COFFEE
One of the three most-popular beverages in the world!
What is Coffee?
Coffee is a drink, brewed from the roasted and ground seeds of the tropical evergreen coffee plant. There are two types of coffee plants.
1. Arabica
The flatter and elongated Arabica bean is described as milder, flavorful, and aromatic. Arabica beans are delicate resulting in being vulnerable to pests, needing to cool in subtropical climate, grown at higher elevations around 2,000-6,500 feet, and requires plenty of moisture, sun and shade. The top producers of this species are Latin American, Eastern Africa, Asia, and Arabia.
2. Robusta
Robusta
is characterized as heartier, able to grow in lower altitudes (sea
to 2,000 feet), cheaper to produce, double the amount of caffeine
compared to Arabica, and the choice of bean for commercial coffee
brands. The main producers of this species are Western and Central
Africa, Southeast Asia, and Brazil.
How Do You Store Coffee?
Imagine you’ve bought coffee, now where and
how do you store it? Here are a few tips that Consumer Reports have
come up with. Keep it airtight in a ceramic, glass or non-reactive
metal container. In addition, if purchased in
large amounts, divide the coffee into different containers, keeping
the unused one airtight until needed. If you
purchase coffee in smaller quantities, keep in mind that it can lose
its freshness quite quickly so buy fresh roasted coffee in small
amounts lasting one to two weeks for preservation. The last tip to storing coffee is storing it away from the oven
in a dark and cool location. That being said,
if the wall on the outside gets warm or hot from the sun, that is
not a place where you should store it. These tips will help keep
your coffee fresh and flavourful.