This Guy Knows His Beans (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„He also stores about 30 pounds of green, unroasted coffee beans, bagged by the pound and labeled carefully to indicate the very plantation from which they originated in a dozen or so countries around the world. He brews some of those beans in his apartment as espresso or cappuccino for personal consumption. But he also subjects them to experimentation in Martin Chemical Laboratory as he seeks to discover the molecular components of the ultimate bean.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„"All coffee solutions have high anti-adhesive properties due to both naturally occurring and roasting-induced molecules," says Gazzani. The study concluded that coffee from green, unroasted beans was only somewhat protective, coffee prepared from roasted beans was more protective, and instant coffee provided the greatest protection. The degree of protection was unrelated to the amount of caffeine.“
http://www.aboutcoffee.net/ 2004_05_09_bcearc.html - Cached

Coffee @ nationalgeographic.com (#)

„Everyday alchemy, coffee roasting coaxes golden flavor from a bland bean. Unroasted beans boast all of coffee’s acids, protein, and caffeine—but none of its taste. It takes heat to spark the chemical reactions that turn carbohydrates and fats into aromatic oils, burn off moisture and carbon dioxide, and alternately break down and build up acids, unlocking the characteristic coffee flavor.“
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Global Exchange : newsweek062501.html (#)

„But as suppliers suffer, Starbucks is having a blockbuster year, recording $629 million in sales in the second quarter. In fact, while the price of unroasted coffee beans fell, Starbucks raised its rates. "Why in the hell aren't farmers getting more if we're paying four bucks for a cup of coffee?" asks Robert H. Bates, a coffee expert at Harvard.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ newsweek062501.html - Cached

Why Home Roast? (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Green, unroasted, coffee beans generally cost half the price of what you would pay for the same kind of bean roasted. If you are an avid coffee drinker, you can really save money by roasting your own. Furthermore, unlike homebrewing kits or bread machines, you don't have to make a large equipment investment.“
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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Coffee beans must be removed from the fruit and dried before they can be roasted; this can be done in two ways, known as the dry and the wet methods. When the process is complete the unroasted coffee beans are known as green coffee.“
http://www.ico.org/acoff/field.htm - Cached

Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„Discussion of two bills pertaining to coffee sponsored by the Kona Coffee Council and introduced by Rep Bob Herkes. (Bills # HB 99 pertaining to GMO, and Bill # HB 477 pertaining to banning the importation of unroasted coffee beans to the State of Hawaii.)“
http://www.hawaiicoffeeassoc.org/ 2_5_2003_minutes.htm - Cached

View topic - fair trade article - Coffee Forum (#)

„Unroasted coffee beans that sold for nearly $2 a pound wholesale in 1997 dipped to under 50 cents a pound in 2002 - a price below many farmers' production costs, which generally average 60 cents to 90 cents a pound in Central America. Prices now hover between 70 and 80 cents a pound.“
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charlotte (#)

„He also stores about 30pounds of green, unroasted coffee beans, bagged by the pound and labeled to the very plantation from which they originated in a dozen or so countries around the world.“
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/about/ charlotte%20observer.htm - Cached

It's All About Coffee (#)

„A growing number of java junkies are purchasing green beans (not the kind Mom made you you eat, the unroasted coffee kind) and doing their own roasting in small batches in their kitchens.“
http://www.aboutcoffee.net/ 2004_04_11_bcearc.html - Cached

The Home Coffee Roasting Library (#)

„Green Coffee Beans Reviews : We are very proud of our unroasted green coffee selection of 70+ types.“
http://www.sweetmarias.com/articles.shtml - Cached