Why do you recommend Arabica beans? Why are there no 100% robusta coffee beans?

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Whether it tastes good or not, the outer packaging of many cafes or coffee bags will bear the logo of 100% Arabica coffee beans, and the price of 100% Arabica beans will be slightly higher. On the contrary, absolutely no merchant will blatantly call themselves "100% Robusta coffee beans". Even in areas that fully grow Robusta varieties, they will only promote "medium-grain coffee" or some local "common names".

● so, what is Arabilla? What is Robusta?

Arabica and Robusta are both varieties of coffee. Arabica is suitable for growing in low-temperature areas at high elevations, monoecious pollination, poor resistance to diseases and insects and high production costs, but accounts for 70% of the world's coffee sales because of its excellent flavor and aroma. Robusta happens to make up for Arabica's planting defects, but because it emits a "Rob smell", it is generally used as an "increment" in canned coffee, instant coffee and poor-quality coffee.

What's the difference between Arabica and Robusta?

● compared with Arabica, Robusta raw bean composition characteristics are listed as follows:

① contains more caffeine (more than twice as much as Arabica)

② contains more chlorogenic acid.

③ has few sugars such as sucrose

④ contains a little more protein and amino acids.

⑤ is low in fat.

● and after baking, Robusta tastes changed as follows:

Caffeine → refreshing is one of the bitter ingredients

The source of mellow, bitter and astringent taste of chlorogenic acid → coffee

Protein and amino acid → are sources of strong bitterness such as dark beer and chocolate

Therefore, in Southeast Asia and other places, sugar is added when roasting Robusta coffee beans. Try to supplement its lack of sweetness through Robusta, such as the sugar-fried coffee we often drink when we travel to Hainan today.

● recommends Arabica coffee beans for the following reasons:

The lower the caffeine content of ①, the better the beans, the lower the caffeine content, which is the focus of Poya's blackboard strokes.

② is charming, pleasant and tastes good.

However, the coffee is delicious, so don't drink too much.

● Arabica Coffee Bean Brand recommendation

Arabica coffee beans baked in front street coffee are fully guaranteed in terms of brand and quality. And more importantly, the performance-to-price ratio is extremely high, each pack of 227 grams, the price is only 70-90 yuan or so. According to the calculation of 15 grams of coffee beans per cup, a bag of coffee can make 15 cups of coffee, which costs only about 5 or 6 yuan per cup, which is recommended by conscience compared to the price of hundreds of cups sold in cafes.

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