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Coffee drinkers know how to drink a cup of coffee but how many of those know the details of coffee, sources or the formulations of each cup. These are basic information about coffee.
Coffee strains
The science name of coffee is ‘Coffea’. There are more than 6000 strains of coffees in the world but only 2 strains of coffees that used in the marketing. These are Arabica and Robusta.
1. Arabica has 44 chromosomes. The products of each garden are about 240 to 480 kilogram. The Arabica will have flowers after rainy season and the duration of Arabica to produce the fruits is about 6 to 9 months. The character of Arabica products is flat shape fruits with acidity taste. Each fruit has caffeine from 0.8 to 1.4 percentages. The suitable temperature for plant the Arabica is 15 to 25 Celsius.
2. Robusta has fewer chromosomes than Arabica, it has only 22 chromosomes. The fruits of Robusta are egg-shapes. The Robusta will have flowers in every season and take time from 8 to 11 months to produce the fruits. The products of each garden are about 360 to 480 kilogram. And contain caffeine inside the fruits about 1.7 to 4.0 percentages.
Sources of Coffee
Many countries produce nice quality of coffees to the world markets. Coffee drinkers ought to have a special taste of coffees from the popular sources such as Columbia , Brazil , Costa Rica , Mexico , Guatemala or Jamaica.
Columbia is a source of Arabica strain. The temperature and soil in Columbia can produce high quality of coffees. The renowned coffees are Medillin, Bogota and Suremo.
Brazil has coffee trees more than 4000 millions and it is a biggest source of coffee in the world. The popular brand of coffee from Brazil is Brazilian Sandos.
Costa Rica is one of high quality source of Arabica. If you go to visit Costa Rica , try to ask for the coffees named Tarrazu and Tres Rios.
Guatemala, the Atitlan mountain of Guatemala is the source of Arabica. The renowned coffees are Antigua and Coban.
Mexico, the prominent of coffee from Mexico is organic coffees. The good taste of coffee in Mexico is Veracruz .
Jamaica, the renowned coffee from Jamaica is Blue Mountain . The Blue Mountain is the best strain of Arabica and about 90 percentages of Blue Mountain export to Japan . The brands of Blue Mountain in Japan are High Mountain Supreme and Prime Washed Lamaican.
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