About Coffee

Coffee is a brewed beverage made from roasted coffee beans, which are the fruit seeds of certain types of coffee. Grains are separated from the coffee berries to obtain a stable raw product, unroasted green coffee. The seeds are then roasted into a consumable product.

The saga of Indian coffee began on a humble note, with planting of ‘Seven seeds’ of ‘Mocha’ during 1600 AD by the legendary holy saint Baba Budan, in the courtyard of his hermitage on ‘Baba Budan Giris’ in Karnataka. For quite a considerable period, the plants remained as a garden curiosity and spread slowly as back yard plantings.

It was during 18th century that the commercial plantations of coffee were started, thanks to the success of British entrepreneurs in conquering the hostile forest terrain in south India.

Coffee in India is grown under a canopy of thick natural shade in ecologically sensitive regions of the Western and Eastern Ghats. This is one of the 25 biodiversity hotspots of the world. Coffee contributes significantly to sustain the unique bio- diversity of the region and is also responsible for the socio-economic development in the remote, hilly areas.

Since then, Indian coffee industry has made rapid strides and earned a distinct identity in the coffee map of the world.

Coffee in India is grown under a canopy of thick natural shade in ecologically sensitive regions of the Western and Eastern Ghats. This is one of the 25 biodiversity hotspots of the world. Coffee contributes significantly to sustain the unique bio- diversity of the region and is also responsible for the socio-economic development in the remote, hilly areas.

About 2.5 billion cups of coffee are drunk every day globally. Coffee provides 54 per cent of the world’s total caffeine. There are majorly two types of coffee – Arabica and Robusta. Arabica tends to have softer and sweeter while Robusta has harsher and stronger taste and twice as much caffeine as Arabica beans. Arabica coffee is considered to be superior to Robusta.