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.
SCILLITIN
Scil"li*tin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. scilistine.] (Chem.)
Definition: A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla), and probably consisting of a complex mixture of several substances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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