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Did you know that
there has been a history of coffee recorded as far back as the tenth century.
During that period, coffee was primarily confined to Ethiopia where its native beans were first cultivated.
However, Arab trading expanded and the beans found their way to northern Africa and were cultivated on a
very large scale. From there, the beans entered the Indian and European markets, and the popularity of coffee spread.
The word "coffee" entered English in 1598 from the Italian
caffè. It is believed that Coffee was first imported to Italy.
Then Venetian merchants introduced coffee to the wealthy in Venice.
Which is how coffee was introduced to Europe. It is thought that the first European coffee house was opened in Italy in 1645.
Coffee became available in England in the 16th century. And the first coffeehouse was opened in St. Michael's Alley in Cornhill.
The popularity of coffeehouses spread rapidly in Europe and
later in America.
By 1675, there were more than 3,000 coffeehouses in England.
The introduction of coffee to the Americas is attributed to France.
Through colonization, Martinique and the colonies of the West Indies were where the first French coffee plantations were.
The first coffee plantation in Brazil came to be in 1727. By the
1800's, Brazils harvests would turn coffee from a drink for the elite to a drink for
all.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Brazil was the biggest producer of coffee and
had a virtual monopoly. A policy of maintaining high prices soon opened
the door to other nations, such as Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia and Viet Nam, now second only to Brazil as the major coffee producer in the world.
During the colonial period when coffee came to North America, it was not as big of a
hit as it had been in Europe. However, during the Revolutionary
War the demand for coffee increased so much that dealers hoarded their
limited supplies and dramatically raised their prices. After the War of 1812,
the Americans' taste for coffee grew, and high demand during the American Civil War
along with advances in brewing technology secured the position of coffee as an everyday commodity in the United States.
The largest market for coffee is the United States, followed by Germany and Japan.
Coffee is also a very important export commodity. In 2004, coffee was the top agricultural export for 12
countries and in 2005, it was the world's seventh largest legal agricultural export by value.
On Average, depending on the type of coffee and method of preparation, the caffeine content of a single
cup of coffee (7 fluid ounces) or a single shot of espresso (1oz) can be expected to contain the following amounts of
caffeine:
Drip coffee: 115 to 175 mg
Espresso: 40 mg
Brewed/Pressed: 80 to 135 mg
Instant: 65 to 100 mg
Decaf, brewed: 3 to 4 mg
Decaf, instant: 2 to 3 mg
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