Coffee beans? Cocoa beans? Systematic introduction of Coffee beans

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Many people love coffee, so what do coffee beans look like?

Are coffee beans and cocoa beans the same thing?

The difference between coffee beans and cocoa beans has been sorted out.

[Coffee beans]

The origin of coffee can be traced back to millions of years ago. In fact, the true age of its discovery is unknown. It is said that coffee is a shepherd named Cody in the Ethiopian highlands. When he discovered that his sheep had accidentally eaten the fruit of a plant, they became very lively and energetic. From then on, coffee was discovered. All historians seem to agree that coffee was born in the Kafa region of Ethiopia. However, the first people to systematically cultivate and eat coffee were Arabs, and the name coffee is believed to derive from Arabic, meaning plant drink.

Coffee belongs to the tropical woody plants of the Qianke family. Climate is the decisive factor for coffee cultivation. Coffee trees are only suitable for growing in the tropics or subtropics. Therefore, the zone between north and south latitudes is generally called coffee belt or coffee area. Other things being equal, the higher the altitude, the better the quality of coffee grown. Coffee beans, commonly known as coffee beans, are actually the seeds of coffee trees, only because they are shaped like beans, so they are called coffee beans.

[Cocoa beans]

Chocolate, formerly known as cocoa, is a seed taken from the fruit of the cocoa tree. This fruit grows directly from the trunk and branches and is also called cocoa pod. The ripe cacao fruit, or pod, changes color from turquoise to tan or brownish red, and varies in shape, size and color depending on the tree species.

Cleave the pod open and you'll see cocoa beans wrapped in white floc. The beans are dried and baked to make cocoa beans. Cocoa grows under harsh conditions, growing only in tropical rainforest areas between 20 degrees north and south latitude, between 30 and 300 meters above sea level and with rainfall of 1000 mm. The growth of cocoa trees requires sufficient sunlight and temperature, but they cannot be directly irradiated, so they must also have good shade and wind protection measures. The coffee tree is native to Ethiopia in Africa.

[Difference in form]

The seeds are buried in the gelatinous pulp, usually 30~40, oval or elliptical, 1.8~2.6cm long, 1~1.5cm in diameter, each seed is accompanied by white colloid, and the colloid on the seed surface can be removed by fermentation. Each seed or cacao bean consists of a sweeping cotyledon and embryo surrounded by a seed coat. The color of cotyledons varied from white to dark purple, and varied with cultivars. Cocoa beans are larger than coffee beans, flatter than coffee beans, and the center dent is shallower than coffee beans. The dent is wavy.