What is Robusta Coffee Bean? what is the meaning and characteristics of coffee Luodou?

Luodou is what we often call Robusta Robusta, a coffee variety widely cultivated at present, and Arabica are both commercial coffee beans on the market today. When we know about Luodou, we usually see the words "bad" and "bitter", so does Luodou necessarily mean that the coffee is not good? In this article, Qianjie will introduce this unpopular variety to you.

What are the characteristics of Luodou?

The main reason why Robusta is unpopular in the coffee circle is that it is not as pleasant as Arabica. After analysis, the content of chlorogenic acid in Robusta is very high, and the content of sucrose is low. Chlorogenic acid is the source of bitterness in coffee, it usually has a mellow, lower bitter taste, as well as walnut, peanut, hazelnut, mugi-cha, grain and other flavor spectrum, when not handled well, there will be a strong irritating earthy smell, such as rubber-like negative taste. Deeply roasted Robusta beans accumulate a large amount of gas. When extracted with an Italian coffee machine, they release rich oil foams and a solid taste spectrum that provides more mellow taste for the coffee. In Italy, locals pursue the strong taste and rich oil of coffee, and many coffee shops will mix a certain proportion of Robota beans to increase its "coffee flavor" when making espresso.

Since Luodou doesn't taste good, why are there so many people growing it?

The history of coffee development tells us that before emphasizing the concept of boutique coffee, unlike now, coffee drinkers pursue caffeine and strong coffee flavor, while growers pursue mass production to ensure that coffee brings stable income. And Robusta has an incomparable advantage over Arabica, which is its strong survivability.

Compared with Arabica, the Robusta variety has a higher caffeine content, about 2.7% Mel 4%, twice as much as Arabica. As a natural pesticide of plants, caffeine can be protected from most insects. From the planting point of view, Robusta coffee tree can withstand high temperature, cold, drought and humidity, and has a high survival rate. In addition, the amount of fruit of a single plant of Robusta is high, and it has a strong ability to adapt to the environment. It can be planted in low-altitude plains. It can be managed and picked by machine directly, and the price is naturally cheaper. Therefore, the production cost of Robusta planting is lower, and it is more suitable for commercial mass production. The characteristics of large production, fast ripening and low management costs of Luodou are very suitable for coffee producing areas that win by quantity. Vietnam, the second largest producer in the world, grows 80% of its coffee.

In addition, in recent years, the growing environment of coffee is getting worse and worse. For Arabica, which has extremely high requirements for the altitude of the planting environment and local climate, invisibility is a very big test. And Robusta itself has a very strong viability, so in terms of quality, yield and flavor, you don't have to worry too much about climate and soil, which makes many coffee people begin to pay attention to high-quality Luodou.

Does Luo Dou represent bad coffee?

Many people may know that boutique coffee refers to Arabica, but they do not know that Robusta also has a boutique. As we all know, the flavor of coffee is not only related to varieties, but also affected by climate, altitude, soil quality and other factors, as well as post-treatment, roasting and brewing can change the flavor trend of coffee in our cup. In other words, under the appropriate planting treatment, Luodou can also show a positive flavor. India on a Royal Robusta coffee beans, after exquisite planting treatment, showing an extremely clean taste.

The overall taste of Luodou is strong and strong, and the price of the best-known Luodou will not be too low compared with Luodou, and not everyone is in an acceptable range, so Qianjie suggests that you can start with the Italian coffee mixed with Luodou. As mentioned above in the front street, deep-baked Robusta produces rich oils during extraction. So Qianjie wanted one of the espresso beans to be concentrated to show rich and fragrant coffee oil, so it added 10% washed robusta coffee beans. Combine with Colombian washed coffee beans (30%) and Brazilian half-sun coffee (60%) to form a commercial mix of coffee beans on Qianjie. The espresso has rich golden grease and nutty aromas. When you taste it, the coffee will be bitter, but it will be more creamy and full, and after swallowing, the bitterness will dissipate and the lips and teeth will stay fragrant.

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