60cc of dark roasted espresso; 20g of sugar. Put sugar in a cup and pour in coffee. This is a typical Brazilian coffee. Put enough sugar in a small cup and drink it directly without stirring, so that you can enjoy the last aroma of coffee at the end.

9. Mamba Coffee (Mandheling Brazil)

Brazilian coffee beans + Indonesian Mandheling beans are matched in a ratio of 50%/50%. Mandheling with excellent bitterness and aroma is paired with Brazilian coffee beans with a mellow taste. It is roasted in medium depth, fragrant and delicious, strong and flavorful, and is a perfect match in coffee. For coffee lovers who don't like sour taste but are afraid of too strong bitter taste, this coffee is undoubtedly the most suitable choice!

10. Mandheling Coffee

It is the most representative coffee produced in Sumatra, Indonesia; it has a fragrant, strong and bitter flavor, and a strong taste, but it is smooth and not sour. It is the best quality coffee produced in Indonesia. The gentleman in coffee - Sumatra Mandheling: Mandheling is a high-quality coffee bean grown in the plateau mountains at an altitude of 750-1500 meters, implying a kind of tenacity and a great spirit of being able to take on and put down. It represents a kind of masculinity, and it tastes refreshing, wanton, and galloping in the world. This taste makes men fascinated.

11.Charcoal-roasted coffee

It is a heavily roasted coffee with a burnt, bitter taste without sourness. The coffee beans have oily properties and are very suitable for steam-pressurized coffee. Charcoal-roasted coffee is known as the bitterest coffee in the world.

12. Kenyan Coffee (KENYAA)

Kenya is the highest grade coffee bean with thick and round texture, strong flavor and good quality. It is usually lightly roasted. Drinking a cup of Kenya in the morning can help wake up your brain.

13. Hawaiian Coffee (KONAFANCY)

The coffee grown in the volcanoes in western Hawaii is the only coffee variety produced in the United States. It has a strong taste, strong aroma, strong acidity, and a unique flavor. The quality is quite stable and it is one of the must-buy local products for tourists visiting Hawaii. Kona coffee beans produced in Hawaii have the most perfect appearance. Its berries are extremely plump and shiny.

The coffee has a rich and aromatic taste with a hint of cinnamon spice and a balanced acidity. Real Kona coffee is indeed a treasure in the world and is not easy to find. The best Kona coffee is divided into three grades: Extra Fancy, Fancy and Number One. These three grades of coffee are produced both in estates and under natural conditions. Most of the coffees on the market that call themselves "Kona" contain less than 5% of real Hawaiian Kona coffee.

4. Neapolitan-style coffee

Naples-style coffee is a very bitter and hot morning coffee. American young people prefer to call it dawn coffee. Preparation method: Pour a lot of dark roasted coffee into a handle cup, then put a slice of lemon on the surface and drink it in the dark.

15. Blended coffee

Mix equal amounts of coffee and milk to make Viennese-style milk coffee. Preparation method: first add slightly dark roasted coffee to the cup, pour an equal amount of milk into a milk pan, boil over low heat, add cream before foaming, and pour it on the coffee before the foam disappears.

1. Coffee contains certain nutrients

The nicotinic acid in coffee contains vitamin B, and the content is higher in roasted coffee beans. It also contains free fatty acids, caffeine, tannic acid, etc.

2. Coffee is good for your skin

Coffee can promote metabolism, activate digestive organs, and has a great effect on constipation. Taking a bath with coffee powder is a warm therapy that helps lose weight. Drinking a cup of coffee after a meal can also help digestion.

3. Coffee can help you sober up

Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol will cause the acetaldehyde converted from alcohol to quickly oxidize, decompose into water and carbon dioxide and be excreted from the body.

4. Coffee can eliminate fatigue

To eliminate fatigue, you must replenish nutrition, rest and sleep, and promote metabolic function, and coffee has these functions.

5. Three cups of coffee a day can prevent gallstones

Caffeinated coffee can stimulate gallbladder contraction and reduce the cholesterol in bile that is prone to form gallstones. The latest research from Harvard University in the United States found that men who drink two to three cups of coffee a day have a 40% lower chance of getting gallstones.

