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History of Coffee

There is a Turkish proverb- "A cup of coffee commits one to forty years of friendship." The advent of Coffee Beansin the human civilization is traced back to hundreds thousands years in the Ethiopian Highlands and Yemen. In fact, the green coffee Beans happen to be the "first trail mix", being relished by travelers on long journeys. However, the Arab world began expanding its trade horizons, and the Beans moved into northern Africa and were mass-cultivated. From there, the Beansentered the Indian and European markets, and the popularity of the beverage spread.

Some historians suggest that coffee was introduced into Arabia by slave traders who raided Africa as early as 1000 BC. One possible origin of both the beverage and the name is the Kingdom of Kaffa in Ethiopia, where the coffee plant originated (its name there is bunn or bunna. It was in the year 1607 that coffee was introduced to the New World by Captain John Smith, founder of Virginia at Jamestown. Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.

Coffee Production

The original coffee cultivation was done in the shade of trees, which provided natural habitat for many animals and insects, roughly approximating the biodiversity of a natural forest. However, during the Green Revolution (in the 1970s and 1980s), there was a gradual shift to technified coffee agriculture in Latin America. The drawbacks related to this practice came out to be the cutting down of trees, along with high inputs of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The environmental problems of deforestation, pesticide pollution, habitat destruction, soil and water degradation greatly effected the coffee farm cultivation. As a result, there has been a return to both the traditional and new methods of growing shade-tolerant varieties.

Coffee Processing

Coffee Beansare the seeds of fruits which resemble cherries, with a red skin (the exocarp) when ripe. Beneath the pulp (the mesocarp), each surrounded by a parchment-like covering (the endocarp), lie two Beans, flat sides together. When the fruit is ripe a thin, slimy layer of mucilage surrounds the parchment. Underneath the parchment, the Beansare covered in another thinner membrane, the silver skin (the seed coat). Each cherry generally contains two coffee Beans; if there is only one it assumes a rounder shape and is known as a pea berry. Coffee Beansmust be removed from the fruit and dried before they can be roasted; this can be done in two ways, known as the dry and the wet methods. When the process is complete, the unroasted Coffee Beans are known as green coffee. The wet method is generally used for all the Arabica coffees, with the exception of those produced in Brazil and the Arabica-producing countries.

Coffee Roasting

The coffee roasting process consists essentially of cleaning, roasting, cooling, grinding, and packaging operations. In larger operations, bags of green coffee Beans are hand or machine-opened, dumped into a hopper, and screened to remove debris. The green Beansare then weighed and transferred by belt or pneumatic conveyor to storage hoppers. From the storage hoppers, the green Beansare conveyed to the roaster. Roasters typically operate at temperatures between 370 and 540 °F (188 and 282 °C), and the Beans are roasted for a period of time ranging from a few minutes to about 30 minutes. Many people who roast coffee prefer to follow a "recipe", or roast profile, when bringing out the flavor characteristics they wish to highlight.

The Gauge of Importance of Coffee

The North Americans are addressed as the world's largest coffee consumers with Seattle being the spiritual home of coffee. With passage of time, this 'coffee culture' has spread its impact over the rest of the world. Even the countries which hold great coffee traditions to their credit, encompassing Italy, Germany, and Scandinavia, have added new converts to the pleasures of good coffee. As a result, the importance of coffee in the world economy cannot be overstated. Being one of the most valuable primary products in the world trade; its cultivation, processing, trading, transportation and marketing provide employment for millions of people worldwide.

The Science of Coffee

Exhibiting the mystery to rejuvenate those who enjoy its bite, coffee holds command over the way our bodies react. The major constituent of coffee- "caffeine" is an alkaloid, being found in over 63 plant species around the world. The other major compounds- theophylline, and theobromine cast different biochemical effects on the human body. Apart from acting as a stimulant in the human body, scientists have shown that coffee reduces suicidal tendencies in women, while it may also prevent gallstones and gallbladder disease in men, and reduce the incidence of diabetes by some 40%.