Green coffeeGreen 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 More refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit.

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 are separated through various processingThe removal of the cherry and parchment from the coffee seed.: Coffee is either wet-processed (also called washed or wet-milled) or dry-processed (also called wild, natural or natural dry, and we abbreviate it DP sometimes). More methods (wet or dry processing, or something in between) and dried to about 12% moisture for long term storageGreen coffee can be stored much longer than roasted coffee: Roasted coffee starts to lose its aromatics in 10 days after roasting. Green coffee can be stored months without degrading quality. Very often the type More.

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 infusion alike. See our article Green Coffee Defined !