Coffee

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Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red in color – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. Roasted beans are ground and then brewed with near-boiling water to produce the beverage known as coffee.

Coffee is darkly colored, bitter, slightly acidic and has a stimulating effect in humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways . It is usually served hot, although iced coffee is common.

Clinical research indicates that moderate coffee consumption is benign or mildly beneficial as a stimulant in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long-term consumption reduces the risk of some diseases, although some of the long-term studies are of questionable credibility.

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in modern-day Yemen in southern Arabia in the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed in a manner similar to how it is now prepared for drinkin. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands and began cultivation. By the 16th century, the drink had reached the rest of the Middle East and North Africa, later spreading to Europe.

Source: Wikipedia
  1. Dried coffee seeds are called   .

  2. Coffee naturally contains ,   , a compound that stimulates the nervous system.

  3. Brewed coffee is made by pouring   water onto ground coffee beans.

  4.   beans are cooked by prolonged exposure to heat .

  5. Ripe berries are evident when their colors turn   .

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  1. Do you drink coffee? Why? Why not?

  2. If you're a coffee drinker, how many cups of coffee do you consume each day?

  3. Is coffee healthy? Why? Why not?

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