Fun Facts About Coffee (14 Interesting Tidbits)

Coffee isn’t just a delicious drink full of caffeine. It is also full of fun and interesting facts. It is one of the most popular drinks in the world.

Here are 14 wonderful fun facts about Coffee.

1. Coffee Beans are seeds.

2. You can eat coffee cherries.

3. Coffee grows in Hawaii.

4. Brazil grows the most coffee in the world.

5. The most expensive coffee in the world costs $600 a pound.

6. There have been multiple attempts by various governments to ban coffee.

7. Coffee is a Healthy drink full of caffeine and antioxidants. 

8. You can Overdose on Caffeine in Coffee.

9. There are a ton of great Coffee World Records.

10. People in Finland drink the most coffee.

11. Starbucks is the biggest Coffee Company in the World.

12. Coffee is Special because…

13. Nitro, Cold Brew, and Drip Coffee have the Most Caffeine of any coffee drink.

14. Decaf Coffee and Instant Coffee have the Least Caffeine of any coffee drink.

Are Coffee Beans Actually Beans? No, they are Seeds!

Coffee Beans come from inside the seed of a fruit. The fruit is called a Coffee Cherry.

Coffee beans are removed from the seeds then they are dried. Once they are dried, they can be roasted. 

Roasted Coffee Comes in three levels. The Highest Caffeine Level is Blonde or Light Roast Coffee. Medium roast is the next highest in caffeine and Dark roast has the least caffeine.

Can You Eat Coffee Cherries? 

Yes! You can eat coffee cherries. In fact, coffee was originally a food not a drink. 

Coffee cherries would be ground up and mixed with meats then dried. 

Coffee cherries can be cooked like regular cherries. They can also be brewed in a tea or roasted.

Does Coffee Grow in the United States?

Coffee can grow in certain parts of the United States of America. There are some areas in California where coffee grows.

The biggest coffee producer in the United States of America is Hawaii. They grow about 27 million pounds of coffee each year.

Coffee also grows in Puerto Rico, which is a protectorate of the United States of America. They produce about 10 million pounds of coffee each year.

Which Country in the World Grows the Most Coffee? 

Brazil grows the most coffee in the world. They grow about 7,844,000,000 pounds of coffee every year. 

They export about 32 million bags of coffee every year. Each bag weighs 60 kg so that is about 4,232,875,434 pounds which is over half of their product.

How Expensive is the Most Expensive Coffee? 

The most expensive coffee in the world costs $35 to $100 per cup or $100 to $600 per pound. It is called Kopi Luwak, which means Cat Poop Coffee.

This coffee comes from coffee beans from the seeds of coffee cherries that have been eaten by Civets. Civets are small cat-like creatures that are native to Indonesia and Asia.

After the Civets poop out the seeds and pickers go through and pull seeds from the poop. These seeds are rinsed well and then opened to remove the coffee beans.

Has Any Government Ever Tried to Ban Coffee? 

There have been five attempts to Ban Coffee over the years. 

1. The first attempt was in Mecca in 1511.

2. The second attempt was in Italy in the early 1600s.

3. The third attempt was in Constantinople in 1623.

4. The fourth attempt was in Sweden in 1746.

5. The fifth and final attempt was in Prussia in 1777.

All attempts to ban coffee failed and it has not been tried since.

Is Coffee Healthy?

Coffee is a fairly healthy drink. A Cup of plain black drip coffee has 0-1 calories.

Coffee has caffeine which is healthy and can help prevent a number of long-term illnesses so long as it is drunk in moderation. 

Coffee also has many antioxidants that are beneficial for health. All in all, a good cup of coffee that isn’t overly sweetened can be a healthy start to your morning.

Can You Overdose on Coffee?

Yes, unfortunately, you can overdose on caffeine. A Caffeine overdose can lead to seizures, delusions, hallucinations, and sometimes coma or death.

A healthy level of caffeine is 400 mg or less. If you drink much more than that you may begin to feel side effects.

What Country Has the Highest Coffee Drinking Per Capita?

Finland has the highest per person coffee drinking consumption. In Finland the average adult drinks about four cups of coffee a day. 

They drink about 12.5 kg or 27.5 pounds a year. That is more than a kilogram or two pounds each month.

What is the Biggest Coffee Company in the World?

Starbucks is the largest coffee chain in the world. They were started in 1971 in Seattle, Washington. 

As of 2021, Starbucks had more than 15,000 locations in the United States Alone. There are an estimated 32,660 stores open around the world.

What is Special About Coffee?

Coffee, like wine, has many different flavors that are affected by numerous things. Coffee flavor is affected by: 

• Where the coffee is grown.

• How much water the plant gets.

• How much sun the plant gets.

• The nutrients, minerals, etc that are in the soil.

• What altitude the coffee is grown at.

• The temperatures and temperature range the coffee plant goes through.

• The picking processes.

• The process to remove the cherries.

• Whether or not the seed and cherries are fermented before separation.

• The drying process.

• The roasting processes.
• The Level of Roasting: Light, Medium, or Dark.

• The brewing processes.

What Coffee Drink Has the Most Caffeine?

Blonde Roast Coffee has the most caffeine of all the Coffee Roasts. 

As for Coffee Drinks, Nitro Coffee, Cold Brew Coffee, and Drip Coffee have the most caffeine in one cup.

• One cup of Nitro has about 200 mg of caffeine. 

• One cup of Drip coffee can have about 160 mg of caffeine.

• One cup of Cold Brew Coffee has about 150 mg of caffeine.

What Coffee Drink Has the Least Caffeine?

It is no surprise that Decaf Coffee has the least caffeine. It typically has 2-5 mg of caffeine per cup. 

Among the rest of coffee drinks, the caffeine levels from lowest to highest are:

• Instant Coffee has about 60-65 mg of caffeine.

• A Frappuccino (and other coffee blended beverages) has about 60-65 mg of caffeine.

• Lattes can have anywhere from 60 mg to 130 mg of caffeine.

• An Espresso has about 75 mg of caffeine.

• A Cappuccino has about 75 mg of caffeine.

• A Macchiato has about 75 mg of caffeine.

• An Iced Coffee has about 120 mg of caffeine.

• A Flat White has about 130 mg of caffeine.