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Coffee: What is the difference between regular and higher end other than flavor?
I am highly sensitive to caffeine in coffee. If I have two cups in the morning, I'm shaking like a leaf.If I have a Starbucks after noon, I will have a lousy night's sleep.
However, in Hawaii, I had two cups of 100% Kona (at $25/pound) and no problems whatsoever. No hand shakiness, no wired feeling. Is there a difference with higher quality coffees in the affect of the caffeine?
There are two different kinds of coffee beans. Arabica, and robusta.The kind that you would typically find at a local grocery's store is robusta because they it is cheaper and lower quality. Arabica beans are much more expensive, of better quality, and are subject to selective picking because their only picked when their ripe, unlike robusta which are picked and then ripened.
I find that cheaper robusta beans usually give me a caffine buzz for the first half hour only. Arabica beans typically give me a smooth, long lasting, more mellow buzz.
My point is, don't buy cheap coffee. Kona, as well as columbine, Kenyon, Ethiopian, Brazilian, etc.... is much better.
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