6. Drinking coffee regularly can prevent radiation damage

Radiation damage, especially radiation from electrical appliances, has become a prominent form of pollution. Indian researchers from the Bhabha Atomic Energy Research Institute came to this conclusion in a mouse experiment and said it could be applied to humans.

7. Coffee’s health and medical benefits

Coffee has antioxidant and heart protecting effects, strengthens muscles and bones, benefits the waist and knees, stimulates appetite, eliminates fat and accumulation, benefits the orifices and removes dampness, promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, and calms wind and stops spasms.

8. Coffee’s influence on mood

Experiments have shown that if an average person absorbs 300 mg (about 3 cups of brewed coffee) of caffeine a day, it will have a positive effect on a person's alertness and mood.

The following six types of people should not drink coffee

Long-term or excessive coffee drinking can cause cardiovascular disease.

2. Older women

Coffee can reduce calcium and cause osteoporosis. After menopause, women need ten times more calcium every day.

3. Patients with stomach problems

Drinking too much coffee can make stomach problems worse.

4. Pregnant women

Drinking too much coffee can cause fetal malformation or miscarriage.

5. People with vitamin B1 deficiency

Vitamin B1 can maintain the balance and stability of the nervous system, but coffee has a destructive effect on it.

6. Cancer patients

Drinking too much coffee can cause cancer in normal people.

Since coffee has a strong effect on the brain and directly affects the mental state, when coffee was first introduced to Europe in the 16th century, some people advocated that coffee must be consumed with a doctor's prescription. Over the past four or five centuries, the booming coffee culture has made it so that people can no longer live without coffee. However, the medical community has gradually proposed that the effect of coffee on the human body is more than just refreshing. Let's talk about the refreshing effect of coffee first.

According to research, drinking 100-200 mg of caffeine a day is enough to refresh yourself and is harmless to your body. The best time to drink coffee for office workers is in the early morning after breakfast, when you just arrive at the office, and after lunch break, when you are ready to start your busy afternoon work. A cup of coffee at this time can help you avoid the drowsiness that you usually feel after a meal. Research has also found that for most people, a cup of coffee in the morning and afternoon is the best for refreshing. Drinking more than this amount will not only fail to achieve the refreshing effect, but will also make you feel anxious.

Drinking too much coffee can also lead to calcium loss, which is a major threat to osteoporosis for the elderly, especially middle-aged and elderly women. Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day can increase the risk of fractures by about 50%, which is shocking. Experts believe that it is safest for the elderly to drink one cup of coffee a day.

There may be some things you don't know about the benefits and disadvantages of coffee. Filtered coffee is less likely to increase cholesterol, and although drinking coffee will slightly increase LDl bad cholesterol, it will also increase HDL good cholesterol. Coffee can stimulate bowel movements for about one-third of healthy people.

When you have trouble defecating occasionally, drinking a cup of strong coffee can have an unexpected laxative effect. Coffee can reduce the incidence of Parkinson's disease. Drinking coffee when you have diarrhea will promote the excretion of water in the body due to its diuretic effect, which will aggravate the diarrhea. Coffee can stimulate the contraction of the gallbladder, so people who are prone to gallstones are strictly prohibited from drinking coffee. Drinking too much coffee can easily cause spontaneous abortion in pregnant women.

The caffeine in coffee can suppress asthma. When an asthma attack occurs, the patient can be given two cups of strong coffee in an emergency, because coffee has the effect of bronchial medicine. People who drink coffee regularly are less likely to have asthma. Coffee can also eliminate depression and increase sexual desire. Coffee is really a wonderful food, but how to benefit from it and avoid its harm depends on your physical condition and the amount you drink!

Secondly, close contact with coffee. Caffeine can stimulate the central nervous system and muscles, so it can cheer up, enhance thinking ability, and restore muscle fatigue. It acts on the cardiovascular system, improving heart function, dilating blood vessels, and promoting blood circulation. For the gastrointestinal system, it can help digestion and help break down fat.

Therefore, you need to actively move after drinking coffee to achieve the real weight loss effect! Coffee itself has calories, but not much. The main calories come from the creamer and sugar you add when drinking coffee.

