Is Arabica coffee better? Starbucks Arabica beans

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I believe everyone has seen the coffee chain emphasize that they use "100% Arabica coffee beans", but why do they emphasize this coffee variety so much? Is Arabica coffee really good?

Coffee beans are mainly divided into three major varieties-Arabica, Robusta, and Liberia. Among them, our protagonist Arabica's coffee production is second only to Robusta. Friends who know a little about coffee should also have heard that boutique coffee (Specialty coffee) is a descendant of Arabica, which requires better growing environment and care, and usually has a better flavor than Robusta. As a result, more and more stores will regard selling Arabica coffee as a guarantee of quality, but Arabica, which can become a boutique coffee, accounts for less than 10% of the world's output. In other words, we cannot equate every kind of Arabica coffee with fine coffee.

The quality and flavor of coffee all depend on the growing environment of coffee, the care of coffee farmers and the post-processing process, coupled with the professional rating of cup testers to determine whether they are qualified to be part of high-quality coffee. But even in Arabica, there will be inferior coffee. Chain coffee is not directly associated with shoddy coffee. You only have to let your sense of smell and taste experience it yourself, and learn to distinguish between good coffee and bad coffee in order to understand its value.