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Coffea stenophylla, also known as highland coffee or Sierra Leone coffee, is a species of Coffea originating from West Africa. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is currently not commercially cultivated, because its low yield and small berries make it inferior to the two economically dominant species Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora (robusta).
The health effects of coffee include various possible health benefits and health risks. [ 1 ] A 2017 umbrella review of meta-analyses found that drinking coffee is generally safe within usual levels of intake and is more likely to improve health outcomes than to cause harm at doses of 3 or 4 cups of coffee daily.
The high presence of antioxidants, specifically polyphenols, in coffee is tied to many benefits including decreasing the risk of diseases like cancer and liver disease. “It is also high in ...
The chemical complexity of coffee is emerging, especially due to observed physiological effects which cannot be related only to the presence of caffeine. Moreover, coffee contains an exceptionally substantial amount of antioxidants such as chlorogenic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids, caffeine and Maillard reaction products, such as melanoidins. [3]
Researchers set out to see if the time of day you drink coffee has any impact on heart health using information from over 40,000 adults who were surveyed about their consumption habits between ...
Pteridospermatophyta, also called "pteridosperms" or "seed ferns" are a polyphyletic [1] grouping of extinct seed-producing plants. The earliest fossil evidence for plants of this type are the lyginopterids of late Devonian age. [2] They flourished particularly during the Carboniferous and Permian periods.
Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Coffea species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are used to flavor various beverages and products. The fruits, like the seeds, contain a large amount of caffeine, and have a distinct ...
Coffee: Coffea arabica and related species: Rubiaceae: tree or shrub culinary, tea, medicinal seeds brewed coffee is not usually referred to as a tea: Kola nut: Cola acuminata and Cola nitida (and sometimes related species) Malvaceae: tree culinary, medicinal, dye, ritual seeds the original source of "cola", though most colas no longer use ...