What is the meaning of standard coffee bean grade G1 and coffee grade shb

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The latest knowledge arrangement of raw coffee beans: the classification and naming rules of coffee beans

Classification of common coffee beans:

Graded according to the way they are handled:

Grade1 (level 1): the highest level of washed beans

Grade2 (second level): standard grade of washed beans

Grade3 (level 3): the highest level of sun-dried beans

Grade4 (level 4): sun bean standard

Grade5 (level 5): the basic level of sun bean export

Representative of this graded producing area: Ethiopia

Graded according to size:

E Peaberry: Super large round beans

PB Peaberry: round beans

AA 17-19, AA+ and AA++ are getting higher and higher in turn.

AB 15-16 orders, the highest grade is AB TOP

C less than AB grade beans

Low quality beans found locally in TT, T, ML and MH

Representative of this graded producing area: Kenya

According to the elevation of the cultivated land, the grade can be divided into three, four, seven and other grades (different national standards). For example, Mexico and Honduras adopt three grades, while Guatemala adopts seven grades. Generally speaking, the quality of highland beans is better than that of lowland beans, and the price will be higher because of the increase in freight.

Grade name

S.H.B: strict selection of good quality beans

H.B: high-quality coffee beans

S.H: medium coffee beans

E.P.W: high-grade washed coffee beans

P.W: first-class washed coffee beans

E.G.W: excellent washed coffee beans

G.W: high quality washed coffee beans

Representative of this graded producing area: Guatemala

World Top Coffee beans-Kenya aa Coffee beans Kenyan Coffee has 7 grades