COFFEE

DEFINITION
Coffee is a kind of beverage derived from the extraction and processing
plants of coffee beans that have been dried and then crushed into powder.
HISTORIES
The era of the discovery of the coffee bean began around the year 800 BC,
the other opinion says 850 AD. At that time, a lot of people on the African continent,
especially the Ethiopians, who ate beans are mixed with animal fat and wine to
meet the body's need for protein and energy.
The discovery of the coffee happens by accident when a herder named
Khalid, observe his herd of goats that still maintained even after sunset after eating
berries similar. He also tried to cook and eat it. And he felt the same effect. This
habit then continues to grow and spread to various countries in Africa, but the
method of presentation are still using conventional methods. It was only a few
hundred years later brought coffee beans are passed through the and arrived in
Saudi Arabia with more advanced methods of presentation.
KINDS OF COFFEE BEANS
a. Arabica
: This coffee has a distinctive aroma and delicious.
Arabica coffee also has a rather sour taste that made a key element in
determining the mixing of this arabica coffee. Caffeine content of this arabica
coffee was still under robusta coffee caffeine content. If the calculated
percentage of arabica coffee caffeine content is less than 50% compared with
robusta. Besides this arabica coffee plants have greater endurance seeds
from a variety of climates. However, the treatment plant is more difficult
because the plant is fragile or not easily survive.
b. Robusta
: Robusta coffee is different from the Arabica coffee although
almost the same form. The coffee plants tend relatively easier to survive with
a wide range of climates so that at the time of harvest more robusta coffee
beans can be harvested. In terms of higher caffeine content of coffee robusta.
It can be viewed in terms of flavor and aroma. Robusta coffee aroma is softer
but it tasted more bitter than arabica coffee. This bitter taste affect caffeine
content. Color of Robusta beans also affects the quality of the coffee beans.
The darker the color of the beans, the better the coffee beans for processing.
c. Kopi luwak : or civet coffee, refers to the seeds of coffee berries once they
have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus
hermaphroditus). Producers of the coffee beans argue that the process may
improve coffee through two mechanisms, selection and digestion. Selection
occurs if the civets choose to eat coffee berries containing better beans.
Digestive mechanisms may improve the flavor profile of the coffee beans that

have been eaten. The civet eats the berries for the beans' fleshy pulp, then in
the digestive tract, fermentation occurs. The civet's Protease enzymes seep
into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing
through a civet's intestines the beans are then defecated with other fecal
matter and collected.
KINDS OF COFFEE BEVERAGES
a. Black coffee : black coffee is the result of a direct extraction of boiling coffee
beans that are served without the addition of any flavor.
b. Espresso
: espresso is made by extracting coffee beans using steam at
high pressure. Espresso that served cold was called frappe.
c. Latte
: latte (coffee latte) is an espresso coffee with milk addition. The
ratio between the addition of milk and coffee 3 : 1.
d. Caf au lait : caf au lait is a sharp mix of black coffee with hot milk. Caf au
lait has similarities with caff latte but using black coffee and not espresso.
e. Macchiato : Macchiato is an espresso with a dash of foamed milk. At first
sight it resembles a small Cappuccino, but even if the ingredients are the
same as those used for Cappuccino, a Macchiato has a much stronger and
aromatic taste.
f. Americano : is a style of coffee prepared by adding hot water to espresso,
giving a similar strength to but different flavor from regular drip coffee. The
drink consists of a single or double-shot of espresso combined with between
1 and 16 fluid ounces of hot water.
g. Cappucino : Cappuccino is a coffee drink composed of espresso and hot
milk, with the surface topped with foamed milk. Cappuccino are most often
prepared on an espresso machine
h. Mochaccino : Like a caff latte, it is based on espresso and hot milk, but with
added chocolate, typically in the form of sweet cocoa powder, although many
varieties use chocolate syrup. Mochas can contain dark or milk chocolate.
i. Irish coffee : consist of hot black coffee, Irish whiskey, and brown sugar.
Stirred and topped with thick cream.
j. Kopi tubruk : an Indonesian-style coffee where coarse coffee grounds are
boiled along with solid sugar, resulting in a thick drink similar to black coffee.
ADVANTAGES
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Americans get more antioxidants from coffee than anything else.

Just smelling coffee could make you less stressed.
Coffee could lessen the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Coffee is great for your liver (especially if you drink alcohol).
Coffee can make you feel happier.
Coffee could reduce your chances of getting skin cancer (if you're a
woman).
g. Coffee could reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
h. Drinking coffee could help keep your brain healthier for longer.
i. Coffee help you to burn belly fat.