STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUMUSAMV MIEADR 2015

COFFEE Name:Neacsu Maria Ana, Group:8102,MIEADR

University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania

9 Mărăști Blvd, District 1, 011464, Bucharest, Romania

Keywords: coffee, benefits, health

The history of coffee: In the Ethiopian highlands, where the legend of Kaldi, the goatherd, originated, coffee trees grow today as they have for centuries. Though we will never know with certainty, there probably is some truth to the Kaldi legend. It is said that he discovered coffee after noticing that his goats, upon eating berries from a certain tree, became so spirited that they did not want to sleep at night. Kaldi dutifully reported his findings to the abbot of the local monastery who made a drink with the berries and discovered that it kept him alert for the long hours of evening prayer.  Soon the abbot had shared his discovery with the other monks at the monastery, and ever so slowly knowledge of the energizing effects of the berries began to spread.  As word moved east and coffee reached the Arabian peninsula, it began a journey which would spread its reputation across the globe. Today coffee is grown in a multitude of countries around the world. Whether it is Asia or Africa, Central or South America, the islands of the Caribbean or Pacific, all can trace their heritage to the trees in the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau.

REFERENCES (Google.com)Coordinating teacher: Mihai Daniel Frumușelu

13 Proven Health Benefits of Coffee:Coffee can improve energy levels and make you smarter,coffee can help you burn fat, the caffeine can drastically improve physical performance,there are essential nutrients in coffee(potassium,magnesium,…), coffee may lower your risk of type II diabetes, coffee may protect you from Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, caffeine may lower the risk of Parkinson’s, coffee appears to have protective effects on the Liver, coffee can fight Depression and make you happier, coffee drinkers have a lower risk of some types of Cancer, coffee does not cause Heart Disease and may lower the risk of Stroke, coffee may help you live longer, coffee is the biggest source of antioxidants in The Western Diet. Pros and cons: The healt effects of coffee are quite controversial. Depending on who you ask, it is either a super healthy beverage or incredibly harmful. But despite what you may have heard, there are actually plenty of good things to be said about coffee. For example, it is high in antioxidanta and linker to a reduce risk of many diseases. However… it also contains caffeine, a stimulant that can cause problems in somn people and disrupt sleep.

A typical 240 ml cup of coffee contains: Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 11% of the RDA. Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid): 6% of the RDA. Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 2% of the RDA. Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 2% of the RDA. Folate: 1% of the RDA. Manganese: 3% of the RDA. Potassium: 3% of the RDA.Magnesium: 2% of the RDA.Phosphorus: 1% of the RDA. This may not seem like a lot, but try multiplying with 3, 4, or however many cups you drink per day.