The main ingredient in coffee is caffeine, considered the most consumed psychoactive drug on the planet: 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily around the world. But where does coffee come from and what effect does it have when we drink it?
What is the origin of coffee?
The word coffee comes from the Arabic qahwah which means invigorating. Qahwah was translated into Turkish as kahve and into Italian as caffè. However, the Coffee comes from Ethiopia, Africa, more precisely from the province of Kaffa.
Where does coffee come from?
The most common coffee beans and those seen are those already roasted, corresponding to the seeds found inside the coffee plant.
He the coffee tree is a shrub that reaches up to 10 meters in heightalthough, for cultivation, the maximum permitted height is 3 meters. When the coffee tree flowers, it bears fruit after three or four years.
What are the properties and benefits of this drink? Which countries are the largest coffee producers? And where is the most coffee consumed in the world? And finally, what do coffee experts say? In this video we answer all these questions and more.
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