What are the characteristics of coffee beans grown in Yunnan? what are the varieties of coffee in Yunnan?

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Qianjie-brief introduction of Coffee varieties in Yunnan

The main producing places of coffee in China are Yunnan, Hainan and Taiwan. The coffee beans produced in Yunnan are Arabica, while the coffee beans produced in Hainan are mainly Robusta, and the main varieties of coffee trees grown in Taiwan are also Arabica.

Coffee is one of the three largest beverages in the world, and there is a wide demand around the world, so the import and export trade of global coffee is very frequent, which is second only to crude oil.

When it comes to Yunnan coffee, perhaps the most common word we hear is "Yunnan small-grain coffee", and most of them will say "Yunnan small-grain coffee-fragrant but not bitter, strong but not strong", so many people classify the varieties of Yunnan coffee as "small-grain species". The evaluation of the taste of Yunnan coffee is naturally "fragrant but not bitter, strong but not strong".

Regardless of whether it is correct or not, there is no word "small seed" among the more than 900 named coffee varieties at present, so this "small seed" is not strictly a coffee variety, it is just a nickname given to this variety by the people of Yunnan. In fact, the name of Yunnan "small grain coffee" should be called arabica--typica (Arabica-iron pickup). Or arabica--bourbon (Arabica-bourbon).

Coffee is native to tropical Africa. Because coffee is rich in protein, fat, sucrose, starch, glucose, caffeine and other substances, it has a rich aroma and delicious taste. Since the 15th century, it has gradually spread to all parts of the world. At present, coffee is grown in more than 70 countries and regions in the world. Coffee is a perennial evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Rubiaceae. There are many species, including small seed species, medium grain species, large grain species and Iselsa species, among which the small grain coffee species known as "fragrant coffee" have the highest yield, accounting for more than 80% of the total coffee output.

It is suitable to grow small-grain coffee in the tropics, subtropics and low-heat valleys in the south and southwest of Yunnan Province. Coffee has been grown in Yunnan for 80 or 90 years. The coffee produced in Yunnan is all small-grain coffee, with uniform and full grains, mellow taste and high aroma, and its export is very popular. In recent years, Lincang, Baoshan, Dehong, Xishuangbanna and other places and states adjust measures to local conditions, make use of and give full play to their natural advantages, gradually expand the planting area of coffee, and the output increases steadily, showing gratifying development prospects.

Knowledge expansion: most of the plants in Yunnan are now Katim, which is a hybrid of Kaddura and Robusta, a bourbon branch of Arabica species.

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