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> home > worddef > list USER: visitor       word   list     COFFEE COFFEE TECHNICAL ALL AREAS GROWTH BREWING CERTIFICATION CUPPING GRADE GROWTH ICO MARKET ORGANIZATION ORIGIN PREPERATION PROCESS ROASTING TERMS UNITS ALL CATEGORIES BY_NAME BY NAME BY CATEGORY PREV PAGE:   1   2   3   4   5   6 of 6 NEXT Cellulose material Fibrous plant tissue constituting the major parts of the cell walls of the coffee bean; accounts for approximately 75% of the bean's total weight.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: TERMS GROWTH QUALITY Certified/Certification The claim of a objective (usually international) body that will attest to a coffee.s purity or proper production practices. The multinational nature of coffee agriculture results in a tremendous amount of fraudulent claims. After passing their stringent, and oftentimes expensive tests, a certifying body will allow their symbol will be displayed prominently on the packaging as well as any promotional materials. Certification typically declares some benefit for both growers and consumers, and while it may increase the cost of the coffee somewhat, it encourages sustainable practices in the industry. Some common certifications include Organic, Shade-grown, Bird-friendly, Eco-Friendly or Sustainable, Kosher, Fair-Trade, Child-Friendly, as well as others. See individual listings for many of these, as well as Fairly-Traded and Triple Certified.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: GROWTH CERTIFICATION ORIGIN Cherries (berries) The fruit of the coffee tree in which the seeds (coffee beans) are extracted. Coffee cherries ripen at different times, so they are predominantly picked by hand. It takes approximately 2,000 Arabica cherries to produce just one pound of roasted coffee. Since each cherry contains two beans, your one pound of coffee is derived from 4,000 coffee beans.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: GROWTH PROCESS Coffea Arabica See Arabica.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: GROWTH ORIGIN QUALITY Coffea Robusta See Robusta.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: GROWTH ORIGIN QUALITY Coffee Basics Native to East Africa, coffee is now grown in many parts of the world including Central and South America, Afri ca and South-East Asia. Although in cultivation it is often pruned, naturally it can grow up to about 30 metres in height. There are, in fact, many species of coffee plant but classification remains somewhat controversial. What is well accepted is that of all the many species, only two are grown commercially to any great extent: Co ffea arabica and Coffea robusta. Each of these species, in turn, may be found in many varieties.   more details... AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: GROWTH ORIGIN TERMS Colombian Mild Arabicas One of the groups of Arabica coffee established under the Agreement. Countries in this group are: Colombia, Kenya, Tanzania   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: ICO ORIGIN GROWTH Eco-Friendly (Eco Cultivated) Coffee cultivated through traditional, environmentally-conscious methods which help protect the ecosystem. These broad terms embrace several concepts such as organic practices, erosion control and maintaining native and migratory bird habitats. Environmental and sustainability organizations like Rainforest Alliance and others have developed sets of best practices and support growers while lobbying consumers to demand coffees that are grown and processed with these values. See also Certified, Fair-Trade, Fairly-Traded, Organic, Shade-Grown, Sustainable Coffee, and Triple Certified.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: TERMS GROWTH El Salvador Coffee from El Salvador was historically considered generally dependable but undistinguished. It had a good body and rather listless acidity and flavor. Recently, however, El Salvador has experienced a renaissance in the production of gourmet coffees. These recent offerings are marked by medium to high Acidity, nutty or chocolatey overtones, and medium Body. One of the most quickly emerging origins in the world of fine Arabica coffees.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: ORIGIN GROWTH Estate-grown Specialty coffees are often identified by Estate name rather than the regional or market name. Estate coffees are grown on medium-sized farms, rather than small farms or plantations, dedicated to producing specific types of coffees.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: GROWTH TERMS ORIGIN Ethiopia The natural home of the Arabica tree and the setting for most of coffee.s origin legends, Ethiopia is Africa.s top Arabica exporter and leads the continent in domestic consumption. About 12 million Ethiopians make their living from coffee, whose name is said to be a derivation of .Kaffa,. the name of an Ethiopian coffee-producing province.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: ORIGIN GROWTH Finca Spanish for "Farm". May range in size from small family operations to larger estates, typically organized to grow specific coffee types.   AREAS: COFFEE   CATEGORIES: TERMS GROWTH ORIGIN PREV       PAGE:   <  1 2 3 4 5 6   >   NEXT Search For: In Catagory: ALL CATEGORIES COFFEE TECHNICAL     [ OPTIONS ] BLANK SPACE iceCaT Software - wordCAT 1.0p © garyhull.com 1999-2005 Information contained herein has been compiled and adapted from a number of sources, for a full list of references see: Site references and acknowledgements word areas/categories COFFEE  - BREWING  - CERTIFICATION  - CUPPING  - GRADE  - GROWTH  - ICO  - MARKET  - ORGANIZATION  - ORIGIN  - PREPERATION  - PROCESS  - ROASTING  - TERMS TECHNICAL  - UNITS word/term search: Search the words and terminology database for string. Search For: [ SEARCH OPTIONS ]     SHOPPING CART: ( 0 ) ITEMS IN CART We accept:   ORDER BY PHONE AT: (843) 722-6050

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