Myths about coffee

I was chatting last night with friends about my business and coffee and I realized that people are rehearsing all those myths that they hear about coffee. So, I decided to clarify some of them in this article

But before you start, do you know that:
# 1 Coffee is a fruit
Grain brews are actually the processed and roasted seeds of a fruit, which is called a coffee cherry. The outer skin of the coffee cherry is called the exocarp . Below is the mesocarp a thin layer of pulp followed by a viscous layer called parenchyma .

The beans themselves are covered with a paper envelope called 19659006] endocarp more commonly referred to as parchment . Inside the parchment, side by side, are two beans, each covered separately by another thin membrane.

# 2 There are several types of coffee beans

In fact, there are many varieties of coffee beans, derived from selective breeding or natural selection of coffee plants.

The two most economically important coffee varieties are Arabica and Robusta; Arabica beans consist of 0.8-1.4% caffeine and Robusta beans contain 1.7-4% caffeine.

Nonvolatile and volatile compounds in green coffee beans, such as caffeine, deter many insects and animals from eating them. In addition, nonvolatile and volatile compounds contribute to the flavor of the coffee bean when it is roasted. Non-volatile nitrogen compounds (including alkaloids, trigonellin, proteins and free amino acids) and carbohydrates are of major importance for producing the complete aroma of roasted coffee and for its biological action.

# 3Using Coffee Beans
Coffee, since it's been discovered, has been used to make tasty beers in various crops. As the world evolves, marketing has become necessary and has made coffee one of the favorite drink choices over the years.

Coffee beans were used unconventionally and unconventionally. the uses have given rise to many myths that are at the center of many discussions whenever coffee talks are discussed.

Some popular myths on the use of coffee

The word "myth" comes from the ancient Greek word μῦθος, meaning: " humor companion, speech, account, rumor [19659028] fable"

Myths, legends and popular beliefs are more than just mistakes They repeat themselves from one person to another through conversations, newspaper articles, social media and e-mails.

Coffee over the years has had its own share of myths ranging from super health benefits to high stimulus claims, below is a list of myths that seem to cross most coffee-loving regions [19659028] Kaldi and The Dancing Goats

Most coffee people recognize this tale, they are not invested in the literal truth of history and it's a perfect place to start exploring how the myths coffee expresses important characteristics

A goatherd caring for his flock in the forests of southeastern Ethiopia, one day he noticed that his goats were munching on a bright red fruit tree and immediately began to dance with animation. Kaldi – the quaint curiosity – himself tried fruit, filled with energy and started dancing with the goats.

A monk reviewed the dances, put two and two together, and brought back some fruit to the monastery. He and the other monks started using the fruits to keep them stimulated for long periods of prayer, and so the coffee was introduced to the human race. This is a popular belief and has no support.

2. Coffee Helps to Lose Weight

The stimulating effects of caffeine can slightly increase your metabolism, but not enough to spoil your diet, especially in terms of long-term weight loss. Caffeine may reduce your desire to eat for a short time but there is not enough evidence to demonstrate that long-term use helps to lose weight

3. Doctors n & # 39 found no link between the daily use of caffeine and changes in heart rate.

   In 2014, the results of research examining the link between caffeine consumption and the development of cardiovascular disease were published. People who drink 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day are no more risky than those who do not drink coffee at all.

   Consuming a moderate amount (up to 300 milligrams or three cups of coffee) of caffeine on the daily basis will not hurt you . If you have high blood pressure, you may feel a temporary increase in heart rate, but there is no connection between caffeine and high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease.

   4. People dehydrate themselves by drinking coffee

   According to experts, it is the biggest myth of coffee, experts agree

   When British researchers have studied the body fluid levels of 50 men, they were the same as men drink coffee or water to hydrate it. Caffeine can force you to urinate. However, the fluid you consume in caffeinated drinks tends to offset the effects of fluid loss when you urinate.

   In the end, drinking caffeinated beverages in moderation does not cause dehydration.

   5. A darker roast is stronger

   In terms of caffeine, the darker your roast is, the less caffeine there is. Not by a big margin, but enough that this myth is debunked.

   Dark roasted coffee is not "stronger" than lighter roasted coffee; maybe a little heavier in the mouth, but certainly not stronger in the functional sense of the word.

   Strength, in terms of coffee, is solely and directly the result of the report to which you brew. The stronger the coffee, the stronger the coffee.

   The reason that roasts are perceived to be stronger is that the longer the coffee is roasted, the more moisture is roasted (coffee bursts or pops like popcorn). roasted).

   A brief remark
   These and several other myths are not written by individuals but evolve naturally and instinctively through unconscious processes in oral traditions. Even if they start as invented or true stories, revelations or dreams, they still end up in oral traditions

   Once the mind accepts a belief or myth or label as true, we see the proof of the truth in our world. In my opinion, myths are formed as a result of people sharing personal experiences on a particular thing beginning to relate their experiences together and then drawing logical conclusions.

   Once these experiences are consistent with them, they begin to generalize them. Reflect the experiences through the advice, once it can not be proven scientifically or otherwise, it is considered a myth.

   Demystifying Coffee Myths
   This requires an understanding of psychological research on misinformation. Coffee consumption and its effects, the result of these studies should highlight facts or key truths compared to various myths.

   Otherwise, we risk that people become familiar with the myth rather than with the myth. facts or truths correct.

   Myths are persistent, stubborn and memorable. To dislodge a myth, you must counter it with an even more convincing and memorable fact.

   And meanwhile, take a good cup of coffee please.

   Thank you,
   Benedicta
   About the author:
   Benedicta Tamakloe -a Coffeepreneur, is the founder of Bean Masters ] a Ghanaian start-up focused on the coffee trade of course. [19659003] She welcomes any remark / question / comment by email to [email protected]

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