Is "coffee" a beverage, a plant, or a fruit?

Each of us is accustomed to using the word coffee to refer both to the beverage we love so much and to the roasted beans.
(and possibly ground) coffee beans to mine.
Many also mention the fruits from which these beans come, and the plant ,
where these fruits grow, including coffee .

1. The coffee plant

The Coffee is a plant that can grow as both a tree and a shrub. found in nature. In the primeval forests of Ethiopia, their height can reach up to 10 meters sufficient, although the varieties that humans cultivate for coffee production are usually no taller than 2 meters – so that one can Picking fruit can. The genus coffee (Coffea in Latin) includes Over 200 species , but nowadays only a few of them only two relevant for the production of the beverage coffee – Arabica and Robusta .

The type that approximately 70% coffee production makes up – Arabica , is Less bitter, but fruitier and sweeter , and is therefore considered the more noble of the two varieties. Unfortunately, it is not as resistant to various plant diseases and has stricter site requirements. It cannot grow below 900 meters above sea level and needs both high humidity and moderate air temperatures. → Therefore, Arabica beans are often more expensive .

The Advantages The Robusta species, in turn, are characterized by the fact that they more caffeine in the bean and the popular crema on the espresso (which, by the way, not everyone considers palatable). Incidentally, caffeine is so named because it was first detected in coffee.

2. The coffee fruit

Regardless of the type are the plants blooming? (Normally) once a year and after about six to twelve months the Coffee cherry ready to pick.

The coffee cherry itself contains multiple layers (including pulp) and underneath – two stones, which we also beans to name.

In order for the beans to be roasted, they are peeled and dried in several stages after picking, until they are eventually shipped to Europe as green coffee beans (also known simply as green coffee) arrive.

3. The coffee bean and the coffee beverage

Typically, green coffee in the country roasted where it is later consumed as a beverage. The coffee consumed in Germany, for example, is also mostly roasted here. This allows the roasted coffee beans to be prepared quickly after roasting and Enjoy the emerging aromas before they escape.

From here on, the story is familiar to everyone – we buy the coffee beans either directly from the roaster or in the supermarket, grind them at home and often make an espresso-based mixed drink (e.g. cappuccino), a cold brew, or a filter coffee.

So, what exactly is coffee?

One could everything mentioned above, Call it coffee . But if you really... express precisely If you want to, you should ideally get from Coffee plant , the coffee cherry , the coffee bean and the coffee drink (e.g., espresso) talk. → Then everyone will immediately know that you're talking to the You know the subject matter well .