Flapjack Facts – Oats

Blackafriars flapjacks are mainly made from oats.  Interestingly oats are annual grasses, and are used as both for both human and animal nutrition, in addition to other purposes.  Modern oats probably originated from the Asian wild red oat which grew as a weed in other grain crops. Archaeological studies show that oats have been found dating from about 2,000 BC, but these grains were probably simply weed seeds.  It was probably much closer to the birth of Christ before, as the last of the cereals to be cultivated, oats were purposely grown in southeast Europe or Asia Minor. Before being used as a food, they were used for medicinal purposes.

Flapjacks and Coffee

Enjoy tucking into your Blackfriars flapjack during your mid-morning coffee break?

Here are is a fact that you might not have known about coffee to consider as you enjoy your coffee and flapjack this morning.   Robusta coffee, which is often used in instant (or soluble) coffee, has more caffeine than Arabica coffee.

Flapjacks and Coffee

Enjoy tucking into your Blackfriars flapjack during your mid-morning coffee break?

Here are is a fact that you might not have known about coffee to consider as you enjoy your coffee and flapjack this morning.   There are two basic species of coffee in the world – Robusta coffee, which is generally considered to be lower grade, and Arabica coffee, which is considered to be higher grade. Most of the coffee sold in the world is Robusta, and the largest producer of Robusta coffee in the world is Vietnam.

Flapjacks and coffee

Enjoy tucking into your Blackfriars flapjack during your mid-morning coffee break?

Here are is a fact that you might not have known about coffee to consider as you enjoy your coffee and flapjack this morning.   Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world.  The only world commodity that is traded at higher volumes on the world market is oil.

Flapjack Facts – Oats

Oats are a cereal grain used primarily as food for livestock, especially horses. In Oklahoma most of the oats planted are used for either pasture or baled for hay. Most goes to feed the state’s equine population.