10 interesting facts about coffee

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It all started with a dancing goat

According to legend, an Ethiopian shepherd named Kaldi discovered the coffee plant. While herding, he found that goats became very excited and moved strangely after eating a kind of fruit from the coffee tree, so he tried to eat some. Later, a monk noticed that Kaldi was full of energy and asked him why. Kaldi told him the secret of the coffee tree, so the monk took some coffee berries back to the monastery, and these berries kept him energetic enough to stay up late to pray and study.

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From Devil's Water to True Christian Drink

As the legend goes, officials at the Vatican petitioned Pope Clement VIII to ban coffee, claiming it was a suitor of Satan (since it came from the Islamic world), but Clement VIII refused to do so until he tasted the drink himself, so he had some prepared for him, and apparently the taste pleased him greatly, because rumor has it that his final verdict was that "this Satanic drink is so delicious that it would be a pity if the pagans were to have it in their entirety, and he is going to fool Satan by baptizing it."

Coffee is the second most traded commodity

Coffee is more than just a drink, it is the world's second most traded commodity after oil. Coffee trade is vital to politics, survival, economics and many developing countries, and the pricing and future development of this industry directly affects the movements of stock exchanges and business boardrooms in some of the world's wealthiest cities.

Coffee can energize people, and it can also energize cars

Coffee can do more than just perk you up after a nap, it can also fuel your car, according to an experiment that turned coffee grounds into biodiesel. While coffee may never replace diesel, those cappuccino dregs may one day help us reduce our impact on the environment.

Coffee can revive dying houseplants

Coffee can be used to save dying indoor plants. Mix coffee with sugar residue and pour it over a potted plant regularly. It will bring back life to plants whose leaves turn yellow in the winter. This may be due to the caffeine or some nutrients in the coffee, but it does give the plants a boost. Whatever the reason, coffee and plants do produce this effect.

It used to be illegal

Coffee was once considered illegal during three different cultural periods.

The mayor of Mecca once banned coffee in 1511, claiming that "it is contrary to our sacred laws for men and women to meet in coffee houses, play violins and chess, and other things." He then ordered a complete ban on coffee.

In 1675, King Charles II of England attempted to ban coffee houses, fearing they were "breeding grounds for revolution," but the ban was rescinded after just 11 days due to public outcry.

The third was Frederick, who banned the drink coffee in Germany in 1677. He tried to block the import of coffee into Germany because he was afraid that it would compete with local products.

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Coffee Grown in the Bean Belt

The most suitable area for growing coffee is in the central belt of the earth, a tropical region where Capricorn and Cancer intersect. This is the bean belt. The soil, climate and latitude can all affect the taste of coffee beans.

Coffee is the seed of a bright red berry

Although you drink coffee every day, unless you live in a country with coffee plantations, you may not know what a coffee tree looks like. What we call coffee beans are actually the seeds of a berry. Coffee trees can grow up to 30 feet tall, but for easier picking, they are generally planted at 10 feet tall.

Light coffee contains more caffeine than dark coffee

Contrary to popular belief, dark roasted coffee contains less caffeine than lighter roasted coffee because the roasting process reduces the caffeine content of the coffee beans.

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Coffee may reduce risk of diabetes

In a 2005 study, researchers found that those who drank 4 to 6 cups of coffee a day had a 30% lower risk of diabetes than those who drank less than two cups. When it exceeded 6 cups, the number dropped to 35%. If you are afraid of being restless in the office because of drinking too much coffee, you don't have to worry. Caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee provide almost the same effect. The bad thing is that coffee can cause osteoporosis, wrinkles and weight. (Source: Internet)

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