What is 100% Arabica coffee? what does Arabica mean?

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What is 100% Arabica coffee? what does Arabica mean?

Why do coffee shops now keep emphasizing that their coffee beans are 100% Arabica coffee?

So what is Arabica? in fact, Arabica does not just refer to a certain type of coffee bean. Arabica is a tree species, also known as Arabica, not a genus.

Arabica species (Arabica)

Arabica can be said to be the white and rich beauty of coffee varieties!

First of all, Arabica species are extremely demanding for living environment-they need to grow at higher elevations (more than 2000 meters above sea level). Coffee beans such as the famous Blue Mountain coffee beans and Ethiopian coffee beans, the ancestor of coffee, are grown at high altitudes. While there is a requirement for altitude, it also requires a humid climate and fertile soil to meet Miss Arabica's basic requirements.

The most important problem is that the delicate Arabica species is afraid of direct sunlight, so shade trees need to be planted beside her in areas where the sun is strong. Even under such living conditions, Miss Arabica, who is frail and sickly, is vulnerable to the threat of diseases / pests and is unable to grow up normally. Not to mention her poor ability to cultivate offspring, the yield per unit area is very low.

But in terms of flavor, it is not difficult to understand the nobility of Arabica species.

The strict requirements of the living environment have created a first-class flavor. Arabica coffee beans have a wide and varied flavor. Coffee beans grown in different places and environments can produce a variety of flavors, each with different personalities and delicate taste.

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