Coffee has a long history, dating back to 800 A.D.

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Beethoven was a huge fan of coffee, using precisely 60 beans per cup.

A coffee ‘bean’ is actually a fruit. The ‘beans’ grow on a bush in the centre of a berry.

Brazil is the world's number one coffee producer, followed by Vietnam and Colombia.

Fresh coffee beans are green and have a grassy scent. That rich brown colour and incredible aroma only come to life after being roasted.

Two types of coffee bean are used for drinking - Arabica, with lower acidity & smoother taste, and Robusta, for a more acidic and bitter taste.

For a coffee to be classed as decaf, it needs to have less than 0.3% caffeine.