Introduction to the characteristics of the three native species of coffee is the superiority of Arabica coffee beans so high?

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There are about 40 species of coffee plants, but the only ones that can produce coffee beans of commercial value are Arabica, Robusta and Liberian. these three species are called the "three native species of coffee".

The origin of Arabica species is the Abyssinia Plateau of Ethiopia (now the Ethiopian Plateau). It developed the habit of baking and drinking in the 13th century and was introduced into Europe from the Arab region in the 16th century. it has become a favorite drink all over the world.

Arabica coffee accounts for 75% of all coffee, accounting for 80%. It has excellent flavor and aroma, making it the only coffee that can be drunk directly among these native species.

But its resistance to dryness, frost, diseases and insect pests is too low, especially the natural enemy of coffee-leaf rust. Sri Lanka is a case in point. Sri Lanka used to be a well-known coffee producer, but coffee farms were not spared by leaf rust at the end of the 19th century. Since then, Sri Lanka has turned to the development of black tea industry, and the same list of black tea estates as India.

Arabica coffee beans are mainly grown in South America (except parts of Argentina and Brazil), Central America, Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia, etc.), Asia (including parts of Yemen, India and Papua New Guinea).

Robusta species

The leaf rust-resistant varieties found in Congo in Africa have stronger disease resistance than Arabica. In fact, the Robusta species was originally a mutant of the Congolese species.

Arabica coffee beans grow in the cold tropical high-sea areas, and the high-temperature and humid zone that is not suitable for Arabica coffee is where Robsta coffee grows. Robusta species are commonly used in instant coffee (which extracts about twice as much liquid as Arabica), bottled coffee, liquid coffee and other industrial coffees. The content of caffeine is about 3.2%, much higher than 1.5% of Arabica species.

The main producing countries are Indonesia, Vietnam and West Africa with C ô te d'Ivoire, Algeria and Angola as the center.

Liberian species

West Africa is the origin of coffee grown in Liberia. It has a strong ability to adapt to all kinds of environments, whether high or low temperature, humid or dry, except that it is not resistant to leaf rust and its flavor is worse than that of Arabica, so it is only traded in some West African countries (Libya, C ô te d'Ivoire, etc.). Or planted for research.

Knowledge: "Arabica" is not synonymous with good coffee, even if it is Arabica, there are hierarchical differences.

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