Antioxidant Capacity In recent years, foods with antioxidant function have been very popular in the market. Commonly known fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins A, C, and B, as well as tea which is quite popular in Japan, are considered healthy foods because they contain rich antioxidants that can fight against the damage of free radicals to the human body.

A recent research report pointed out that coffee contains 4 times more antioxidants than tea, which can better fight cardiovascular disease. Coffee itself also meets the principle of antioxidants, with a dark color and a bitter taste. The antioxidants contained in each coffee also vary depending on the brewing method. For example, American coffee contains the least antioxidants, while Espresso contains the most antioxidants.

Even after adding creamer to coffee, its antioxidant effect will not be affected. Improve dry eyes. Foreign reports point out that coffee drinkers are significantly less likely to suffer from dry eyes than those who do not drink coffee. This is mainly related to the purine component in coffee (eye drops containing purine can stimulate glands to secrete fluid and have a certain protective effect on the eyes). For computer users who love coffee, this is certainly good news, but it should be noted that coffee itself has a diuretic effect. Even if some of its ingredients have a protective effect, people who already suffer from dry eyes and those who take any diuretic drugs must not take caffeinated beverages to avoid aggravating the loss of water in the body.

It can relieve the headache caused by a night of poor sleep, or the pain caused by vasoconstriction on the temple side. These pains caused by non-organic factors can be relieved by coffee, but it must be drunk in the morning or at noon (note: it is forbidden from afternoon to night). The amount of coffee is good for the human body, but you can't drink too much. It is advisable not to drink more than 2 cups a day. For people who are prone to tension and anxiety, drinking too much may be harmful. The best time to drink coffee is after breakfast and lunch, because it can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and break down high-calorie, high-fat foods eaten. It will not irritate the stomach like drinking coffee on an empty stomach.

It is best not to drink coffee after dinner, as it may affect your sleep. If you want to stay up all night drinking coffee, you may drink too much without realizing it, which is bad for your health. Caffeine helps improve alertness, sensitivity, memory and concentration when you are nervous. However, drinking more coffee than you are used to will produce the same dose of stimulants as taking the same dose, which will cause nervousness.

For people prone to anxiety disorders, caffeine can make symptoms such as sweaty palms, palpitations, and tinnitus worse. Exacerbating high blood pressure Because of its analgesic effect, caffeine is often combined with other simple analgesics. However, long-term and large-scale use of caffeine will only make your condition worse if you already have high blood pressure. Because caffeine alone can increase blood pressure, if emotional tension is added, it will have a dangerous multiplication effect. Therefore, people at risk of high blood pressure should especially avoid drinking caffeinated beverages when they are under great work pressure.

Some people who have the habit of drinking coffee all year round think that they are immune to the effects of caffeine, but this is not the case. A study shows that after drinking a cup of coffee, blood pressure can rise for up to 12 hours. Inducing osteoporosis Caffeine itself has a good diuretic effect. If you drink coffee for a long time and in large quantities, it is easy to cause bone loss and have an adverse effect on the preservation of bone mass. For women, it may increase the threat of osteoporosis. But the premise is that people who do not consume enough calcium in their daily food, or people who do not exercise often, plus women after menopause, lose calcium due to lack of estrogen. The above conditions plus a large amount of caffeine may pose a threat to bones.

If you can enjoy it in a reasonable amount, you can still avoid giving up because of fear. These people should be careful when drinking coffee. Patients with liver disease will prolong the time it takes for caffeine to metabolize in the body. It takes 2 hours for normal adults to metabolize caffeine, but for patients with liver disease or liver dysfunction, it may take 4-5 hours to metabolize caffeine. Therefore, patients with liver disease must be careful when drinking coffee. It is best not to drink it after dusk to avoid affecting sleep due to the long metabolism time, and it is best not to drink more than 1 cup a day. Patients with digestive system diseases believe that people who often have stomach pain and stomach problems have an experience that the doctor will definitely tell them not to eat irritating foods, including: wine, peppers, coffee, tea, and carbonated drinks.

