Coffee: Fun Coffee Facts
Facts about Coffee
Fun Coffee Facts
- Coffee trees are native to Africa and Southern Asia
- Plant family is Rubiaceae
- Coffee grows in climates between: 59-75F
- Scientific name is Coffea Arabica
- Over 53 countries grow coffee
- Hawaii is the only state coffee is grown in the U.S.
- Until the 1870’s Coffee was roasted in a pan
- The largest producer of coffee is Brazil
- Over 3,970,000,000 trees in Brazil
- First made around 1000 A.D.
- Coffee was first made in Arabia
- Second most used product in world besides oil
- Coffee production provides a living for over 100 million people
- Coffee is the most popular drink besides water
- 1400 million cups drunken per day
- Color of bean changes from green to yellow to orange to red
- Flowering depends on rainfall
- A coffee tree can flower as much as 8 times per year
- One trunk trees are called Christmas trees
- The best coffee to drink is Aloha Kona Coffee