Coffee
the process
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red in color – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds (referred to as "beans") are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. Roasted beans are ground and then brewed with near-boiling water to produce the beverage known as coffee.
The two most commonly grown coffee bean types are
C. arabica and C. robusta. Coffee
plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries,
primarily in the equatorial regions of the
Americas, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Africa.
As of 2018, Brazil was the leading grower of coffee beans, producing
35% of the world total.
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