What are the different types of coffee beans?
Coffee beans are the seeds of the coffee plant, which are found inside the coffee berry or coffee cherries. Coffee beans are then processed, resulting in a saleable commodity. These coffee beans can then be brewed into the actual drink of coffee. The vast majority of coffee beans in the world come from two species of coffee: Coffea arabica, and Coffea robusta. More than three-quarters of the coffee beans sold in the world are a variety of Coffea arabica, while the bulk of the remainder is Coffea robusta, which is also known as Coffea canephora.
Coffee beans are the seeds of the coffee plant, which are found inside the coffee berry or coffee cherries. Coffee beans are then processed, resulting in a saleable commodity. These coffee beans can then be brewed into the actual drink of coffee. The vast majority of coffee beans in the world come from two species of coffee: Coffea arabica, and Coffea robusta. More than three-quarters of the coffee beans sold in the world are a variety of Coffea arabica, while the bulk of the remainder is Coffea robusta, which is also known as Coffea canephora. Other species include: Coffea benghalensis, Bengal coffee; Coffea congensis, Congo coffee; Coffea liberica, Liberian coffee; Coffea stenophylla, Sierra Leonian coffee; Coffea excelsia, another Liberian coffee; Coffea bonnieri; Coffea gallienii; and Coffea mogeneti. Most of these species are very rare or non-existent in the export market, with the exception of the two Liberian coffees, which are sold in limited amounts in the luxury market.
