Coffee
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Flowering branches of Coffea arabica | |
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Genus: | Coffea |
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Coffea arabica |
Coffee is prized for its caffeine-rich seeds, which are roasted and brewed into the well-known beverage, also called coffee. Other parts of the plant contain caffeine as well, however, and could be used as food or drink.
Edible products
- Seed (roasted)
- Fruit flesh (the coffee cherry)
- Leaves (could be brewed into a tea)
Acknowledgements
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Caffea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.