Coffee
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Read the passage carefully:
(1) I know many friends of mine who drink coffee regularly but do not know that coffee exists in different forms other than instant coffee. There are many who swear by Flora cafe classic or Coco gold, which they consider as premium coffee. It may sound offensive but instant coffee is not the only way; in fact it's a very bad way of making coffee! Instant coffee cannot match up to brewed coffee's flavour nor does it have Arabica beans. It uses Robusta beans that are lower in flavour. Don't know the difference ? ! Read on...
(2) That plant might be a genius! It created a chemical that would keep pests away. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for the plant - that plan did not work the way it was intended to. The chemical might have averted a few pest attacks, but attracted a far greater threat - human beings. The plant I am talking about is coffee and the chemical is caffeine.
(3) To begin from the beginning - coffee is from a more mature part of the tree - the seed - unlike other stimulants. The ripe berry is picked and de-pulped leaving us with a seed called 'green bean' or 'green coffee'. Green bean is uncharacteristically bland with a taste nowhere close to that of coffee, but it is valued for its higher antioxidant levels.
(4) It's an interesting phenomenon to see how this bland green bean turns to a flavourful coffee bean. Coffee bean is a seed and like any other seed, it is rich in proteins, fats and all necessary ingredients for giving birth to a new plant. When exposed to heat, the fats and carbohydrates in the bean turn into essential oils, which give the characteristic taste and aroma to the coffee bean. The degree of roasting depends on the need or purpose of use.
(5) These beans are ground so that the surface area of the bean is increased, which makes extraction easier. The bean can be ground or crushed but making the particles uniform will ensure equal extraction or else the smaller particle will get over extracted and the larger one will remain under extracted. Hence, the burr grinder is used to ensure that the coffee bean gets ground in a uniform way in which all particles are of similar sizes.
(6) Does under extraction give a lighter coffee and over extraction a stronger one? No. For a lighter or stronger coffee less or more coffee powder has to be used. Why? Under extraction will not get all the flavours of the coffee as the water runs too quickly. It will not get what you want - it will taste sour. Over - extraction will bring out all unnecessary flavours rendering the taste bitter.
On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the questions given below: 10 × 1 = 10
(i) Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate option:
The author complained that his friends _______.
(a) consumed only Flora classics
(b) were not aware of different forms of coffee
(c) were severely addicted to drinking coffee
(d) considered Coco gold as premium coffee
(ii) Comment on the writer's reference to the unique feature of coffee plant. (Para 2)
(iii) List the reason why the author refers to humans as 'great threat to coffee' plants.
(iv) Select an option that conveys the same meaning as 'energiser' from words used in Paragraph 3.
(a) bland
(b) mature
(c) antioxidant
(d) stimulants
(v) Complete the given sentence with an appropriate inference with respect to the following:
Fats and carbohydrates turn into essential oils leading to ______.
(vi) Comment on the writer's reference to the interesting phenomenon in paragraph 4.
(vii) Over extraction does not give a stronger coffee. Based on your understanding of paragraph 6, list one method to get stronger coffee.
(viii) The writer would not agree with the given statements based on paragraph five EXCEPT.
(a) The burr grinder grinds coffee beans uniformly.
(b)Less surface area makes extraction easier.
(c) Grinding gives stronger aroma.
(d)Good coffee is a mix of smaller and bigger particles.
(ix) Why is it fair to say that the right degree of extraction of coffee is important?
(x) Select the most suitable title of the above passage.
(a) The Art of Coffee Making
(b) Benefits of Consuming Coffee
(c) Green Coffee - The perfect antioxidant
(d) The Coffee Addict
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