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Running Head : THE BENEVOLENT

The Benevolent Bean

A Closer Look at Coffee Professor Title : The Benevolent Bean : A Closer Look at Coffee

Thesis Statement : Coffee helps not only the drinkers because of health benefits it also provides jobs for millions of people around the world .Introduction

Coffee discovery

Coffee statistics worldwide

Body

How coffee is produced

Health benefits from coffee

Caffeine component

Others

Conclusion

Coffee Discovery

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coffee according to a French statesman , Talleyrand Coffee has really gone a long way from its humble origins in Ethiopia where it was discovered by Kaldi , a goatherd dating back to Circa A .D 800 . Legend has it that Kaldi noticed his herd dancing from one shrub to another , grazing on the cherry-red berries containing the beans . He ate a few and was soon frolicking with his flock (National Geographic website

Coffee Statistics Worldwide

Now facing the challenges of the 21st century , coffee outnumbered its opponents as it is now the most popular drink worldwide with over 500 billion cups consumed each year , not considering water , of course . It is the second most traded commodity globally , ranking next to petroleum Brazil is the largest coffee exporting nation , but Vietnam is heating up the competition by being the major producer of Robusta beans . Over 8 pounds of coffee is grown in 50 countries , providing jobs for more than 25 million people around the world , according to the coffeeperks website

How Coffee is produced

same number of berries . These berries ripen over nine months . The ideal harvesting time is when the berries are red , and inside each berry lay two precious beans . On the average , the pickers can gather between 100 to 200 pounds of coffee cherries a day . Obviously the work is done manually , from the planting to the harvesting . If 42 beans are needed to make a cup of espresso , imagine how many hands , how long the hours and how hard the work just to provide for a student who decides to an espresso so that he /she is able to utilize the wi-fi services of a coffee shop ! There is much to thank , but this is just the beginning

Health Benefits from Coffee

The Americans , the French and the German must be grateful to the coffee farmers who earn as little as 4 cents a pound for the coffee they pick by hand , since these nationalities are the biggest coffee drinkers consuming 65 of the world 's that attracts me and over a hundred billion others ? Oh , it must be caffeine ! Caffeine is known medically as trimethylxanthine , used as a cardiac stimulant , mild diuretic and as a bronchodilator . Recreationally it is used to provide a boost of energy by tricking the nerve cells to take it instead of adenosine (the nucleoside responsible for sleep hence the stimulation (Marshall Brain . Aside from improving mental performance and elevating mood , drinking coffee has other benefits too Coffee...