Coffee is one of the most popular foods because the tannic acid in it can stimulate gastric acid secretion. Patients with acute digestive diseases must avoid it. After recovery, if you drink coffee occasionally, it is best to drink it after a meal and avoid drinking it on an empty stomach. Many pregnant women start to pay special attention to all the food they eat after pregnancy, and caffeinated beverages are of course listed as one of the taboos.

This is mainly because pregnant women metabolize caffeine slowly, so caffeine stays in the body for a longer time, and the fetus in the womb needs to wait until eight or nine months to metabolize and remove caffeine from the blood. Children have incomplete development of liver and kidney, and poor detoxification ability, which prolongs the half-life of caffeine metabolism. Therefore, generally speaking, children under 12 years old are prohibited from consuming caffeine. Even Europeans and Americans who drink coffee like water all day long have strict restrictions on children drinking coffee.

How to brew coffee beans

Turn on your favorite music at home, make yourself a cup of bitter coffee, and sit at the table to slowly sip it, which is also a kind of elegance. When making coffee by yourself, pay attention to some tips, and the coffee you make will definitely be fragrant.

First prepare the materials

Coffee beans and coffee machine.

Step 1

Choose your favorite coffee brewing method. Some people like to use the convenient and fast American coffee pot to brew coffee, some prefer to enjoy the romance and elegance of siphon coffee, and some people prefer the simplicity and purity of French press, the Italian style of moka pot, or the flavor of hand-brewed filter coffee.

In any case, the brewing method that suits other people may not be the best for you. Choosing the coffee brewing method that suits you best and that you like best is the first condition for enjoying the fun of DIY coffee brewing.

Step 2

Use good water for brewing coffee. In a cup of coffee, more than 98% of the ingredients are water. The importance of water is beyond doubt! If you use bad water to brew coffee, even if you use the best coffee beans, it will be in vain - because bad water can ruin the best coffee.

Even a simple water filter can filter out many bad substances from tap water, making the brewed coffee more fragrant, strong and mellow. When brewing coffee, just like brewing tea, you should avoid using distilled water. If the tap water quality in your area is poor, using clean spring water is also an ideal method.

Step 3

Sufficient coffee beans The amount of coffee beans used must be sufficient. Using too little coffee powder may result in a bland taste, but you don't need to put too much at once. The standard amount of coffee is: use two level spoons (about 15 grams) of coffee beans (powder) to make one cup (about 180cc) of coffee.

Step 4

Water temperature is very important. Generally speaking, the most suitable water temperature for brewing coffee is between 88 and 94 degrees Celsius. Avoid using boiling water to brew coffee. After the water boils, let it stand for 1 to 2 minutes before using it to brew coffee.

Step 5

Keep the coffee pot clean. Never apply the same teapot care concept to the coffee pot. After each use, clean it immediately and place it in a ventilated place to keep it clean and dry.

Precautions

After brewing, you should enjoy the coffee in time, because the flavor of brewed coffee will gradually dissipate and become stale. So after brewing, it is best to enjoy it within ten minutes.

The Origin of Cat Poop Coffee

Kopi luwak, produced in Indonesia, is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Indonesia grows a lot of coffee crops. There is a wild animal called civet cat, which is an omnivore with a pointed mouth and dark gray fur. Its favorite food is fresh coffee beans, which are fermented and digested in its body and eventually excreted as cat feces. The feces are coffee beans, which are also the most expensive feces in the world. Because of its very rare quantity, the price is very expensive.

This coffee comes from the excrement of an animal called civet cat (commonly known as civet cat in Indonesia). Although it comes from smelly feces, you can taste the sweetness and indescribable sweetness after taking a sip. This wild civet cat likes to eat plump and juicy coffee berries, but the hard kernels (green beans) cannot be digested and are excreted with feces. After cleaning, they become Kopi Luwak coffee beans! Therefore, many people call it "cat shit" coffee.

After processing and roasting, civet coffee has become a luxury coffee drink, which has spread to luxury kingdoms around the world. In order to pursue high profits, local coffee farmers catch wild civets and raise them at home so that they can produce more civet coffee. However, the quality and taste of civet coffee produced by breeding civets are much inferior. Even so, the production of this coffee is still very scarce, and not all coffee lovers can afford it.

