The South Indian filter coffee

GS-III | Agriculture

The South Indian filter coffee

 

·  India is the sixth largest producer of coffee in the world, after Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia and Honduras.

·      India produced about 4,00,000 tonnes of coffee in 2022-23

·  Coffee reached India from the Middle East in the 14th-15th century, named ‘cohha’, which later became coffee.

·     The colonial British commercialised Indian coffee from Mysore to Europe.

Q. What is South Indian Coffee?

·  The South Indian coffee is an admixture of coffee and chicory powders. It is this addition of chicory that makes South India coffee special.

Q. What is chicory and what are its Health Benefits?

·   It is an herb native to Europe and Asia. Its root contains inulin, a starchy substance, which is good for health, and is found in a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs, including wheat, onions, bananas, leeks, artichokes, and asparagus.

Health Benefits:

·       Chicory root has a mild laxative effect and decreases swelling.

·  Chicory is also a rich source of beta-carotene, which protects cells from oxidative damage, better than coffee.

·        Also, chicory does not contain caffeine which induces restlessness and insomnia, which coffee does.

·   This is why it is a good practice for the South Indian coffee to have an admixture of coffee and chicory powders: the ratio being 70:30, or as per personal taste.

·   Coffee contains several vitamins and antioxidants. It protects our stomach cells from oxidative damage, and reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, and several age-related diseases. But one should not overdo it: no more than five cups of coffee a day.

Chicory is grown mainly in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

Test Yourself:

 

Q33.  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: ( Prelims 2008)

 

List-I (Board)       List-II (Headquarters)

A. Coffee Board     1. Bengaluru

B. Rubber Board    2. Guntur

C. Tea Board          3. Kottayam

D. Tobacco Board  4. Kolkata

 

Code: A B C D

 

(a) 2 4 3 1

(b) 1 3 4 2

(c) 2 3 4 1

(d) 1 4 3 2

Ans: (b)

 

Q.34 Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: ( Prelims 2010)

1.   Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.

2.   Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

Ans: (a)

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