Robusta is one of the two popular types of coffee varieties currently on the market, often referred to as "robusta" by baristas. In terms of flavor, Luodou beans do not have the bright and uplifting flavor of Arabica coffee. The taste is mainly bitter and mellow. They are often used as raw materials for darker roasted Italian spelled bean recipes or instant coffee.
Compared with Arabica, the caffeine content of Robusta varieties is higher, about 2.7%-4%, which is twice that of Arabica. Caffeine acts as a natural pesticide for plants, protecting it from most insects. From a planting perspective, Robusta coffee trees can withstand high temperatures, colds, droughts, and moisture, and have a high survival rate. In addition, a single Robusta plant has high fruit yield and strong adaptability to the environment. Generally, it can be planted in low-altitude plains. It can be directly managed and harvested using machines, and the price is naturally cheaper. Therefore, the production cost of inputs required for Robusta cultivation is lower and it is more suitable for commercial mass production.
After analysis, Robusta has a very high chlorogenic acid content and a low sucrose content. Chlorogenic acid is the source of the bitterness in coffee. It usually has a mellow, deeper bitterness, as well as flavors such as walnuts, peanuts, hazelnuts, barley tea, cereals, etc. If not processed properly, it will produce a strong and irritating earthy smell, and a rubbery negative taste. Therefore, people like to roast it darkly, which is the main reason why Robusta coffee beans are not sold separately on Front Street.
Darkly roasted Robusta beans will accumulate a large amount of gas and release rich oil foam when extracted into espresso. The solid flavor profile also provides the coffee with a more mellow taste. In Italy, locals pursue the strong taste and rich oil of coffee. Many coffee shops will add a certain proportion of Robusta beans when making espresso to enhance its "coffee flavor".
Among the coffee beans roasted by Front Street, there is a Front Street commercial blended coffee bean that contains a small amount of high-quality Robusta coffee beans. It is positioned as rich in oil, cost-effective, and stable in flavor. It can maximize the satisfaction of friends who open coffee shops. Therefore, it has great commercial value and is an Italian product with a high repurchase rate.
In addition to the demand for opening a store, the classic Front Street blend using the ancient "Mamba" combination also has a small amount of high-quality Robusta coffee beans. This product is suitable for brewing with espresso machines, American drip coffee machines, Moka pots and other appliances. The black coffee produced will be rich in oil and present the aroma of dark chocolate, nuts, butter, and caramel.
If you don’t have grinding equipment at home, Front Street can also provide grinding services. Just tell Front Street the extraction method used. However, Front Street would like to remind everyone that after the coffee beans are ground into powder, the flavor substances will be lost at an accelerated rate, so the tasting period will also be shortened. You need to drink it as soon as possible, otherwise it is easy to have woody and other defective flavors. Since coffee beans have an optimal tasting stage after roasting, the aroma of coffee will be lost at an accelerated rate with storage time, and the dissipated flavor is difficult to restore during brewing. This is why Front Street insists on only shipping freshly roasted coffee within 5 days. Front Street hopes that every customer can enjoy the most complete tasting stage of coffee beans.
Nowadays, many friends have developed the habit of drinking coffee. Whether it is during the working day or during leisure time, they all like to drink a cup of black coffee. An appropriate amount of black coffee does play a beneficial role in our body. For example, it can help the body to expel water quickly and effectively eliminate edema. The caffeine contained in black coffee can promote intestinal peristalsis, so it has a certain effect in relieving constipation. In addition, black coffee also makes the body's metabolism become faster and more effective, which has a positive effect on weight loss. So black coffee is indeed beneficial to weight loss, but it doesn’t mean you can drink it casually.
Drinking too much black coffee can over-excit the central nervous system, affecting sleep and causing anxiety and irritability. At the same time, excessive intake of alkaline substances in the body can also cause excessive secretion of gastric acid, thus damaging the gastric mucosa. Therefore, based on the calculation of 150 ml per cup, you only need to drink 2 to 3 cups a day, and remember not to consume too much. Drinking coffee to lose weight requires choosing the right time to achieve better weight loss results. According to research, half an hour after drinking coffee, the concentration of fatty acids in the body's blood will reach its peak. Exercising at this time can accelerate fat decomposition and make weight loss more effective. So it should be drank half an hour before exercise.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
