Identifying Your Coffee Beans
There is a lot to learn about coffee. The terms Robusta and Arabica for instance, which are often mentioned in the same breath as coffee, cannot be defined by many coffee drinkers. The two are actually the foremost varieties of coffee being grown today. Robusta, which contains more caffeine than Arabica coffee beans, ranks lower in quality and comprises about a fifth of the coffee produced worldwide. Arabica coffee is more prevalent, accounting for more than 70% of the world’s coffee business. It is also more superior in taste and aroma. These days most people consider Arabica a gourmet coffee.
Green beans and organic beans are two more terms associated with coffee. Simply put, green beans are coffee beans that have yet to be roasted. In contrast, organic coffee beans come from coffee plants grown naturally and sans the use of pesticides. Coffee retailers purchase them raw then have them roasted and packed just before transport and delivery for maximum freshness.