What Are Some Interesting Facts About Coffee? (Solved & Explained!)

Coffee is a staple of the human experience. It’s commonly found in many cultures all over the globe. The history of coffee is as rich as the brew. Each coffee plant is unique, and each cup has its characteristics. There are endless varieties and varietals of coffee.   

Coffee is a social beverage that asks friends to get together and catch up, jump-start a team meeting on Monday morning, or wake up a work-from-home, stay-at-home mom. Coffee is the life energy of entrepreneurs and CEOs, as well as the comfort drink on a snow day. From urban apartments to country farmhouses, coffee is a commodity we love.

It’s almost certain that you’ll find a coffee fun fact in this article that you didn’t know before.

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What are some fun facts about coffee plants?

• Coffee is as unique as the place it comes from.
• Coffee was originally eaten. The coffee plant produces a berry that’s sweet like honey. The coffee bean is the seed inside the berry. The berries will contain an average of 3 seeds (or beans) each. The entire berry is edible.
• A coffee variety would be in reference to the plant the coffee beans come from.
• Coffee can only be grown in the coffee belt. The coffee belt consists of Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia, and Honduras, where the conditions to grow coffee are met. Exceptions to this rule are Hawaii and parts of California.
• Coffee beans are cherry seeds, and the whole thing is edible. 
• It’s possible to get underripe coffee beans. They make sour coffee.
• Coffee grows on a bush or tree, some of them growing over 20 feet tall! On average, they stand about 6 feet tall. 
• The caffeine found in coffee can be addictive. Withdrawals from caffeine can cause headaches and other symptoms.
• Small farmers can sell premium handpicked and high-quality coffee through Fair Trade.
• There are two main varieties of coffee.
  • Those two varieties have many subvarieties.
    • The subvarieties of those have even more distinction between plant strands.      
• Coffee is anti-inflammatory.
• The only states in American that can grow coffee are California and Hawaii.

What are some fun facts about the history of coffee?

• Instant coffee has been around for over 200 years.
• Beethoven drank coffee. He was very particular about his coffee and was well known to give a barista a hard time (supposedly). Each cup had to have exactly 60 coffee beans with not one more or one less.
• Theodore Roosevelt drank coffee; allegedly he drank a gallon per day.
• Johann Sebastian Bach wrote the “Coffee Cantata” in honor of the glorious morning grind. It’s an upbeat melody and song. It belongs in a coffee house, certainly.
• Coffee has a bad history and reputation:
  • It’s been banned multiple times.
  • It’s usurped a governor.
  • It’s been considered “satanic”.
  • It’s been punishable by death.
  • It’s caused a few divorces.
  • It inspires revolution and rebellion.
• Coffee is and has been a cultural and social drink for ages. Coffee invigorates a workplace and starts the buzz and business of the day. Coffee also kickstarts early morning risers with messy buns and laptops. It’s a staple of our personality. We always get the frappe or the mocha at that little coffee shop on the corner. Coffee is casual or business. Coffee can be plain, or it can be fancy.

What are some fun facts about the coffee industry?

• Coffee is the second most traded product in the world. The only other commodity that we trade more than our beloved cup of coffee is oil.
• One-third of tap water used in the United States is used to make brewed coffee. French press, drip coffee, pour-over coffee, cold brew coffee…
• Americans spend a lot of money on coffee, averaging over $1000 annually! Most Americans spend more on coffee than they do on investments.
• An average American who consumes coffee regularly drinks about 3 cups of coffee per day.
• Coffee manufacturers sell the caffeine from decaffeinated coffee to soda companies. Coca-Cola is a large buyer.
• Over 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily, and that’s on a global scale!
• New York City, New York has more cafes and coffee shops per capita than any other city in the world. This is closely followed by
  • San Francisco
  • California
  • Portland
  • Oregon
  • Seattle
  • Washington
  • Las Vegas
  • Nevada
• Europe imports more coffee than the United States.
• Finland consumes the most coffee worldwide.
• Brazil produces around one-third of the world’s coffee.
• A barista is considered a well-respected career in Italy.
• Starbucks ranks as the biggest of all the coffee shop chains in the world.

What are some fun facts about coffee drinks?

• A coffee varietal would be pertaining to the actual cup of coffee. The root word being variety, varietal would refer to the individual cup, dependent upon many factors including brew method, brew time, additives, roast, and mug!
• Coffee can be brewed in a variety of ways, including immersion and drip methods.
• Coffee can be brewed in tea bags, and they can be bought as a coffee bag, though not commonly used.
• Espresso was invented with the intention of shortening coffee breaks. 
• There aren’t any real “espresso beans”. When espresso is made, it consists of forceful steam or hot water shot through the coffee grinds to make a stout and concentrated brew.
• The oldest cat ever drank coffee every morning. The runner-up oldest cat ever also drank coffee every morning. Both cats had the same owner, the same diet, and the same coffee habit. Did coffee extend their lives? We’re not sure, but a cat that drinks coffee with its breakfast is awesome!
• Some people add butter to their coffee. It’s supposed to help level out the caffeine levels by adding fat content. It creates a more level and sustained energy boost.
• Drinking coffee may aid in memory problems, boost concentration, and improve focus.
• Espresso doesn’t have more caffeine per cup, it’s just more concentrated coffee. It has less caffeine per serving than a drip-brewed cup of coffee.
• Light bean roasts have more caffeine.
• During the roasting process, carbon dioxide is released. The darker the roast, the more Carbon Dioxide releases. When making coffee, some methods suggest blooming the coffee grounds. The bloom is the release of the remaining Carbon Dioxide in the coffee.
• Coffee may stay warm longer when you add cream (by up to 20%!).
• The world’s most expensive and rare coffees come from animal feces. Specifically, an elephant’s droppings. They’re called Black Ivory. Another expensive coffee is from a civet’s droppings. A civet eats, digests, and defecates coffee berries, but the seeds don’t digest, and they’re then harvested by farmers to make Kopi Luwak coffee. Kopi Luwak coffee can sell $100-$600 per pound!