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„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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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
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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.“
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coffee/ roasts.html
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„We sell our coffees at a significant discount to their roasted price. Our unroasted (i.e. "green") coffee beans often sell for half the price of comparable roasted coffees from commercial roasters“
http://www.aboutcoffee.net/ 2002_11_03_bcearc.html
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The Value Of Coffee - National Coffee Association
„Here is something else you may not know about coffee – before being roasted, coffee beans are green. Unroasted coffee -- known in the industry as green coffee -- is sold as a commodity on the world market. The cost of coffee is, therefore, affected by anything that alters the worldwide supply, such as drastic weather conditions like freezing temperatures or drought. But even with occasional price increases, coffee is still inexpensive, especially compared to the cost of other beverages.“
http://www.ncausa.org/public/pages/ index.cfm?pageid=72
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„"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
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