Fun Coffee Facts

• Did you know that on average, a coffee tree produces 1-2 lbs. of coffee beans per year?
• 2.4 billion pounds of coffee are sold per year in the United States.
• One pound of coffee represents 4000 hand-picked beans.
• William Penn purchased a pound of coffee in New York in 1683 for $4.68.
• The first Parisian cafe opened in 1689 to serve coffee.
• In the year 1763 there were over 200 coffee shops in Venice.
• Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in parts of Africa.
• The Japanese have been known to bathe in coffee grounds fermented with pineapple pulp, for reducing wrinkles and improving their skin.
• Coffee sacks are usually made of hemp and it takes over 600,000 beans to fill a coffee sack.
• Finely grinding coffee beans and boiling them in water is still known as "Turkish Coffee."
• Green coffee beans nearly double in size during roasting?
• Coffee is a natural beverage with no added sugar or preservatives.
• The faster the brewing method, the finer you should grind your coffee beans.
• Caffeine is the most widely used stimulant in the world.
• In plants, caffeine acts as a natural bug repellent.
• 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the U.S. is coffee.
• Coffee is actually a fruit.
• The average American adult consumes over 10 lbs. of coffee per year.
• 57% of all coffee is consumed at breakfast.
• Brazil & Colombia grow more than 70% of the worlds supply of Arabica coffee beans.
• On a typical day in the U.S. approximately 49% of the population drinks coffee.
• 37% of coffee drinkers drink their coffee black.
• After planting, Arabica trees mature in 3-4 years, when they produce their first crop.
• Arabica trees can produce fruit for 20-30 years.
• The vast majority of coffee is harvested by hand.
• Between 5 and 6 million tons of "green coffee" (coffee beans before roasted) is produced each year.
• Coffee is the second largest commodity in world trade.