Whether you’re a black-coffee purist or a caramel-latte devotee, there’s a lot more to your morning cup than caffeine. In honor of National Coffee Day, we’re sharing some fun facts to sip on while you enjoy your next brew.
- Coffee beans are the pits of a coffee cherry fruit that grows on the Coffea plant.
- Early coffeehouses were called “Penny Universities” because of the price of a cup.
- According to the International Coffee Organization, the average person in Finland drinks about 12kg per year, or about 4 cups a day.
- When it comes to global caffeine intake, coffee is king. It supplies over half of the world’s caffeine, accounting for about 54% of total consumption.
- Smuggling played a massive role in coffee’s global journey. Most notably, a traveler named Baba Budan brought the plant to Indian soil by concealing live coffee seeds around his waist on his trek back from Mecca.
- Legend has it that Pope Clement VIII loved coffee’s flavor so much that he decided to “baptize” the brew, declaring it far too good to remain exclusive to the underworld.
- The 29th is National Coffee Day, while the first of October is International Coffee Day.
- Coffee drinkers who stick to a moderate amount tend to have fewer heart problems. Heart and blood vessel disease risk was lowest at about 3 to 5 cups a day, and heavier drinking wasn’t linked to higher risk. Heart failure risk was modestly lower at 2 to 4 cups, and one review put the lowest risk at just 1 to 2. The best number depends on which heart problem you’re looking at.
Every cup starts here. Coffee cherries turn from green to yellow to red as they ripen, and each one holds two coffee beans.
From all of us here at Straight Shot Wireless, have a great coffee day!
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