MP Mountanos, the company that first introduced Kopi Luwak coffee to the United States, said that when they first heard about this internally fermented coffee, they thought it was a joke in the industry and did not take it seriously. Later, they saw a special report on Kopi Luwak in National Geographic Magazine and became interested in it. It took them seven years to find a stable source of supply and begin importing small quantities to the United States.

How does this coffee taste? Generally speaking, Indonesian coffee has an earthy and medicinal flavor, and its consistency is the highest among all continents, but Kopi Luwak has a stronger earthy flavor and consistency, and its consistency is almost close to syrup, and its aroma is very special. If you don't like Indonesian coffee, you will definitely hate Kopi Luwak even more. If you prefer the earthy smell of aged beans, you may fall in love with this alternative coffee. Experts who have tasted Kopi Luwak have made polarized comments, and some people compare it to the best coffee in the world. Although it is the best, whether you are willing to spend thousands of dollars to drink a cup of cat feces coffee is a personal preference.

Flavor characteristics

Coffee beans generally go through the process of shell fermentation. In the civet's intestines, special bacteria provide a unique fermentation environment, and the flavor becomes unique, especially thick and mellow. Coffee beans fermented by the civet's intestines are particularly thick and mellow, so civet excrement is collected, coffee beans are filtered out, and brewed to drink. Due to the rare production and unique fermentation process, the flavor is very different from ordinary coffee. At that time, the industry regarded this coffee named "cat feces" as a joke, until a magazine made a special report on it, people gradually became interested in this "cat feces coffee".

Expensive

"Cat poop coffee" is the least produced coffee in the world. A bag of 50 grams of coffee beans is worth 1,500 yuan, which can only make 3-4 cups of coffee. Converted, the price of one cup is about 400 yuan. The global annual production does not exceed 400 kilograms. Now the villagers in these areas not only collect the excrement of wild ruwaka, but also start to raise ruwaka in cages.

A large basin of picked coffee cherries was placed in front of the Kopi Luwak, and the hungry Kopi Luwak had no choice but to eat all the coffee cherries. The Kopi Luwak coffee produced in this way naturally has a much lower taste. "Scarcity makes things valuable", which has led to the high price of this rare treasure. If you want to drink a cup of this coffee, you may have to prepare 50 pounds, and it may not be found everywhere.

The annual production of this coffee does not exceed 500 pounds, and the price per pound ranges from US$300 to US$800, depending on the year, because there is not a fixed production every year.

Can drinking coffee help you lose weight?

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks among young people. Many people go to work in the morning, order a cup of coffee and start a busy day. As coffee becomes more and more closely related to people's lives, people's comments on it have increased. Even weight loss is linked to coffee. Many women often drink coffee not only to refresh themselves, but also to lose weight. In particular, drinking coffee on an empty stomach in the morning is more effective in losing weight. So is this true?

1. Caffeine in coffee is good for weight loss

In principle, weight loss can be achieved through some methods. Even if the body consumes more than intake, it can consume the body's fat to achieve weight loss. Coffee can lose weight mainly because of caffeine. Caffeine can promote the body's metabolism to prevent constipation (i.e., increase consumption), and at the same time it can make people excited and suppress appetite (i.e., reduce energy intake). If people do reduce food intake by taking coffee, thereby achieving a negative balance of energy metabolism, then from the perspective of nutrition, drinking coffee can indeed lose weight;

2. Coffee can lose weight ≠ The coffee we drink can lose weight

Why do you say that? From the perspective of the coffee we come into contact with, we need to understand what kind of coffee we usually come into contact with. Online data from China Coffee shows that instant coffee currently accounts for 84% of the market share of the Chinese market, that is, the coffee we come into contact with is "instant coffee". So can instant coffee lose weight?

1. Instant coffee contains a large amount of additives, and the caffeine content is low, and it is not enough to lose weight. The main ingredients of instant coffee are: white sugar, granules of granules (malt syrup, edible vegetable oil, lycinate, glyceryl monostearate, silica), and instant coffee powder. Among them, coffee powder is the extract of coffee, which contains caffeine itself, but accounts for very little proportion. Generally, in the same amount of coffee, the caffeine of instant coffee is only 1/3-1/4 of freshly ground coffee, and the others are sugar and granules. Instant coffee contains more sugar and fat components. The calorie content of a bag of instant coffee is generally around 260 kcal, and the calorie content is not low. Therefore, drinking instant coffee regularly not only cannot lose weight but may also gain weight.

