Coffee Production
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Nescafe. (n.d.). Coffee Production. Retrieved 7 30, 2013, from All You Need to Know About Coffee: http://www.nescafe.com/coffee_production_en_com.axcms
Coffee grown in Africa, Asia and Latin America, in so called ‘coffee belt’
Brazil is the biggest producer, followed by Vietnam and Colombia
Some countries specialise in one type of coffee bean
Coffees have typical regional taste- influenced by soil and weather conditions
Coast Rica produces mild coffee with a nutty flavour; Indonesian coffee has thick, mellow character. Ethiopian coffee prized for smooth strong flavour
The main coffee producing regions are Africa, Asia and Latin America which are commonly referred to as the ‘coffee belt’. Brazil is the largest producer of coffee, followed by Vietnam and Colombia. The region a particular coffee bean comes from has a huge impact on the taste of the coffee due to the soil and weather conditions. Some examples of this include Costa Rica, whose coffee is mild with a nutty flavour, Indonesia, which grows Coffee with a thick, mellow character and Ethiopia, which is renowned for producing a much sought after coffee with a smooth, strong flavour.
Coffee Production Today. (n.d.). Retrieved 7 30, 2012, from Coffee and Health: http://www.coffeeandhealth.org/all-about-coffee/coffee-production-today
Tree
Coffee tree is tropical evergreen shrub
Grows between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Two most commercially important species grown are Coffea arabica (Arabicas) and Coffea canephora (Robustas).
Average Arabica plant is large bush with dark-green oval leaves
Fruit, or cherries, rounded and mature in 7-9 months: usually contain two flat seeds (coffee beans)
When only one bean develops it is called peaberry
Robusta is robust shrub or small tree that grows up to 10 meters high: fruits rounded and take up to 11 months mature; seeds oval in shape and smaller
Collected Research Information
Source
Notes
Re-Written Notes
Nescafe. (n.d.). Coffee Production. Retrieved 7 30, 2013, from All You Need to Know About Coffee: http://www.nescafe.com/coffee_production_en_com.axcms
Coffee grown in Africa, Asia and Latin America, in so called ‘coffee belt’
Brazil is the biggest producer, followed by Vietnam and Colombia
Some countries specialise in one type of coffee bean
Coffees have typical regional taste- influenced by soil and weather conditions
Coast Rica produces mild coffee with a nutty flavour; Indonesian coffee has thick, mellow character. Ethiopian coffee prized for smooth strong flavour
The main coffee producing regions are Africa, Asia and Latin America which are commonly referred to as the ‘coffee belt’. Brazil is the largest producer of coffee, followed by Vietnam and Colombia. The region a particular coffee bean comes from has a huge impact on the taste of the coffee due to the soil and weather conditions. Some examples of this include Costa Rica, whose coffee is mild with a nutty flavour, Indonesia, which grows Coffee with a thick, mellow character and Ethiopia, which is renowned for producing a much sought after coffee with a smooth, strong flavour.
Coffee Production Today. (n.d.). Retrieved 7 30, 2012, from Coffee and Health: http://www.coffeeandhealth.org/all-about-coffee/coffee-production-today
Tree
Coffee tree is tropical evergreen shrub
Grows between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Two most commercially important species grown are Coffea arabica (Arabicas) and Coffea canephora (Robustas).
Average Arabica plant is large bush with dark-green oval leaves
Fruit, or cherries, rounded and mature in 7-9 months: usually contain two flat seeds (coffee beans)
When only one bean develops it is called peaberry
Robusta is robust shrub or small tree that grows up to 10 meters high: fruits rounded and take up to 11 months mature; seeds oval in shape and smaller
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