Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
PALMITATE
Etymology
Noun
palmitate (plural palmitates)
(chemistry) any salt or ester of palmitic acid
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"mi*tate, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of palmitic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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