What is the difference between Arabica coffee beans and other coffee beans

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Arabica coffee beans grow in the colder high altitudes of the tropics, and the hot and low altitudes where Arabica beans do not grow are the land of Robusta. Robusta is planted in lowlands at an altitude of 200-600 meters, likes warm climate, requires temperature of 24 - 29℃, and does not require high rainfall, but the variety depends on insects or wind to transmit pollen, so coffee takes 9-11 months from pollination to fruit, which is longer than Arabica. And Robusta has a lot more caffeine than Arabica.

Coffea arabica is the most traditional variety of Arabica coffee. Originating in East Africa, coffee was monopolized by the Arab world for a long time before the 15th century AD, so it was called "Arabic coffee" by Europeans. It turned out that all the commercial coffee in the world was Arabica coffee, but at the end of the 19th century, a large-scale disease occurred, and growers began to look for other disease-resistant varieties. At present, Arabica coffee is still the most important coffee variety, accounting for about 3/4 of the world's total coffee production. It is cultivated mainly in Latin American countries, but also in Indonesia and the Pacific islands. At present, the geographical and climatic conditions of Brazil, the world's largest coffee producing area, are very suitable for the growth of small coffee. The main coffee varieties planted are also small coffee. Brazil's coffee production accounts for more than 1/3 of the world's total production.

Arabica beans produce coffee of higher quality than other commercially grown coffee varieties (such as Robusta), with different flavors and lower caffeine content. The traditional processing method is to manually harvest coffee berries, peel them on the same day, and manually select coffee beans, roast them, and then grind them. With fresh milk, do not use the general market creamer, so coffee is particularly smooth and rich. Specific features are:

1. The smell of fragrant Yu is stronger;

2. It is not easy to have bitter taste;

3. Moderate coffee oil content;

4. High acidity;

Caffeine content is 30%-40% of Robusta.