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Videos

Is cold- or hot-brewed coffee better for you?
The difference between cold- and hot-brew coffee.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Explore the health benefits of coffee consumption
The possible health benefits of coffee consumption.
Video: Science in Seconds (www.scienceinseconds.com) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Why can coffee act as a laxative?
Understanding the potential laxative effects of coffee.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How Does Caffeine Affect the Human Body and Brain?
Learn about caffeine's effects on the human body.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

coffee beans, ground coffee, and instant coffee
Roasted coffee beans, ground coffee, and instant coffee in paper bags.
© Svetlana Lukienko/Shutterstock.com
Cappuccino
A cappuccino served in a café in Rome, Italy.
© Chester Oates—500px/Getty Images
Coffeehouse, 17th-century England
English coffeehouse during the Restoration, painting from 1668. Some of the most...
Lordprice Collection/Alamy
Coffee plantation
Guatemalan laborer working on a coffee plantation.
© Tomas Hajek/Dreamstime.com
Coffee cherries
Ripe (red) and unripe (green) coffee cherries.
© VenkateshMurthy/Shutterstock.com
Drying coffee beans
Turning coffee beans for even drying in the Costa Rican heartland, near San José.
Elizabeth Harris from Stone—CLICK/Chicago
coffee roasting
Coffee beans roasting.
© AbleStock.com/Jupiterimages
drip coffee
A barista making drip coffee over ice.
© Art_Photo/stock.adobe.com
Coffee and tea drinks grid chart by caffeine content and taste
A grid chart comparing popular coffee and tea drinks based on caffeine intensity...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
coffee plantation in Colombia
Coffee plantation in Colombia.
Carl Frank/Photo Researchers
coffee
Jars of fair-trade coffee beans on the counter of a coffee shop in Johannesburg,...
© Michael Turner/Dreamstime.com

Interactives

Caffeine content of popular drinks.
How much caffeine is found in drinks.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Interactive guide to traditional coffee cups around the world
Explore traditional coffee vessels from across the globe in this interactive infographic,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.