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The Coffee Bean
The bean of each plant is actually the seed of the cherry like fruit produced by the coffee plant. The beans has several layers of protection. There is a fleshy pulp, and within the pulp, the bean is covered by a tight silver skin and a looser yellowish skin called a parchment. The beans contain 0.8 – 2.5 % of caffeine.
Ordinarily, there are two stones or coffee beans lying with their flat sides together insides each cherry. However, occasionally only one bean develops. The bean, which has a round shape, is called peaberry. Some say coffee from the peaberry is more flavorful. Others say there is no real difference. |
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