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| N o matter how many products we coffee makers come up with, they all begin with only two species of coffee tree: robusta and arabica. They also begin with lots of these trees, as each tree yields only about one pound of roasted coffee a year. |
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| Coffee fanciers and producers have long agreed that arabica varieties are superior. Robusta has a flat, one-dimensional taste. Tasting arabica is a much richer, more complex and satisfying experience. |
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| Arabica plants are also more labor-intensive to grow and harvest. They require high altitudes whose terrain rules out heavy equipment for cultivation, harvest, and transportation. Arabica coffee is very much a handmade product. |
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| Robusta trees grow at lower elevations in open fields, so robusta is easy to maintain and harvest with large equipment. Huge producers of canned coffee favor robusta because it lends itself to mass production. Most canned coffee is robusta blended with some arabica. |
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| Thanksgiving's coffees are exclusively arabica varietals and blends. The only exception is Pony Express, our high-caffeine product. Robusta has twice the caffeine content of arabica, so for Pony Express we select the highest-quality washed New Guinea robusta. |
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