CoffeeGeek - Coffee Crisis:  TechnoServe Releases Fact-Based Industry Analysis (#)

  „The systemic shift is also the result of processors developing ways to reduce the acidity of Robusta coffee beans and increase their use in blends and in increasingly popular "flavored" coffees that mask the harsh taste.  Robusta coffee plants have higher yields than Arabica plants; in addition, they are stronger plants that grow at lower altitudes, enabling them to be mechanically harvested.  For these reasons, Robusta coffee is cheaper to produce than the Arabica variety and so is also becoming increasingly popular among consumers in more price-sensitive countries, further eroding the market share for Arabica.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/resources/pressreleases/ technoservedec42003 - Cached

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  „And guess what. Arabica beans are high in lipids - some 15% or more of their chemical content is made up of lipids of various sorts. Triglycerides make up the bulk - about 80% or so. Robusta, just for comparison sake, contains around 10% lipids, and sometimes much less (you'll see below why this is one factor in robusta's poorer taste).“

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  „There’s a whole wide world of beans out there, but almost all commercial coffee comes from the beans of only two varieties of plant – coffea arabica or coffea robusta. You’re forgiven if you think robusta to be the more appealing of the two. The mega-roasters spend millions each year to keep the everyday coffee drinker in the dark.“

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