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Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds are almost always called coffee beans. Coffee is the second most commonly traded commodity in the world (measured by monetary volume), trailing only petroleum, and the most consumed beverageIn total, 6.7 million tonnes of coffee were produced annually in 1998-2000, forecast to rise to 7 million tonnes annually by 2010. [http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y5143e/y5143e0v.htm FAO document repository - ''medium-term prospects for agricultural commodities; projections to the year 2010. Rome, Food and Argiculture Organisation of the United Nations, 2003. ISBN 9251050775. Coffee is a chief source of caffeine, a stimulant.
Etymology and history
Coffee has its history back as far as the 9th century CE. It was said to originate from Ethiopia and spread to the rest of the world via Egypt and Europe. Over the ages, coffee has met both resistance and acceptance by many. It has played a crucial role in medicine, academia, and economy.
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sdiego1717 (Debbie Terry) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:10:54 -0000
@KohanaCoffee I like your avatr /logo - very clean! #coffee
had a great day..so good to see Becky and fun lunch at Del Rio (yummy flautas!)...coffee at Joe Muggs...lots of "mom talk" and prayer too!
MarinaWrites (Marina Bromley) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:10:54 -0000
had a great day..so good to see Becky and fun lunch at Del Rio (yummy flautas!)...coffee at Joe Muggs...lots of "mom talk" and prayer too!
RT @KohanaCoffee: alrighty #coffee kids, this ones heading away from puter for a bit - nnight if I don't C ya later
baristaonduty (BaristaOnDutY) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:10:51 -0000
RT @KohanaCoffee: alrighty #coffee kids, this ones heading away from puter for a bit - nnight if I don't C ya later
@Justin_Stagel is it "meat ball topped xmas tree" this monday? or how many stantas reading a Palin book in a coffee shop monday?
Vmedia101 (Vmedia) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:10:46 -0000
@Justin_Stagel is it "meat ball topped xmas tree" this monday? or how many stantas reading a Palin book in a coffee shop monday?
Mmmm...coffee!!!
tsuniknak5 (Nikki Ramos) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:10:40 -0000
Mmmm...coffee!!!
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TakeThe_Plunge (TakeThePlungeCoffee) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:10:38 -0000
Could coffee help cut prostate cancer risk? See what the studies say. http://su.pr/1Gis1N
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