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Fact of the Day What Are Super Automatic Espresso Machines?

There are different types of espresso pod machines available in order to prepare the espresso types. Three varieties of machines that exist today are the semi-automatic, automatic and super-automatic espresso machines. Ground coffee is put into the filter of the machine manually in either manual espresso machines or semi-automatic espresso...

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Which Has More Caffeine: Coffee, or Espresso?

Q: I like Cuban Espresso coffee, but I have heard that it has more than double the caffeine of regular coffee, because the beans they use are different.

A: The average single shot of Espresso (made with arabica) contains between 45 and 70 mg of caffeine. A 12 ounce cup of instant coffee can have as much as 350mg of caffeine. However, since Espresso doesn't refer to a type of coffee, but rather the brewing method used to make it, how much caffeine in it will depend upon the beans used. 'Robusta' coffee beans contain 40-50% more caffeine than 'Arabica' coffee beans. In Italy, many espresso blends are based on dark-roasted 'Robusta'. Coffee has more caffeine. Drip coffee uses a lot more coffee per cup than Espresso, and also the cheaper coffee beans have a higher caffeine content that 'Arabica' beans. Water is also in contact with the coffee for much longer, giving higher caffeine extraction. All of which means that a cup of drip coffee can have up to 10 times the caffeine of an Espresso. I know that coffee starts at 85 mg per serving and goes up from there. I am not familiar with all of the other hokey coffee concoctions out there. I have always wondered, since so many people love their coffee, and they have coffee flavored alcohol, and ice cream, and yogurt, why don't they like the idea of coffee flavored Jello? Espresso does have more caffeine than coffee, that's why it's served in a shot size unlike regular coffee in a cup size.

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