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  2. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, when describing volumes, recipes commonly give measurements in breakfast cups (8 fluid ounces; named after a cup for drinking tea or coffee while eating breakfast), [29] [30] teacups (5 fluid ounces), [31] and coffee cups (2 1 ⁄ 2 fluid ounces; named after a small cup for after‑dinner coffee served to aid digestion). [32]

  3. Coffea canephora - Wikipedia

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    Coffea canephora (especially C. canephora var. robusta, so predominantly cultivated that it is often simply termed Coffea robusta, or commonly robusta coffee) is a species of coffee plant that has its origins in central and western sub-Saharan Africa.

  4. Coffee cup - Wikipedia

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    Disposable paper cups used for take-out sometimes have fold-out handles, but are more often used with an insulating coffee cup sleeve. Coffee cups and mugs may be made of glazed ceramic, porcelain, plastic, glass, insulated or uninsulated metal, and other materials. In the past, coffee cups have also been made of bone, clay, and wood. [1]

  5. Standard drink - Wikipedia

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    There is no international consensus on how much pure alcohol is contained in a standard drink; [2] values in different countries range from 8 to 20 grams (0.28 to 0.71 ounces). The example questionnaire form for the World Health Organization's Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) uses 10 g (0.35 oz), [ 3 ] and this definition has ...

  6. List of military rations - Wikipedia

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    The march ration was a cold food ration issued for not more than three or four consecutive days to units in transit either on carrier or by foot. It consisted of approximately 700 grams of bread, 200 grams of cold meat or cheese, 60 grams of bread spreads, 9 grams of coffee (or 4 grams of tea), 10 grams of sugar, and six cigarettes.

  7. Italian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    The modern espresso machine, invented in 1937 by Achille Gaggia, uses a pump and pressure system with water heated to 90 to 95 °C (194 to 203 °F) and forced at high pressure through a few grams of finely ground coffee in 25–30 seconds, resulting in about 25 millilitres (0.85 fl oz, two tablespoons) of liquid.

  8. Healthy diet - Wikipedia

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    Eat at least 400 grams of fruits and vegetables per day (not counting potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, and other starchy roots). A healthy diet also contains legumes (e.g. lentils, beans), whole grains, and nuts. [9] Limit the intake of simple sugars to less than 10% of caloric intake (below 5% of calories or 25 grams may be even better). [10]

  9. Metrication - Wikipedia

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    [46] [47] However, many units of measure, such as the livre (for half a kilogram), remained in everyday use for many years, [47] [48] and to a residual extent up to this day. Conversion table in an 1848 German schoolbook showing the metric equivalent of the foot in use in over two dozen countries, including several German states