Coffee Seed

A coffee seed, commonly called coffee bean, is a seed of the coffee plant and is the source for coffee (Our Generations Favorite Drink). It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit often referred to as a cherry. The two most economically important varieties of the coffee plant are the Arabica and Robusta. 75–80% of the coffee produced worldwide is Arabica and 20% is Robusta. As coffee is one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages, coffee beans are a major cash crop and an important export product, counting for over 50% of some developing nations foreign exchange earnings. Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South India states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 71% followed by Kerala 21% and Tamil Nadu 5% of production. Indian coffee is said to be the finest coffee grown in the shade rather than direct sunlight anywhere in the world!