Brewing a Better Espresso, With a Shot of Math
An international team of researchers finds that fewer coffee beans, ground more coarsely, is the key to a drink that is cheaper to make, more consistent from shot to shot, and just as strong
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Filtered Coffee Helps Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, Show Biomarkers in Blood Samples
New research from Chalmers University of Technology and Umeå University, both in Sweden, show that the choice of preparation method influences the health effects of coffee
Managing the Ups and Downs of Coffee Production
The biennial effect makes it challenging for coffee breeders to compare yields from different varieties of coffee
Why You Love Coffee and Beer
Our genetics suggest beverage preferences hinge on psychoactive effects
Are Coffee Farms for the Birds? Yes and No
Shade trees provide some refuge among deforestation and species decline
Caffeine on the Mind? Just Seeing Reminders of Coffee Can Stimulate Our Brain
Even looking at things that remind of coffee can arouse our minds, reveals a new University of Toronto study
Microbes Help Make the Coffee
Lactic acid bacteria play an important, positive role ini the coffee fermentation process
Two Compounds in Coffee May Team Up to Fight Parkinson’s
Caffeine plus another compound in coffee beans’ waxy coating may protect against brain degeneration
Why We Shouldn't Like Coffee, But We Do
Weirdly, people with a higher sensitivity to bitter caffeine taste drink more coffee
Hot Brew Coffee Has Higher Levels of Antioxidants Than Cold Brew
Comparing the properties of cold and hot brew coffee, researchers found similar acidity in both, but higher antioxidant levels in hot coffee