Archives: Glossary Terms

Kahweol

Kahweol is a lipid found in the coffee bean and in brewed coffee. It is at higher levels in unfiltered

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Kents in Tanzania, photo by Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee , with larger bean, in Kenya called K-7 and here KP-423

Kents

A selection of Typica, originally resistant to Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR). Kents was the first useful CLR-resistant cultivar. It was

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Kenya

Kenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both in the cup, and the way they run their

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Ketones

Along with Aldehydes, Ketones are important carbonyl compound that contribute over 20% to coffee aromatics. Formed from carbohydrates in the

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Komasti Variety

Komasti

Komasti is a disease resistant hybrid in Indonesia- (Composite Andungsari 3).  This is an improved catimor variety released in 2013.

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Kona

Kona coffee comes from farms along the Kona Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii: Kona coffee comes from farms

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Kona Typica

A variation on Typica grown in the Kona region of Hawaii.: Kona is a special cultivar, Kona Typica, a traditional

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Kopi Labu

Pumpkin coffee. The term for the soft swollen coffee bean after it is wet-hulled out of parchment in Sumatra

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KVW

A decaf plant in Germany specializing in the methylene chloride solvent method. KVW stands for Kaffee Veredelungs Werk: A decaf

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