Isn’t coffee such an amazing creation of nature? And we could not wait to share our 1st maxim about coffee, and its very basics – the coffee bean itself. Coffee beans are babies from the seeds of the mother – a flowering plant called Coffea. Coffea produces sweet red fruits called coffee cherries. The seed of the fruit, the coffee bean is processed and transformed into aromatic coffee – which is widely delivered in many parts of the world.
The 2 most commonly grown coffee beans are:
Coffea Arabica
- Oval-shaped, flat, dark, greasy.
- High-end, flavour-focused coffee.
- Prone to disease.
- Difficult to manage.
- Low Caffeine content.
- Exceptional for producing amazing coffee.
- Made up 75% of Global Coffee Consumption.
- Varieties include Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Pacamara, Geisha, Pache, Wush Wush.
Coffea Canephora (Robusta)
- Round and circular-shaped, pale and dry.
- Disease resistant.
- Easy to grow.
- High caffeine content.
- Made up 23% of Global Coffee Consumption.
Finest coffees are from the Tropics, tropical climates, high elevations; from East Africa, the Americas and the Asia Pacific.
Based on the rudiments of these 2 most popular beans, we believe you would be able to select your preferred choice as a pre-starter on the embarkation of your very own coffee journey.
