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History of coffee on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee#History
Coffee Industry+definitions
Coffee is a stimulant beverage prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the coffee plant. Today, coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide.[1] Coffee is the second-most-traded physical commodity in the world, ranking second only to petroleum.
Coffee Industry+best practices
Economics of coffee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_coffee
- Coffee and caffeine health information — A collection of peer-reviewed and journal-published studies on coffee health benefits is evaluated, cited, and summarized. (Note that CoSIC is funded by leading coffee manufacturers.)
- Benjamin Joffe-Walt and Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian, 16 September 2005, "Coffee trail" — from the Ethiopian village of Choche to a London coffee shop.
- Coffee on a Grande Scale — Article about the biology, chemistry, and physics of coffee production.
- This is Coffee — Short tribute to coffee in the form of a documentary film (1961), made by the Coffee Brewing Institute. The movie includes some dos and don'ts of making "the perfect cup of coffee" and an overview of different ways to enjoy coffee throughout the world.
- An Illustrated Coffee Guide — Side-by-side diagrams of a few common espresso drinks.
- F. Engelmann, M.E. Dulloo, C. Astorga, S. Dussert and F. Anthony (2007). Complementary strategies for ex situ conservation of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) genetic resources. A case study in CATIE, Costa Rica. Topical reviews in Agricultural Biodiversity. Bioversity International, Rome, Italy. http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1244.
- Descriptors for Coffee (Coffea spp. and Psilanthus spp.)
- Italian Espresso National Institute
- International Institute of Coffee Tasters
- Coffee Taster, the free newsletter of the International Institute of Coffee Tasters, featuring articles on the quality of espresso, chemical and sensory analysis, market trends.
- Geography of Coffee
Coffee Industry+issues
Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and its impact on the environment. Many studies have examined the relationship between coffee consumption and certain medical conditions; whether the overall effects of coffee are positive or negative is still disputed.
ummer, Corby (2003).
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