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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Arabica coffee story


In this world there are about 70 species of coffee tree, the size of such short shrubs to trees with a height of 12 meters. However, in general there are two species of coffee tree the best known and most widely consumed by people worldwide. Both species are Arabica and Robusta Coffee Coffee

Arabica coffee was first developed in the world is Arabica coffee from Coffee Arabica species of coffee tree. Coffee types are the most widely produced, which is about more than 60 percent of world coffee production. Arabica coffee produces the best kind of coffee. Ideal area where the growth was at an altitude of over 1,000 meters above sea level. Below that altitude, arabica can not grow well.

Tall tree species that can reach over 6 meters has caffeine content is not more than 1.5 per cent and has a chromosome number by 44. Coffee is the first entry into Indonesia in the XVIII century. Soon after cultivated arabica coffee from Java world lead production. So in some countries called the Java Coffee. It's just a disease carried hemileia vasatrix destroy arabica plants in Java in 1878. Then, go Robusta coffee is more recalcitrant to disease

Arabica coffee is usually called by the docks where they are exported, the two oldest are Mocha and Java. However, modern coffee trade gradually provide more specific data about the origin of the coffee, branded coffee on a country, region, and sometimes the author field.

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