Sunday, 28 August 2011
Alternative Coffee
Pistachio nuts could provide caffeine free alternative to coffee
Now scientists claim to have found a possible solution in a type of pistachio nut which can be used as alternative. They claim that carefully roasted, the fruit of the Pistacia terebinthus tree, which is much smaller than normal pistachios, could offer all the flavour of coffee, with none of the kick - as well as being significantly cheaper.
It might seem an unlikely boast, as the special type of pistachio nut is from a tree better known as having sap which is a source of turpentine.
But chemists at the University of York say that pistacia has the same chemical "signature" as real, caffinated, coffee - meaning it can be made to have the same taste and aroma.
The researchers found that when they roasted the P. terebinthus nuts for 20 minutes at 200 degrees they started to show a volatile chemical profile similar to roasted coffee beans.
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What Researchers Think About Caffine Intake?
Americans consume about 45 MILLION pounds of caffeine each year. In the United States, coffee drinkers drink an average of 2.6 cups per day. Total caffeine intake for coffee drinkers was 363.5 mg per day - this includes caffeine from coffee AND other sources like soft drinks, food and drugs.
Worldwide, 120,000 tons of caffeine are consumed each year.
A new study finds that three-quarters of young children consume caffeine, typically in the form of soda.
Caffeine belongs to the xanthine chemical group. Adenosine is a naturally occurring xanthine in the brain that is used as a neurotransmitter at some synapses. One effect of caffeine is to interfere with adenosine at multiple sites in the brain including the reticular formation. Caffeine also acts at other sites in the body to increase heart rate, constrict blood vessels, relax air passages to improve breathing and allow some muscles to contract more easily.
"Caffeine is not some boogie man, but at some point for all of us, too much caffeine is a problem," said William Warzak, a psychologist in the department of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
In massive doses, caffeine is lethal. A fatal dose of caffeine has been calculated to be more than 10 grams (about 170 mg/kg body weight) - this is the same as drinking 80 to 100 cups of coffee in rapid succession - not an easy thing to do.
The United States Food and Drug Administration doesn't offer caffeine guidelines for kids. But the Canadian government recommends an upper limit of 62 mg per day for 7- to 9-year-olds, and 82 milligrams for children up to age 12.
Worldwide, 120,000 tons of caffeine are consumed each year.
A new study finds that three-quarters of young children consume caffeine, typically in the form of soda.
Caffeine belongs to the xanthine chemical group. Adenosine is a naturally occurring xanthine in the brain that is used as a neurotransmitter at some synapses. One effect of caffeine is to interfere with adenosine at multiple sites in the brain including the reticular formation. Caffeine also acts at other sites in the body to increase heart rate, constrict blood vessels, relax air passages to improve breathing and allow some muscles to contract more easily.
"Caffeine is not some boogie man, but at some point for all of us, too much caffeine is a problem," said William Warzak, a psychologist in the department of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
In massive doses, caffeine is lethal. A fatal dose of caffeine has been calculated to be more than 10 grams (about 170 mg/kg body weight) - this is the same as drinking 80 to 100 cups of coffee in rapid succession - not an easy thing to do.
The United States Food and Drug Administration doesn't offer caffeine guidelines for kids. But the Canadian government recommends an upper limit of 62 mg per day for 7- to 9-year-olds, and 82 milligrams for children up to age 12.
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
How to use Coffee Ground As Fertilizer?
Organic farmers are using coffee grounds as an inexpensive fertilizer.Actually they've got a good neutral PH that is good for the plants themselves. They are a good source of nitrogen, potassium, magnesium and copper, which are all good plant nutrients.
If you mix coffee ground with straw, leaves and grass clippings it becomes an quality otganic fertilizer.
If you mix coffee ground with straw, leaves and grass clippings it becomes an quality otganic fertilizer.
