Location
Which country is manufactured most made in?
Brazil.
Fun fact: Brazil is the top producer of coffee. They produce 2,68 million metric tons of coffee on average every year.
How is the coffee industry helping humans?
Giving out jobs.
Fun fact: The coffee industry is responsible for more than 2.2 million U.S. jobs and generates more than $100 billion in wages.
True or false, the coffee industry uses pesticides on coffee plants.
True.
What is coffee waste called?
Used coffee grounds
Which type of separation process does it require to make coffee?
Filtration.
Fun fact: Coffee is a heterogeneous mixture.
How many primary coffee growing regions are there?
3.
True or false? Coffee makes you live longer.
True.
Fun fact: Coffee makes it less likely to develop heart failure.
What is a major social problem with coffee production?
Child labour.
Not so fun fact: Children as young as eight picked coffee beans on farms supplying Starbucks.
Which bugs HATE used coffee grounds?
Wasps, snails, ants, and mosquitoes.
Fun fact: Bugs tend to stay away from coffee grounds because of the strong smell.
where was the coffee filter invented?
Germany.
Fun fact: The “headquarters” to make the filters for the company was Melitta Bentz and her husband's five-room Dresden apartment in 1908.
Which country drinks the most coffee?
Finland.
Fun fact: Coffee is so popular in Finland that two 10-minute coffee breaks are legally mandated for Finnish workers.
True or false, 71% of canadians drink coffee regularly?
True.
True or false, caffeine is a drug.
True.
Fun fact: Large doses might cause headache, anxiety, and chest pain.
What thing is in coffee grounds that is harmful to humans?
Nitrogen.
Fun fact: they can be beneficial for some plants. However, they can also contain salts and mold, and can be harmful if used in large amounts.
What happens if we don't filter our coffee beans?
There'll be oily substances left in the bottom of your cup.
Fun fact: the oily substance is called ‘diterpenes’. Diterpenes is shown to have negative impacts on our health.
Where did coffee originate?
Ethiopia.
Fun fact: Coffee from Ethiopia is renowned for its vibrant fruity and flowery characteristics.
What positive effects does coffee have on the environment?
Preventing soil erosion.
Fun fact: They prevent soil erosion by having complex tree canopies.
Does growing coffee encourage deforestation or preservation?
It encourages deforestation since forests are cut down to make space for growing coffee.
What thing is in coffee grounds that is harmful to humans?
Nitrogen.
Fun fact: they can be beneficial for some plants. However, they can also contain salts and mold, and can be harmful if used in large amounts.
What was the first ever coffee filter made of?
Paper.
Fun fact: Bleached paper coffee filters are treated with chlorine or oxygen to whiten the paper.
What are the three primary coffee growing regions?
Central and South America,
Africa and The Middle East and Southeast Asia. Fun fact: These regions are all located along the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, widely known as the "Bean Belt".
What is the most sustainable coffee brewing method?
Using a French press.
Fun fact: sustainable coffee is important because the effects of coffee wet milling on streams and drinking water is an issue in producing countries. Polluted processing water enters the local waterways and can cause disease or death in plants, animals, and humans.
True or false, conventional coffee is the safest type of coffee.
False.
Fun fact: Conventional coffee is among the most heavily chemically treated drinks in the world. c
How much tons of coffee goes to waste each year?
23 millon tons!
True or false: the better the water, the better the coffee.
True.
Fun fact: Filtered water is recommended since it's better than non-filtered water.