The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
NIACIN
niacin, nicotinic acid
(noun) a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
in 1942 derived from nicotinic acid + vitamin, chosen to dissociate it from nicotine, to avoid the perception that vitamins or niacin-rich food contains nicotine, or that cigarettes contain vitamins.
Noun
niacin (uncountable)
(vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
Synonyms
• E375 when used as a colour retention agent
• nicotinic acid
• vitamin B3
• (historic names) vitamin PP, vitamin P-P, PP-factor, pellagra-preventive factor
Anagrams
• canini
Source: Wiktionary
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