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Coffea arabica

Shrub

HomeShrubCoffea arabica

An understorey tree in high elevation humid forests .

Family: Rubiaceae
Height: 6 m / 20 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 3 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Coffee Arabica Coffea arabica native habitat is An understorey tree in high elevation humid forests .

Edible Uses

Coffea arabica accounts for 60% of the world's coffee production. The dried seeds ('beans') are roasted, ground, and brewed to make one of the two most popular beverages globally . Coffee is widely used as a flavouring in ice cream, pastries, candies, and liqueurs . The seed has been used as a masticatory since ancient times. Cooked in butter, it can be used to make rich flat cakes . An extract from the seeds is used as a flavouring in ice cream etc. . The dried, roasted green seeds are used as an appetizer, whilst chocolate-covered roasted seeds are used as a gourmet snack . The red fruits and leaves are chewed for their stimulating properties . Leaves - cooked. The cooked leaves have a strong brown colour, a good texture and a relatively neutral flavour with only a hint of bitterness . The leaves contain more caffeine than the fruit and are sometimes used as a tea substitute.

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