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Is Robusta good to grow coffee? why is the reputation of Robusta coffee beans so bad?

Published: 2026-04-09 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/09, Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) front street-Robusta variety introduction Robusta coffee is a kind of tree between shrubs and tall trees, the leaves are longer, the color is bright green, the tree can be up to 10 meters high, but the roots are very shallow, and the fruit is slightly rounder and smaller than Arabica coffee.

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Introduction to the varieties of Qianjie-Robusta

The coffee tree planted by Robusta is a kind of tree between shrubs and tall trees. Its leaves are long and bright green. The tree can be up to 10 meters high, but its roots are very shallow. The fruit is slightly rounder and smaller than Arabica coffee. The bean body is flat and round. The middle pit is straight.

Robusta coffee

Medium fruit coffee (Robusta coffee) is a native coffee variety in West Africa. According to textual research, Robusta coffee came from the Congo in West Africa and was brought to Java for cultivation. With Java as a transit point, this type of coffee has been brought to other parts of the world, including almost all the countries that produce Arabica coffee. There are also several different varieties of medium fruit coffee, but they are often called robusta coffee. Later, Arabica coffee and Robusta coffee were also hybridized to cultivate new coffee varieties.

The color and flavor of coffee are affected by many factors, such as soil, sunshine, precipitation cycle, airflow changes, insect pests and diseases. Many coffee varieties are genetically similar, but there are obvious differences in name and flavor because of the different planting areas they belong to.

Although it is not possible to build an accurate road map for coffee cultivation and coffee culture today, according to limited information, Java, Indonesia may be an unusual place in the coffee communication road map.

Because of its high yield, Robusta beans can be picked mechanically in lowlands and plains, and they have a great advantage over Arabica beans in price, so they are widely used in commercial beans. Because Robusta beans are rich in oil, Italy, the hometown of espresso, has a very high proportion of Robusta beans, and some manufacturers or stores of Italian beans can use Robusta beans in the range of 30-60%.

Knowledge: Robusta is planted below 800 meters above sea level. Robusta has strong adaptability and strong resistance to diseases and insect pests.

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