Some instant coffee also contains trans fatty acids, and long-term drinking will cause harm to the human body. In a bag of instant coffee (12-18 grams), "fat granules" account for about 1/3 (4-6 grams), "hydrogenated vegetable oil" account for about 1/2 (2-3 grams), and "trans fatty acid" account for about 1/3 (about 1 grams). Convert it into energy, which is about 9 kcal. The daily energy intake of the human body is generally 1,800-2,250 kcal. We calculate based on 2,000 kcal, the proportion of energy provided by trans fatty acids is 0.4% (9÷2200×100%=0.4%). In the dietary guide issued by the United States in August 2004, it issued an advice that the daily intake of trans fatty acids is less than 1% of the total energy. Too much trans fatty acid is harmful to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system.

2. Freshly ground coffee drinks contain cream and sugar, and excessive intake will not cause weight loss

Most of the 16% freshly ground coffee in the coffee market are lattes. The latte is not pure coffee, but a type of fancy coffee. It is usually made of coffee and milk. Some syrup is added. For example, vanilla latte is added with vanilla syrup. Chinese people generally use coffee as a drink and like sweet tastes. Therefore, even high-priced freshly ground coffee has a high content of milk and sugar. Take Starbucks' large cup of vanilla Frappuccino as an example. This cup of coffee is made of coffee, milk, sugar, ice, etc., and contains about 300 kcal of calories, including 29 fats. Kilocal cal, carbohydrates 264 kcal, protein contains 12 kcal, and adding fresh cream to the coffee will have a total calories of 430 kcal. The energy intake of 430 kcal is equivalent to 0.74 kilograms of rice you eat (116 kcal calories per 100 grams of rice). Calculated based on the average daily energy intake of 1,800 kcal, such a cup of coffee is equivalent to nearly 1/4 of your daily energy needs, that is, you drink 4.2 cups of vanilla Frappuccino every day, which will satisfy your energy intake for the day, so in this way, coffee drinks cannot lose weight.

3. What coffee can you drink to lose weight

1. Buy your own coffee machine and coffee beans to grind

Generally, pure coffee is effective. The content of antioxidants is high, which is also beneficial to the body. However, the price is indeed not low. People who think high-end tea actually contain caffeine. People who think it is not suitable can still choose our "tea" in China, which is economical and healthy.

2. Choose pure coffee in a coffee shop

For example, American coffee without sugar or milk, generally has a high caffeine content, but the taste is bitter, so you need to suffer "bitter" from losing weight. However, please also pay attention to the intake of any food, whether it is more or less, the intake of coffee should not exceed 300 mg per day, otherwise it will affect your health.

Can I drink coffee when I have a cold

Regarding this issue, medical experts recommend that you should not drink coffee other than cold medicine, and do not use coffee to take it, otherwise it is prone to stomach pain. What is more serious is that drinking coffee with a cold may also be fatal.

When drinking coffee, you should pay more attention to the reaction with the medicine. The most important thing to be careful is ephedrine, which has the effect of stimulating nerve excitation. If coffee is added, its effect will be greatly enhanced, resulting in the symptoms of "overdose medication". Cold medicines containing ephedrine are very common, such as Contec, Baijiahei, etc.

Some people will experience severe stomach pain after drinking coffee after taking cold medicine, even those who already have the habit of drinking coffee in daily life. Why is this? Because anti-cold medicines are generally compound preparations, including antipyretic and analgesics, blood vessel contraction drugs, anti-cough expectorants, antihistamines, central stimulants and other ingredients.

If the anti-cold medicines taken contain antipyretic analgesics and central stimulant caffeine, because these substances themselves have an effect on the gastric mucosa, after drinking coffee, the caffeine in the coffee aggravates the stimulation of the gastric mucosa and increases adverse reactions, so it is not surprising that stomach pain problems occur.

