The reason that coffee house coffee is more expensive is that they use Arabica coffee beans from places like the Colombian coffee triangle. So, why is Arabica coffee expensive? Is it all about the market for better tasting coffee or is there more to the story?
Read More...Archive for the Robusta Coffee Beans Category
Uses of Robusta Coffee Beans
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, August 17th, 2021 | No Comments
The two main commercial types of coffee are Arabica and Robusta. Arabica is better-tasting coffee and Colombian coffee growers produce. Robusta has a higher caffeine content, adds a “kick” to Italian espresso, and is the main source of caffeine in soft drinks sold worldwide.
Read More...Organic Coffee with the Most Antioxidants
By Tim Thompson on Friday, February 23rd, 2018 | No Comments
We have written time and again about the health benefits of coffee and how regular and organic coffee antioxidants are central to these benefits. We have also noted that by drinking organic coffee you can avoid the many impurities too often found in regular coffee. So, organic coffee is a better choice than regular coffee […]
Read More...Could You Really Die from Death Wish Coffee?
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, September 21st, 2017 | No Comments
A couple of years ago Death Wish coffee became a household name due to an ad run during the Superbowl. The name Death Wish has to do with its high caffeine content. If you watched Super Bowl 50 you may have seen the commercial for Death Wish Coffee. Vikings rowing a long boat on a […]
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How Many Pounds of Coffee Do You Need to Trade for a Russian Fighter Jet?
By Tim Thompson on Friday, August 11th, 2017 | No Comments
Indonesia is the fourth largest coffee producer in the world at more than 800,000 tons a year. A fourth of their exports are high quality Arabica coffee beans and three fourths are lower quality but higher in caffeine content Robusta. As you enjoy your cup of Java remember that Java is an island in the […]
Read More...Organic Coffee vs Folgers
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 | No Comments
If you want organic coffee you need to look for organic certification on the label. If you buy Arabica coffee you are getting the highest quality coffee. Organic is virtually always Arabica. But the best-selling American coffee brand is Folgers. How can you compare organic coffee vs Folgers? Organic Coffee Healthy organic coffee is Arabica […]
Read More...Climate Change Drives Coffee Farmers to Higher Elevations
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, June 29th, 2017 | No Comments
In the coffee growing region of Colombia they grow varieties like Caturra at lower altitudes around 3,000 to 5,000 while Arabica grows best in the 5,000 feet and above range. Part of this is because of coffee leaf rust which thrives at lower altitudes. As temperatures have risen on the mountainsides of Colombia, Arabica is […]
Read More...What Are the World’s Strongest Coffees?
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, March 30th, 2017 | No Comments
When we wrote about Death Wish Coffee we believed it was the strongest coffee in the world. We may have been wrong. Mike Brown, owner of Death Wish Coffee mixes Arabica and Robusta coffee beans to make Death Wish Coffee. Robusta coffee is properly named Coffea robusta, or Coffea canephora. This variety of coffee is […]
Read More...Coffee Butter on Toast Anyone?
By Tim Thompson on Saturday, March 11th, 2017 | No Comments
If you really need that coffee to get going in the morning here is another source of caffeine. The Japanese food products company, Snow Brand Milk Products, has come up with a coffee butter spread to put on your breakfast toast. Who would have thought? We have our doubts about this product being organic. In […]
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How Do You Make the Best Cup of Coffee?
By Tim Thompson on Saturday, February 25th, 2017 | No Comments
Look on the web for how to make the best cup of coffee and you see a bunch of ads promoting coffee makers, do it yourself coffee gismos and a French press for only $14.99 plus shipping and handling. How do you make the best cup of coffee? It starts with good coffee beans and […]
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