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Introduction to Coffee
Coffee is the most widespread drink in the world with approximately half-a-trillion cups consumed every year. There are two fundamental types of coffee: espresso and regular, or non-espresso. Espresso is the variety of coffee available in cafés and restaurants, whilst regular coffee is generally meant for the home.
Major producers
- Nearly 70% of the world's coffee is produced by the Americas while Brazil contributes 30% and Colombia 12% to the global production.
- Three percent of the global demand is met by Ethiopia.
The coffee industry of the world employs nearly 25 million people while approximately 5 million people work in the coffee industry in Brazil. Brazil has in excess of 3 billion coffee plants.
Ethiopia has a total workforce of 12 million people in its coffee industry. Importing approximately 1.2 billion kg each year, the USA is the world's chief coffee consumer.
In the UK a substantial sum of money is spent on coffee each year. Behind petroleum coffee is the world's second most important commodity.
Inside 1,000 miles of the equator the entire commercial coffee is cultivated. Coffee is produced in commercial amounts by more than 50 countries across the globe.
Of all extensively produced agricultural crops, harvesting of coffee is the least mechanized.
Highest consumption
- The highest per capita drinking of coffee in the world takes place in Ethiopia.
- In Europe, Finland has the maximum per capita coffee consumption, closely trailed by Denmark.
The three major kinds of commercially produced coffee bean are Arabica, Robusta in addition to Liberia.
Content
- The weight of a standard bag of coffee for international trade is 60 kg or 132 lbs.
- A bag of green coffee contains 600,000 beans while there are 10,000 beans in a kg; and a kg of roasted coffee contains 12,000 beans.
- 35 - 45 beans are required to make an espresso
It has been observed that men consume greater amounts of coffee than women though the difference in intake is slight.
Milk and sugar in coffee
- The majority of people prefer to drink coffee with milk and sugar while a number of people have a fondness for black coffee.
- This is confirmed by the fact that 60% of coffee is consumed with sugar and milk while 40% is consumed black.
- Of all the coffee consumed in the world, 13% is instant coffee.
During breakfast 57% of coffee is consumed while between meals the consumption of coffee is 34% and at other times 13% of coffee is drunk. Every hour the human body gets rid of 20% of the caffeine in its system. At any one time the human body is merely able to absorb 300 milligrams of caffeine. Approximately 150 milligrams of caffeine is present in a standard coffee cup. Of the entire caffeine consumption in the world coffee accounts for nearly 75% of it.