Coffee comes as a seed or bean from a coffee tree. The beans contain 100 chemicals including aromatic molecules, proteins, starches, oils, and bitter phenols (acidic compounds). These things all aid in developing the flavor of the coffee. The coffee tree, more like a shrub or bush, comes from the evergreen family, has waxy, pointed leaves and jasmine-like flowers. It takes about five years for the coffee beans to bud. White buds show up when it is time to pick the beans.
The best climate to grow coffee bushels in is a temperate climate without frost or high temperatures. They tend to do well in fertile, drier soil. It has also been proven that the beans grow well in volcanic soil; it makes for a more interesting flavor. Brazil is the most common place to where the coffee is grown; they grow almost half of the world’s beans there.
There are 25 types of coffee trees, but the two most popular are the robusta and the arabica. “The robusta strain produces less expensive beans, largely because it can be grown under less ideal conditions than the arabica strain. When served, coffee made from arabica beans has a deep reddish cast, whereas robusta brews tend to be dark brown or black in appearance.” (Read more: at Made How)
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