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The word coffee comes from the Arabic "Kahwa" - a coffee tree or its seeds used for cooking toniziruschego drink, known under the same name, and to obtain from it the caffeine.
Coffee - an important object of world trade. Major countries - suppliers of coffee beans - is Brazil and Colombia, as well as Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and other (65%). About 27% of coffee grown in Africa, mainly in Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Angola, Uganda. The rest - in Asia, Indonesia, India, the Philippines.
Drink coffee prepared from roasted at 180 - 200 ° C for 20 - 30 minutes, and milled grain. When coffee is roasted caramelization of sugar and the formation of substances that give the drink a brown color, pleasant taste and aroma.
Varieties of coffee very much. They called the place of production or name of the port through which the coffee export. One of the best varieties are considered to be a Yemeni mocha coffee, produced in small quantities, coffee Santos, Brazilian and Colombian varieties, such as IALA.
The chemical composition of coffee varies depending on the variety. The average content of nitrogen compounds in coffee 13 - 14% caffeine 0,65 - 2,7%, sugar 2 - 3%, fat 12 - 15%, more than 20% fat, minerals, 3 - 4%.
Thanks to caffeine coffee has a stimulating and toning effect on the central nervous system. One teaspoon of ground coffee, going to cook one cup of beverage, contains a single therapeutic dose of caffeine. This is about 0,07 - 0,1 g.
Coffee, drink from it, excites the secretion of gastric juice.
People with increased excitability, palpitations, ulcers, insomnia coffee, in principle, is contraindicated.
For those who have heart problems, coffee - the enemy. It contains, besides caffeine, tannins, resins and acids that are harmful to the cardiovascular system.
Symbolic aspect. On the field Arkan coffee tree, dotted with grains.
Divination aspect. Do not get carried away over coffee, especially if you have a weak heart.
