Archives: Glossary Terms

Uganda

While Arabica was introduced at the beginning of the 1900’s, Robusta coffee is indigenous to the country, and has been

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Umami-Mushroom

Umami

Umami is a Japanese word that has been adopted to indicate savory flavor and scent, and is considered by some

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Unclean

A general negative description of dirty or hard flavors in a coffee that should have none. These are flavors without

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Under-developed

Under-developed refers to roast problems, usually too-light roasts. If a coffee is not roasted until the reactions responsible for the

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USDA coffee variety

USDA

USDA is (obviously) the United States Department of Agriculture. USDA also had coffee plant breeding programs in the past and

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