Is columbian coffee different than arabica coffee beans?
Basically there are only 2 types of coffee beans available on the commercial market – aribica and robusta. Either can be grown in Columbia, Hawaii, Mexico, or any other place that is hospitible to the coffee plant. The difference is in the soil (nutrients), water (minerals) and temperature range. The aribica bean is considered the better of the 2 beans by most coffee drinkers. However, a robusta coffee bean grown under ideal conditions will make a better coffee than an aribica bean grown under poor conditions. The coffee growing region of Columbia presents a very favorable invironment to either coffee plant. Most of the coffee grown in Columbia is the aribica variety. Because the robusta plant is hardier and easier to grow, many if not most of the less expensive coffee on the market is either all robusta or a blend of robusta and aribica. In general, if the coffee package/can does not say 100% aribica it is either a blend of aribica and robusta or it is robusta only. Just because the c
