COFFEE

Definition
• Coffee is a brewed beverage prepared from roasted
seeds, commonly called coffee beans. They are
seeds of “coffee cherries” that grow on trees in over
70 countries.
• Due to its caffeine content, coffee can have a
stimulating effect in humans. Today, coffee is one of
the most consumed beverages worldwide.
 Types
• Based on Coffee plant species
Two main species:
1. Coffea Arabica – the more traditional coffee and considered to be
superior in flavor.
2. Coffea Canephora – also known as Robusta. It contains higher caffeine,
more bitter and acidic in flavor. But it can grow in climates and
environment were Arabica would not be profitable and it is less expensive.
 Types
Based on Style
• Americano (Caffe Americano): sometimes referred to as a black coffee
• Cappucchino: espresso with warm milk
• Latte Coffee: white coffee
• Café Macchiato: layered coffee
• Flavoured Macchiato’s: Macchiato made with flavoured syrup - Hazelnut,
caramel, mint, chocolate
 Health Concerns
Health Benefits Health Risks
1. Coffee boosts your physical performance.  1. It increases your LDL(low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol) level which is a bad cholesterol.
2. Coffee may help you lose weight. 2. Drink more than one cup a day if you’re
pregnant can cause the fetus to be highly sensitive
to caffeine based on study.
3. Coffee protects your brain. 3. Coffee can cause insomnia and restlessness.

4. Coffee helps you focus and stay alert 4. Bad coffee can be toxic
5. Coffee protects your body. 5. Coffee for kids, may increase bedwetting.

6. Coffee brightens your mood, helps fight

depression and lowers risk of suicide.
 Manufacturing
The process of creating coffee, beginning with a seed and arriving in a cup
to be consumed by a customer, consists of a typical series of steps to produce
the coffee that many enjoy. A coffee bean begins as a seed after being
fermented, dried, roasted and ground, it is ready to be brewed into coffee.

Fermenting
Planting Harvesting Or Drying Roasting Grinding
Maceration
Preservation Techniques
The preservation technique for coffee is the preservation of the
coffee beans and not the brewed coffee itself. Based on studies,
what is claimed is;
A method for preserving green coffee beans comprising:
1. Flushing a low-oxygen permeability container with an inert gas
(nitrogen) safe for food contact, wherein the gas minimally reacts
with green coffee beans;
2. Including at least one oxygen absorbent in said container;
3. Filling said container with green coffee beans; and
4. Sealing the said container.
This high technology packing technique can have variations.
Preservation Techniques
2. Fermentation
Lactic, acetic, and propionic acids are produced in this process
and are believed to prevent the traditional fermentation taste
by inhibiting mold growth that would occur when drying in
humid conditions.
Trivia
The most expensive coffee, Kopi
Luwak, cost 160-$600/lb. or 3042.30-
11408.64 pesos/lb. , is an a processed
palm civet poop. It is also called
“Toddy Cat poop coffee”.

Based from National Nutrient Database

for Standard Reference from the USDA,
coffee is more healthier than tea.