Many anti-cold medicine instructions are marked with adverse reactions that may cause gastrointestinal discomfort after taking this medicine, so it is not advisable to drink coffee in addition to cold medicine. In addition, patients with gastric ulcers should pay attention to whether they contain caffeine ingredients when taking cold medicine. It is best not to take cold medicines containing caffeine.

In addition, it is not advisable to drink alcohol or drink Chinese alcoholic beverages after taking anti-cold drugs. In addition, some studies have shown that drinking coffee during colds may be fatal. Because cold drugs generally contain phenylapropanolamine, when taken with high-volume caffeine products, it can triple the highest blood concentration, which may cause a sharp increase in blood pressure, which is even more fatal.

Patients with colds should avoid sweet and greasy foods. Sweet and greasy foods aggravate the symptoms of coughing and phlegm. Avoid spicy and hot foods such as chili peppers and mustard to help fire produce phlegm. Avoid barbecue and fried foods such as fried toast, fried pork chops, barbecue, etc. Avoid strong irritation condiments, curry powder, pepper powder, and fresh spicy powder, which are strongly irritating, which is not good for the respiratory mucosa and aggravate the symptoms of the patient.

Pay attention to cold diet

1. Patients with colds often suffer from loss of appetite and indigestion, so their diet should be light, thin and soft, and easy to digest and absorb. A small amount of health diet should be used in winter.

2. Cold patients often have symptoms such as fever and sweating, or sweating due to taking anti-spectrum drugs. Therefore, water should be replenished in time. Enough water can also dilute toxins in the blood, accelerate the excretion of metabolites, thereby reducing the symptoms of colds and shortening the course of the disease.

3. Fruits and vegetables are alkaline foods, which are not conducive to the reproduction of microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria. Therefore, eating more foods rich in calcium, zinc and vitamins will have a certain inhibitory effect on the virus.

Can I drink coffee during menstruation

During menstruation, women need to pay great attention to their diet and life. There are many taboos during menstruation, especially in diet. Coffee is especially popular among female friends. So, can you drink coffee during menstruation? This is a question that many women are concerned about, especially office workers. Can women drink coffee during menstruation?

The dangers of drinking coffee during menstruation

1. The caffeine contained in coffee is an obstacle to the human body's metabolism, especially the body's carbohydrate metabolism. For women, their breasts will cause breast swelling and pain due to the obstruction of sugar metabolism. Not only that, excessive caffeine is also the "killer" of B vitamins in the human body. When B vitamins are consumed, the deficiencies of bile and inositol that can stabilize the central nervous system will cause large fluctuations in women's emotions, and tend to be negative, anxious, prone to anger, etc.

2. Research has found that gynecological diseases in women can be caused by excessive intake of coffee. The direct cause is the increase in the secretion of estrogen, and coffee is the driving force behind the scenes. If a woman already suffers from endometriosis, breast swelling or some other gynecological diseases and does not inhibit drinking coffee, it will aggravate the condition. During menstruation, women will go through the stage of ovarian ovulation, and the increase in estrogen secretion caused by coffee will obviously have a certain impact on the change in the number of eggs. The serious is ovarian aging, accelerated aging of human functions, and menstrual disorders.

In addition, coffee seems to be the starter for dysmenorrhea. Regardless of whether you have any friends who have dysmenorrhea before, once you drink coffee during menstruation, the pain will come unexpectedly.

Women should drink less coffee during menstruation

It is understood that before menstruation, the internal environment of a woman's body will change to a certain extent. At this time, a small amount of caffeine can relieve menstrual discomfort, but this does not mean that caffeine is beneficial to women during menstrual periods.

According to the research results, excessive intake of caffeine can hinder the metabolism of sugars, causing edema and swelling and pain in the breast.

At the same time, excessive caffeine intake during menstruation will increase the consumption of B vitamins stored in the body. The bile, inositol, etc. in B vitamins play a sedative role in the central nervous system. If it is missing, it will cause symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, irritability and other emotional instability.

In addition, drinking too much coffee will increase the estrogen in the body, aggravating some gynecological diseases, such as endometriosis, breast swelling, and some gynecological tumor diseases; drinking coffee during menstruation will significantly increase the estrogen in the body, affect the number of eggs in the ovaries, age the ovaries, and accelerate the aging of all functions of the human body, leading to menstrual disorders, and may also cause dysmenorrhea and increase menstrual volume.

