SHARED ABOUT COFFEE

WHAT IS COFFEE ?


A Coffee " Bean " is the sheed ( biji ) or pit ( buah ) of the coffee cherry, which grows on an evergreen tree or shurb. each cherry normally countains two beans,which face each other. after processing and roasting, the sheed will become the " coffee " we are all familiar with. coffee was first discovered under the Ethiopian rain forest. Canopy, high on the montainside. the evergreen leaves like the seeds are laced with caffeine.

WHAT ARE SPECIES ARE THERE ?

There are several species of coffee plants, but the two most common ones are Robusta and Arabica.

Arabica Coffee :

* Superior in Flavor quality to robusta

* Lower Caffeine content

* 65% - 85% of the world's coffee is Arabica Coffee

Robuta trees produce beans, which are small, high in caffeine and often taste bitter.

WHERE IS COFFEE GROWN ?

Coffee grows in the tropical belt arround the world, roughly between the tropics of 26 north and south of the equator ( garis katulistiwa ), thriving in more than 80 Countrie around the world.

WHY ?

Coffee trees prefer rich soil ( usually volcanic and mountainous ), need a good amount of rainfall and warm temperatures. coffee growing areas seldom dip below 70 degree Fahreinheit or to 80 degree F