Arabica
Arabica coffee forms about 70% of the world coffee production. Officially, her full name is Coffea Arabica Linnaeus, named after the botanist who in 1753 was the first to scientifically classify the coffee plant. He gave it that name because he was under the assumption that coffee grew in Arabia. Arabica grows at high altitude (ca. 1000-2000 m), particularly in South and Central America. Unroasted arabica beans have a round shape and have often a pointed top. They have a yellowish to green / blue gray color.
The main arabica variants are:
- Typica
- Bourbon
- Kent
- Blue Mountain
- Mundo Novo (or mondo nuevo)
- Garnica
- Nibriza
- Caturra
- Catuai
- Pache Común
- Pache Colis
- Catimor
- Maragogype
- Amarello
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