Coffee Fruit VS. Acai Which Has More Antioxidants

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KonaRed Coffee Fruit, made from the fruit of the coffee bush,  also called the coffee cherry, is one of the worlds most nutrient packed superfoods.  As with most dark colored berries coffee cherries contain anthocyanins – one of the substances that science has shown to have anti aging and anti cancer benefits.

Anthocyanins are a type of antioxidant, which are nutrients that the body uses in cell repair as well as substances that slow the oxidation damage to our body.

During energy production, sun exposure,  and process of the human body’s cells consuming oxygen, a byproduct called a free radical is created that can do damage to the human body in much the same way that rust causes damage to steel.  Antioxidants play a huge role in preventing and repairing the damage done by these free radicals, and science has proven that people who have a diet rich in antioxidant dense superfoods such as acai and coffee cherry live longer healthier lives. Adding  antioxidant rich foods to your diet is the way most medical professionals and scientists advise patients to protect yourself from these free radicals. [Read more…]

Cappuccino Maker – The Best Machine For Making A Cup of Great Cappuccino

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For most people their best breakfast partner is a cup of nice cappuccino. However, everyday while you are preparing your coffee, have you ever wondered what’s happening inside the coffee machine? Have you think before there are some other machine that can help you to produce better cappuccino?

Many people enjoy drinking coffee, especially for cappuccino and espresso. Making a good cup of cappuccino is a simple matter of boiling water and allowing the coffee to steep, and thereby extract flavor from the coffee bean. Some manufacturers have designed cappuccino makers, which operate in a similar model to automatic-drip coffee makers. This cappuccino maker operated by pumping hot water up and letting it flow down through a steeping chamber filled with coffee powder.

Cappuccino maker offered to market many years back. The machine is developed when people found out they can make cappuccino at home instead of venturing out to street coffee shops. There are many cool and stunning home cappuccino makers that help to make a cup of quality cappuccino. These cappuccino makers are inclusive of like DeLonghi, Bialetti, and Hamilton Beach. [Read more…]

What you Should Know About Coffee Pod

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A coffee pod, essentially, is freshly roasted coffee that is tampered to the perfect temperature and then wrapped in paper. Using pods in your machine pretty much guarantees a perfect cup of coffee every time because the coffee has been accurately measured and ground to fit the coffee pod. It also helps avoid the mess of scooping the coffee to put into the filter area. By compartmentalizing the coffee like this, you can save tons of space and a lot of hassle in terms of creating the perfect cup of coffee out of your favourite grounds and your machine.

A coffee pod is also known as a coffee pad. These pods are a great way to make espresso as well because of the convenience associated with it and the ability it gives the user to create the perfect amount of coffee out of the pod. There are many sizes of pods available on the market, but the standard size is designed to fit around seven grams of ground coffee. There are additions to coffee makers that can help your maker adapt to allow a larger or smaller size of a coffee pod to fit and integrate into the machine to make that great cup of coffee. [Read more…]

Coffee Facts and Gourmet Coffee Figures

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Some great gourmet coffee trivia:

* The Boston Tea Party was planned in a coffee house – the Green Dragon Coffee House

* One Coffee Tree or plant in its normal harvest will produce enough coffee cherries to make one pound of coffee bean

* 27% of U.S. coffee drinkers and 43% of German drinkers add a sweetener to their coffee.

* The world’s largest coffee producer is Brazil with over 3,970 million coffee trees. Colombia produces alot of gourmet coffee for its size – coming in second in the world with around two thirds of Brazil’s production of gourmet coffee.

* Hard bean means the coffee was grown at an altitude above 5000 feet.

* Arabica and Robusta trees can produce crops for 20 to 30 years under proper conditions and care.

* Most coffee is transported by ships. Currently there are approximately 2,200 ships involved in transporting the beans each year.

* In Turkey a husband who refused to provide his wife with a mocha latte could be divorced by her! [Read more…]