Large-grain coffee and small-grain coffee Yunnan small-grain coffee is small-grain coffee?

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It is understood that the variety of coffee trees can be described as all-inclusive, with a variety of varieties and flavors that are amazing, but not many of them are cultivated as drinking coffee.

What is the secret of the coffee tree native to Africa? let Qianjie Coffee find out.

In plant taxonomy, coffee belongs to the Rubiaceae family. There are at least 100 coffee species under it, and about 80 coffee tree varieties have been identified, of which three are cultivated for drinking coffee. they are Arabica coffee, Robusta coffee, and Liberika coffee.

Coffee beans are divided into three main categories: Arabica with small seeds, Robsta with medium seeds, and Liberica with large seeds.

Large seed coffee

Also known as Liberia card species, for evergreen trees. The plant is tall, more than 10 meters high, the branches are thick and hard, grow obliquely upward, and the branches cork the fastest. The leaf blade is oval or round, the leathery leaf surface is glossy, the leaf end is closed, and the leaf margin is not corrugated. The fruit is large, oblong, the skin and pulp are hard and thick, the navel is large and protruding. The main root of this species is deep, drought-resistant, wind-resistant, cold-resistant, light-resistant, and most susceptible to rust. The yield per plant is high and the yield per unit area is low. Strong flavor and strong irritation.

Leaves of large seed species are elliptical or round.

Liberica was first found in Liberika, West Africa. The coffee trees in Liberika will be higher than those in Arabica and Robusta, and the coffee species in Liberika have strong disease resistance and adaptability to the environment; from the appearance of coffee trees, the leaves of Liberika are larger than those of ordinary coffee trees. From the appearance of the coffee fruit, it will actually be much larger than the ordinary coffee beans, and the skin is thick, so it is not easy to remove the coffee skin and pulp, which will be more troublesome in the post-processing process of coffee. Most coffee transactions are based on Arabica and Robusta, while Liberika currently accounts for only 1% of the world's economically grown coffee production, which can be said to be very small, with very little cultivation in Malaysia. Because the commercial value is not high, there is little special discussion, and there is almost no circulation on the market.

Large seed seed fruit is large and oblong.

Medium seed coffee

Refers to Canafra coffee, which accounts for less than 30% of the world's total production, but has fewer sub-varieties, the most representative being Robusta, which is native to Congo in central Africa and belongs to medium-grain coffee.

Small seed coffee

Arabica coffee, the output of about 70% of the world's total output, Arabica species is the root is red, the most famous one, originated in Ethiopia, belongs to small-grain coffee, is synonymous with high-end coffee.

Is Yunnan Xiaojie a kind of small coffee?

Most of the coffee grown in Yunnan are Arabica and its varieties / varieties / cultivars. Arabica accounts for the majority of these coffees, so they are collectively called "Arabica" coffee beans.

Arabica coffee (Arabica), also known as "small grain coffee", originated from wild coffee produced in Africa and was later introduced into Europe through Arabia and got its name. Elaraby accounts for more than 70% of the world's coffee production.

Yunnan coffee belongs to Arabica, and Arabica coffee is also called "small grain coffee", so the place name happens to be Yunnan small grain coffee.

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