Why Coffee Shops Don't Sell "Arabica Coffee": The Circulation and Consumption of Arabica Coffee Beans

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Coffee Varieties

Coffee varieties can be divided into:

Arabica

Robusta

Liberica

Generally, Arabica coffee beans are mainly used for single-origin or specialty coffee, while Robusta is used to make instant coffee. From a taste preference perspective, the United States and Japan more commonly drink light coffee brewed from Arabica, while Europe prefers espresso made from a blend of Arabica and Robusta.

Arabica: Premium Coffee Beans with Excellent Flavor and Aroma

Arabica is a representative variety originating from Ethiopia and is also produced in South Africa, African countries, and Asian nations, accounting for 70-75% of global coffee production. Arabica has relatively weak resistance to pests and diseases. Zhong'ai Coffee cultivates 100% Arabica beans in the highland regions of Honduras, continuously striving to develop its own brand enterprise. Today, the coffee plantation area has exceeded 1,500 acres, making it the largest brand coffee bean in Honduras, with professional one-stop handling from planting, harvesting, roasting to packaging production.

The good quality produced by direct shipment from origins, with balanced flavor, mouthfeel, and aroma, can only be certified as premium coffee beans. All products from Zhong'ai Coffee focus on single-origin or specialty coffee. Arabica green beans have a dark, slender appearance and are recognized as the highest quality high-altitude Arabica variety, characterized by rich flavors including sweetness, acidity, and aroma.

Advantages, Disadvantages, and Distribution Methods of Arabica Coffee Beans

Advantages

Arabica coffee grown in good cultivation and properly managed environments has different acidic and aromatic components. This has attracted countless coffee enthusiasts to compete in cupping and evaluation.

Good Arabica has complete flavor with balanced acidity, sweetness, and saltiness.

Arabica has low caffeine content, about half that of Robusta under the same conditions (*Arabica caffeine content varies depending on different varieties and origins but is generally lower than Robusta).

Disadvantages

Strict requirements for growing environment, long maturation time, low unit yield; not resistant to leaf rust disease.

Unfavorable factors in planting and harvesting make good Arabica green beans much more expensive than Robusta.

Main Distribution/Consumption Methods

Sold as single-origin/whole bean

French/Italian blended coffee often includes Arabica beans to enhance flavor (acidity, sweetness)

Arabica coffee can be brewed deliciously using pour-over, siphon, French press, or American coffee machines (the key lies in grind size, water temperature, extraction time, etc., see "Secrets of Home Coffee Brewing")

The Truth

Good Arabica green beans, besides suitable origin conditions (volcanic soil, high altitude, day-night temperature differences, rainfall, etc.), also emphasize meticulous harvesting (hand-picking only ripe fruits) and processing (peeling, fermentation to remove pulp) processes.

Large plantations often span thousands of acres. Therefore, annual cupping and grading of coffee quality from different sections (mountainsides) is necessary. Finally, assembly lines must be arranged to manually select defective beans to truly ensure the quality of green beans in consumer countries.

Coffee has a very short freshness period, see "Specialty (Premium) Coffee Overview" for details. Generally, what can be seen in shops are directly pouring dark roasted beans into grinders or open plastic containers on coffee machines. Therefore, it's actually impossible to distinguish how long the coffee beans used for the cup served to you have been stored.

Chain cafes have enormous annual demand. Under the premise of business operations (must ensure shareholder profits), spending heavily to purchase high-end Arabica green beans is virtually an impossible task.

Independent cafes or home-roasting cafes have also sprung up like mushrooms in recent years. Only by carefully selecting shops that truly understand and care about coffee quality can you enjoy high-quality Arabica coffee.

In conclusion, when drinking coffee outside, you must be cautious. To avoid spending money yet drinking low-quality coffee. Not only does it line the pockets of unscrupulous businessmen, but it also compromises your own and your family's health.

Arabica Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Arabica coffee beans have sufficient guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they offer excellent value for money - each 227-gram pack costs only around 70-90 yuan. Calculating at 15 grams of coffee beans per cup, one pack can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only 5-6 yuan. Compared to cafe prices that often exceed 100 yuan per cup, this is truly a conscientious recommendation.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans, while also providing online store services. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

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