History
The place where caffeine was first discovered 1000 years ago.
What is Ethiopia.
This is what the young coffee fruit is called on the coffee plant.
What is coffee cherries?
This is the neurotransmitter that caffiene molecules block.
What is ADENOSINE?
These are two ways caffeine benefits the plants where it is found.
1. Pesticide to bugs that would eat or damage the plant.
2. Attractive to Pollinators.
This is considered to be the usual daily caffeine consumption.
What is less than 300mg?
This is what Kaldi, the goatherd noticed.
What is seeing his goats jumping around and showing increased energy after eating the coffee berries?
This causes coffee cherries to require picking by hand.
What is - cherries in the bunch ripen at different times and must be picked at different times?
This is the action that ADENOSINE produces in people.
What is makes them drowsy and sleepy?
This is the best liquid to drink for DETOXIFICATION.
What is WATER?
This is a type of coffee that sounds like it is caffeine-free but DOES contain a small amount of caffeine.
What is DE-CAF?
This is the main source of caffeine or theophylline that originated from Asian countries.
What is tea?
These are the differences in berries used in sorting.
What is density (weight), size, and color?
This allows the caffeine molecule to bind to the ADENOSINE receptors in our brains.
What is that the caffeine molecule is shaped like the ADENOSINE molecule, blocking adenosine from helping us get sleepy?
This allows caffeine to help us stay awake, alert.
This is a beneficial substance provided by caffeine that is similar to fruits and vegetables in the diet.
What is ANTIOXIDANTS?
This is the "message" that ADENOSINE transmits to our brains.
What is - It's time to go to sleep?
This is the main source of caffeine that was originally discovered in South America.
What is Cacao?
This is the word used for sampling and grading coffee beans.
What is cupping?
This is a person who prepares and serves coffee in a coffee shop.
What is a Barista?
This is the only thing to do to make up for lost sleep.
What is - get some sleep?
This is the average caffeine content in a single cup of coffee.
What is 80 to 160 milligrams?
This is the area of the earth where most high-producing coffee farms are located.
What is the equatorial region?
Also called the COFFEE BELT.
The equator?
This is the largest importer of coffee beans on earth.
What is the USA?
This is the type of coffee to buy to insure that safe and fair practices are in use on the coffee farms.
What is FAIR TRADE coffee?
These are ways the caffeine content of a cup of coffee is changed.
What is:
1. The size of the coffee grounds. Smaller grounds make stronger coffee. More surface area.
2. The temperature of the water used for brewing. Hotter - higher caffeine.
3. The origin of the coffee bean. Some climates produce beans that are higher in caffeine.
4. The length of brewing time.
This reaction to caffeine differs from person to person.
What is tolerance and the level of alertness gained?