Experts suggest that women who drink too much coffee for a long time are prone to myocardial infarction. If you want to drink it, you might as well wait until the menstruation is over and drink a cup of black coffee without sugar every day, which can also have a certain weight loss effect.

Can pregnant women drink coffee?

Many women have the habit of drinking coffee, and pregnancy is no exception. The editor reminds young women during pregnancy that as long as you are in pregnancy, even if it is only 3 weeks, beverages containing caffeine may kill your little life! You may doubt, is it that serious?

This is definitely not a fool. Caffeine is an alkaloid extracted from tea and coffee fruits. It is used moderately to eliminate fatigue and excite nerves. It is clinically used to treat neurasthenia and coma resuscitation. Many of the other products, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and tea beverages, etc., have caffeine ingredients, but the caffeine content of all products that can be seen on the market should pass national standards for testing.

Large doses or long-term use can also cause damage to the human body, especially it is addictive. Once it is discontinued, various withdrawal symptoms such as mental atrophy and fatigue will appear. Although it is weak in addictiveness, withdrawal symptoms are not very serious. However, when the dose of medication is constantly increasing due to the tolerance of drugs, caffeine not only acts on the cerebral cortex, but also can directly stimulate the medulla oblongata, causing paroxysmal convulsions and bone tremors, damage important internal organs such as liver, stomach, and kidneys, induce respiratory inflammation, breast tumors and other diseases, and even lead to the next generation of users with low intelligence and limb deformities.

The harm of coffee to the fetus

There have been symptoms of mild poisoning such as nausea, vomiting, headache, and rapid heartbeat after drinking a few bottles of Coke in a short period of time. This is because the mother and the fetus are very prone to react to substances containing caffeine. Caffeine can act quickly on the fetus through the placenta, and the fetus is particularly sensitive to caffeine. Too much caffeine intake will affect the development of important organs such as the fetus' brain, heart and liver, and may cause fingers and toes, and it will also increase the occurrence of adverse conditions such as miscarriage, premature birth, and low weight in the baby. Tea and coffee contain a large amount of caffeine, which enters the fetus' body through the blood circulation of pregnant women, causing intestinal spasms, frequent fetal movements, and restlessness, etc. The fetus is prone to congenital malformations.

The harm of caffeine to pregnant women

For pregnant women, coffee is not a good thing. Drinking this product frequently during pregnancy is not conducive to your own health care. The caffeine ingredients it contains can stimulate the pregnant women, speed up the heartbeat and increase blood pressure. It is more dangerous for pregnant women with pregnancy hypertension syndrome. It can lead to coronary heart disease and increase the possibility of myocardial infarction.

Research from Boston University in the United States has shown that women who drink more than 5 cups of coffee a day have a 70% increase in the risk of myocardial infarction, and the risk increases with the increase in drinking. An Australian bioscience research team recently found that excessive caffeine is one of the culprits of miscarriage in pregnant women. Many previous studies have shown that caffeine may affect human conception.

The team's research results prove that caffeine can affect the level of estrogen conversion to progesterone, thereby preventing the fertilized egg from implanting smoothly in the uterus. If caffeine works together with alcohol and nicotine, its side effects will be doubled. Therefore, women who drink coffee and smoke and drink excessively have higher chances of abortion.

In addition to coffee, caffeine is also high in many medicines such as cocoa, chocolate, painkillers, and stimulants. Caffeine ingredients make people in an excited state, inhibit sleep, and can easily disrupt the normal rest of pregnant women. Tea also contains a large amount of tannin that can combine with the iron in the food to form a complex that cannot be absorbed by the body. If pregnant women drink too much strong tea, it may cause pregnancy anemia, which will also leave the fetus with congenital iron deficiency anemia.

Conclusion: After reading the editor’s introduction to coffee above, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of coffee, know how to drink good coffee, and know how to correctly drink the coffee you like. Only by drinking coffee correctly can it be beneficial to your body. Everyone must be in moderation and don’t be greedy for cups.