13 amazing facts you never knew about coffee

Whether you’re a flat white, cappuccino or skinny latte kind of person, one thing’s for certain: Caffeine is your groove.

But besides giving you a handy (read: absolutely essential) boost in the mornings, there are many more amazing things every coffee lover should know about the drink.

Drinking one or two cups of coffee a day could make you 20% less likely to prematurely die from heart damage

Coffee actually stays warmer if you add cream to it

It could reduce your risk of dementia by a third 

If you’re addicted to coffee, it could be down to your genes, according to science 

For the best taste, coffee should be brewed at around 90°C to 96°C while instant coffee should use water that’s 80°C to 85°C

Studies have found that moderate coffee intake can help boost memory and cognitive performance 

According to legend, coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian goat herder who noticed that after eating the berries from a certain tree, his goats became so energetic they couldn’t sleep

For more flavoursome coffee, store your coffee beans in the fridge - because science

The best time of day to drink coffee isn’t first thing in the morning, but between 9:30am and 11:30am or 1:30pm and 5pm so it matches our body’s natural energy boosts and dips 

Coffee is the world’s second most valuable traded commodity, according to Global Exchange 

Coffee is technically a fruit

You can overdose on coffee, but it’d take 100 cups 

It takes 42 coffee beans to make an espresso