10 things you need to know about coffee
1. Caffeine can kill you
It’s true, but only if you drink 80 or 100 cups. The advice of the experts? Do not try this under any circumstances!
2. Coffee can be good for you
Studies show that Americans get the bulk of their antioxidants for the day from a daily dose of coffee. If you don’t like coffee, then just replace it with black tea – the second most consumed antioxidant drink. Bananas rank third as a source of antioxidants in modern Western society.
3. Coffee increases sexual desire in women
Initially, the strange discovery was made in tests on rats, but later it was proved that the aromatic drink has a similar effect in human beings. However, for the drink to be effective, it is necessary that the lady who consumes it is not used to drinking coffee every day.
4. Caffeine reduces pain
The drink is especially effective after a strenuous workout. However, the effect can only be felt by those people who are not coffee consumers on a daily basis, but drink the drink only from time to time.
5. Caffeine can disrupt sleep
If you consume a cup of coffee after 6 o’clock in the evening, the probability that you will not be able to fall asleep is quite high. Interestingly, most people after a few hours don’t even remember drinking coffee, but the effect of the aromatic drink keeps them alert and keeps the brain very active.
6. Decaffeinated coffee contains caffeine
If you drink 10 cups of decaffeinated coffee in one day, you will get the same amount of caffeine as you would from 1 or 2 cups of regular coffee.
7. Decaffeination is done with chemicals
The beans are boiled so that the dissolved caffeine rises to the surface where it is washed away using an organic solvent called methylene chloride.
8. Caffeine is not the cause of the bitter taste
Caffeine is not the main bitter compound in coffee. Rather, the biggest culprit is antioxidants.
9. Coffee qualities depend on roasting and brewing
When it comes to good taste, it all comes down to the roasting and brewing process. During roasting, the oils locked inside the beans begin to be released, and this happens at a temperature of about 400 degrees. What is the secret of good taste? The more oil, the stronger the aroma.
10. Coffee was discovered by goats
About 1,000 years ago in a mountainous region of Africa, a goatherd could not blink all night after his goats feasted on the small red coffee berries. Amazed by their energy, the shepherd took the discovery to local monks.
