Tanzania Peaberry - Green Coffee
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About the Origin Coffee beans to plant were first brought over to Tanzania from Ethiopia in the 16th century. Until the arrival of German colonial forces in the 19th century, coffee was used primarily as a stimulant and bean cultivation was under the strict control of tribal leaders. Now, coffee is Tanzania’s largest export crop and accounts for 3.3% of the country’s net exports. Tanzania is the 15 largest coffee producing country in the world and responsible for about 0.6% of worldwide coffee production. Growing Conditions Tanzanian peaberry is grown in various regions of country; most of the coffees are grown on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru in the region on small mountainside farms at an elevation of between 4500 and 6000 feet. About Peaberry Usually, coffee cherries contain two seeds, or beans, flat on one side and rounded on the other. In the case of peaberries, only one seed is fertilized. This results in a single round seed with a ridge down the middle. Peaberries are considered by some to be superior in quality and taste from regular flat beans. The reasons for this are twofold: The single bean contains all the flavor intensity of two beans, and the round…
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