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Coffee Health Benefits

For many coffee is simply a medium in which to deliver caffeine. But according to the latest research, coffee may also hold a significant amount of health benefits.

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Study Finds Coffee May Decrease Risk of Depression in Women

Study Finds Coffee May Decrease Risk of Depression in Women By Amy Scattergood Tue., Sep. 27 2011 at 1:26 PM   cappucino ​ Time to throw out the Prozac and buy some more Ethiopian Yrgecheffe instead. According to a report in yesterday’s Archives of Internal … Continue reading

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Botanical Aspects of Coffee

BOTANY Coffee belongs to the botanical family Rubiaceae, which has some 500 genera and over 6,000 species. Most are tropical trees and shrubs that grow in the lower storey of forests. Other members of the family include gardenias and plants that … Continue reading

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The Next Movement

 By Geoff Watts    A new decade is arrived. Are you ready for it? Is the world of Specialty Coffee ready for it? Just to help ease the transition I put together a little list of things to look forward to … Continue reading

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Studies indicate new health benefits for coffee

Issue Date: SCR – August 2011, Posted On: 7/11/2011 by Specialty Coffee Retailer Studies indicate new health benefits for coffee Two studies suggest that heavy coffee consumption may have certain newly discovered health benefits—at least in terms of avoiding disease. … Continue reading

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Caffè al freddo Shakerato

1. Make  0,5l filter style coffee of Cielito Lindo “espresso roast.” (can use your own). Add sugar to taste and 3-4 double espressos made on Cielito Lindo espresso. Add Gelatine or similar and stir. Strain liquid in to a espuma … Continue reading

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Japan to use coffee grounds as biomass fuel

TOKYO (Commodity Online) : Quake hit Japan is trying different things to boost non nuclear energy and the latest to this effect is using coffee grounds to use as biomass fuel in thermal power plants.   Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. … Continue reading

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Bay Area coffee drinkers feeling price squeeze

Bay Area coffee drinkers feeling price squeeze 04/03/11 Tara Duggan, Special to The Chronicle San Francisco’s Four Barrel is about to raise its prices on coffee for the first time since it opened in 2008. If it hasn’t already, your … Continue reading

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What causes raw, green coffee staleness?

After coffee beans—really fruit seeds—are properly dried and uniformly conditioned to the right degree of moisture content for stability, they are at their peak of expression. The beans contain the maximum amount of volatile aromatic oils locked within the their … Continue reading

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