Green coffee is the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit, often called the coffee cherry, but before that called a coffee berry. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted, ground and prepared as an infusion
Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit must be extracted and dried through various processing methods (wet or dry processing, or something in between). They are dried to about 10-12% moisture for long term storage.
The seeds are roasted and ground prior to being prepared as an infusion. The term “coffee” is applied to the plant, the seeds and the beverag alike.