Coffee Species - Arabica and Robusta

Coffee Species - Arabica and Robusta

A comparison between Arabica and Robusta the two main coffee species that make up the world coffee bean trade.

Coffee beans are the second most traded commodity on world markets, only bettered by oil. Most of us come face to face with a coffee drink almost daily but few of us realise the history, botany and process that have developed to allow this daily ritual to take place. Here is another article in the series about coffee, dealing with the two main coffee species - Arabica and Robusta, that we engage with as we enjoy that elixir of the gods.

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