Coffee FAQ Bees remember flowers that serve them caffeine Honeybees, like tired office employees, like their caffeine, suggests a new study finding that bees are more likely to remember plants containing the java ingredient. Caffeine occurs naturally in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers. Bees that fed on caffeinated nectar were three times more likely to remember a flower's scent than bees fed sugar alone. The findings, detailed on March 7 in the journal Science, show how plants can manipulate animals' memories to improve their odds of pollination. "Remembering floral traits is difficult for bees to perform at a fast pace as they fly from flower to flower, and we have found that caffeine helps the bee remember where the flowers are," study leader Geraldine Wright, a neuroethologist at Newcastle University, UK, said in a statement. "Caffeine in nectar is likely to improve the bee's foraging prowess while providing the plant with a more faithful pollinator," Wright added. Caffeine had a strong effect on the bees' memory.
CoffeeResearch.org Caffeine Gives Bees a Memory Boost | Honeybee Memory Honeybees, like tired office employees, like their caffeine, suggests a new study finding that bees are more likely to remember plants containing the java ingredient. Caffeine occurs naturally in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers. Bees that fed on caffeinated nectar were three times more likely to remember a flower's scent than bees fed sugar alone. The findings, detailed today (March 7) in the journal Science, show how plants can manipulate animals' memories to improve their odds of pollination. "Remembering floral traits is difficult for bees to perform at a fast pace as they fly from flower to flower, and we have found that caffeine helps the bee remember where the flowers are," study leader Geraldine Wright, a neuroethologist at Newcastle University, UK, said in a statement. "Caffeine in nectar is likely to improve the bee's foraging prowess while providing the plant with a more faithful pollinator," Wright added. Caffeine had a strong effect on the bees' memory.
Caféo(b)logue | Les bons cafés, où ? Qui ? L'Histoire. Bref, tout sur l'Infusion et le grain. History of Coffee : All About Coffee History History of Coffee All great things in this world come from a mistake, it seems. And coffee is no exception. But the history of coffee is one that is full of twists and turns, some political, some down to happenstance, but all of them have contributed to your double espresso being what it is today. The popular theory is that coffee was really ‘discovered’ by a sheep herder from Caffa Ethiopia. Originally the coffee plant grew naturally in Ethopia, where the coffee bean would be wrapped in animal fat by the locals and used as sustenance on long hunting and raiding expeditions over a thousand years ago. In 1511, the governor of Mecca, Khair Beg, tried to ban coffee because he saw that its influence might encourage the emergence of an opposition to his government. Not everyone was a fan- at least initially. So how did coffee get out to America? When the Dutch smuggled a coffee plant smuggled out of Arabia, they took it to Ceylon and Java, and soon had a near monopoly of their own.
CoffeeShop Quick guide to coffee certifications This is a quick guide to the most common certifications seen on coffee. Information on criteria is provided, emphasizing ecological and environmental standards. All these certifications require verification by third-party auditors; producers (and in some case buyers) must pay various fees associated with certification. Bird-Friendly (Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center) The only true “shade-grown” certification, developed by ecologists at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. There is no minimum price set, but producers can use the certification to negotiate a better price for their coffee, generally an additional 5 to 10 cents per pound. There is no certification fee, but producers must pay for initial and periodic audits. Only coffee certified by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center can be called Bird-Friendly; look for this seal for authentic Bird-Friendly certified coffee. More info: Rainforest Alliance Examine the seal on the package carefully. Organic Fair Trade UTZ Certified
Recettes Does coffee make you live longer? Wednesday July 12 2017 Coffee may contain useful antioxidants "Drinking three cups of coffee a day could add years to your life, suggest studies," reports the Metro. It follows the results of European and US studies that looked at the relationship between how much coffee people drink and death. The European study included more than 450,000 people. Women had a 7% reduced risk overall, but a greater risk of dying of cancer the more coffee they drank. These findings need to be interpreted with caution – the research doesn't prove coffee reduces the risk of death. Drinking coffee can be part of a healthy, balanced diet. Pregnant women are advised to consume no more than 200mg of caffeine a day, the equivalent of two mugs of instant coffee. There are no magic shortcuts (or magic coffee beans) for achieving good health and living a longer life. Leading a healthy lifestyle by having a varied, healthy diet and getting regular exercise is the best way to achieve this. Where did the story come from?
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