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Coffee As Your Daily Sunscreen
Suntan lotion laden with caffeine might be an effective way to prevent harmful sun damage or skin cancer. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, adds weight to the theory that caffeine guards against certain skin cancers at the molecular level by inhibiting ATR, a protein enzyme in the skin. Scientists believe, based on what they have learned studying mice, caffeine applied directly to the skin might help prevent damaging ultraviolet light from causing skin cancer.
"Caffeine might become a weapon in prevention because it inhibits ATR and also acts as a sunscreen and directly absorbs damaging UV light." - Click here to know more
"Caffeine might become a weapon in prevention because it inhibits ATR and also acts as a sunscreen and directly absorbs damaging UV light." - Click here to know more
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Tips From Tim - NobleCoffee Connoisseur
Noble, a self-proclaimed "coffee nerd" opened Town Hall Coffee Co. about 18 months ago and it is a venture of passion. He left the world of non-profit and higher education to share his love of coffee.
Noble is a fan of drip coffee. It is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get an extremely fresh cup of coffee. This method involves pouring hot water directly onto the coffee, which has been placed in a filter that lines a glass drip coffeemaker. The filters used for these have larger pores than your average filter so it allows for the natural oils and the entire coffee flavor to seep through. The glass vessel looks more like a piece from a chemistry set than a coffee shop, but it makes a fine cup of joe and costs less than $40. This method is also much easier to clean than a French press machine.
Read Coffee Connoisseur Offers Tasting and Talk In Marple to more on this
Noble is a fan of drip coffee. It is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get an extremely fresh cup of coffee. This method involves pouring hot water directly onto the coffee, which has been placed in a filter that lines a glass drip coffeemaker. The filters used for these have larger pores than your average filter so it allows for the natural oils and the entire coffee flavor to seep through. The glass vessel looks more like a piece from a chemistry set than a coffee shop, but it makes a fine cup of joe and costs less than $40. This method is also much easier to clean than a French press machine.
Read Coffee Connoisseur Offers Tasting and Talk In Marple to more on this
Coffee Price Trends
As big-money investors launched commodity bean prices to new heights, retailers had to start passing on their costs.
"A lot of roasters, they were slow to the trigger," said Steve Teisl, a Carlsbad trader with Vournas Coffee Trading. "They were really slow on raising their prices to cover their expenses."
The price of coffee on investment exchanges took off last year: the price of a pound of raw coffee beans catapulted 138 percent between June 2010 and May, when it peaked at $3.11 a pound on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price has since fallen back to $2.66.
Raw sugar for October delivery rose 1.84 cents, or 6.3 percent, to settle at 30.96 cents a pound at 2 p.m. on ICE Futures U.S. in New York, the biggest gain for a most-active contract since July 7. The price has jumped 59 percent in the past 12 months.
Arabica-coffee futures for December delivery rose 1.45 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $2.6985 a pound in New York. This week, the commodity gained 11 percent, the most since June 2010. The price has climbed 50 percent in the past year.
Cocoa futures for December delivery rose $19, or 0.6 percent, to $3,004 a metric ton. The price gained 3.3 percent this week.
"A lot of roasters, they were slow to the trigger," said Steve Teisl, a Carlsbad trader with Vournas Coffee Trading. "They were really slow on raising their prices to cover their expenses."
The price of coffee on investment exchanges took off last year: the price of a pound of raw coffee beans catapulted 138 percent between June 2010 and May, when it peaked at $3.11 a pound on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price has since fallen back to $2.66.
Raw sugar for October delivery rose 1.84 cents, or 6.3 percent, to settle at 30.96 cents a pound at 2 p.m. on ICE Futures U.S. in New York, the biggest gain for a most-active contract since July 7. The price has jumped 59 percent in the past 12 months.
Arabica-coffee futures for December delivery rose 1.45 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $2.6985 a pound in New York. This week, the commodity gained 11 percent, the most since June 2010. The price has climbed 50 percent in the past year.
Cocoa futures for December delivery rose $19, or 0.6 percent, to $3,004 a metric ton. The price gained 3.3 percent this week.
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