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Roasted Coffee — How Do They Do It?

Roasted Coffee — How Do They Do It?
Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process is what produces the characteristic flavor of coffee by causing the green coffee beans to expand and to change in color, taste, smell, and density. Unroasted beans contain similar acids, protein, and caffeine as those that…
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Coffee: A Healthy Drink

Coffee: A Healthy Drink
Coffee Healthy? Studies Prove It When you think of coffee, you probably think of it as a "pick-me-up" kind of drink. But did you know that coffee has many health benefits? Studies have shown that coffee drinkers are less likely to develop Alzheimer's, colon cancer, and diabetes compared to non-drinkers, and they're also less apt…
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History of Kona Coffee in Hawaii

History of Kona Coffee in Hawaii
How did this ornamental tree imported into Honolulu in about 1813 by Kamehameha the Great's Spanish interpreter and physician Don Francisco de Paula y Marin become Kona's economic mainstay? The first coffee was planted in Kona by missionary Samuel Ruggles in 1828 or 1829. These first arabica trees were taken from cuttings planted on Oahu…
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25 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Coffee

25 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Coffee
Did You Know? 65 countries in the world grow coffee. They are all along the equator, within the tropics. Coffee is not grown anywhere in the United States except Puerto Rico and Hawaii. In 1675 Charles II, King of England issued a proclamation banning Coffee Houses. He said that they were places where people met…
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