Arabica and Robusta: which coffee beans are best for you?

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There are thousands of varieties of coffee there, but only two stand out in quality and boost the economy of the industry, Arabica and robusta coffee or Arabica coffee and robusta coffee if you like.

60% of the world's coffee is Arabica coffee, which is mainly grown in North America, while Robusta coffee, which is mainly grown in Africa and Asia, accounts for the remaining 40%.

Which is better?

Most of the coffee world supports Arabica coffee, and the numbers prove this, but this does not mean that coffee robusta coffee is not a coffee that can be checked.

Years of effective marketing by Arabica manufacturers is part of the reason for the difference, so phrases like 100% Arabica will boost sales and dirty and bitter Robusta marketing.

The real picture tells the true story that different planting, harvesting, processing and roasting techniques do affect the final quality and flavor of coffee.

It is not surprising that the areas that dominate robusta coffee cultivation are countries with less mechanized agricultural activities, so these factors may be affected.

In addition, many of the bitter Robusta flavors come not from the beans themselves, but from industry standards, allowing Robusta to have a large number of black sour beans with other defects.

These standards are different for Arabica, so you will find many high-quality products and few high-quality Robusta products.

Robusta, also known as coffee canephora, has many differences from Arabica coffee.

Origin and distribution

Robusta has been considered an ugly version of Arabica for some time, but studies have shown that Arabica is actually a mutant form of Robusta.

The crossover with Robusta's coffee euginoides produced Arabica coffee.

The mixture of Arabica and Robusta is very common in the market for the simple reason that it is more expensive to grow Arabica coffee, so many roasters will increase Robusta to reduce prices and make more profits.

That's why 100% Arabica coffee is a thing, because it's for people who don't mind paying more for sweeter coffee.

Coffee factory

The average coffee can be trimmed to about 5 feet high, making manual picking the most effective way to separate mature and immature coffee.

Robusta can reach 40 feet high, while Mount Arabica can only reach 14 feet.

Robusta will produce a higher output than its counterpart and can be identified as the smaller of the two, with a straight line crease cut into the midpoint.

Compared with robusta caffeine, Arabica caffeine contains more caffeine than robusta caffeine, with a caffeine content of 0.8-1.4%.

This difference in caffeine content can affect taste. Caffeinated Robusta is famous for its rubber taste, while Arabica coffee, which contains less than half of the caffeine, is a delicious coffee bean.

Arabica coffee also contains more lipids and sugars.

Environment

All coffee plants survive best in mild climates with little change in temperature. Vulnerability increases mainly with lower temperatures, so very cool temperatures can kill large numbers of people more quickly.

Any substance in the range of 20-30 °C can be considered the best temperature for Robusta, and 15-25 °C is good for Arabica coffee. For the former, 2000-3000mm rainfall is perfect, while the latter is 1500-2500mm rainfall.

Arabica grows at a height of 9-2000 meters and has little resistance to diseases and insect pests, so preventive measures are emphasized in the process of cultivation, while the height of 0-0000 meters is perfect for Robsta, which has greater resistance to diseases and insect pests.

Robusta caffeine contains high caffeine as a chemical barrier against coffee insects because the bitterness they produce drives them away.

The content of chlorogenic acid is another factor of pest resistance, and the content of Robusta is higher.

There, you need to know every important detail of the two most popular coffee varieties on the market. If you prefer, you can try any of them or a mixture of both.

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