Coffee beans: seeds or fruits? Uncover the truth about coffee!

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and coffee beans are the key ingredient for making coffee. However, for many people, they may be confused about whether coffee beans are seeds or fruits. Today we will uncover this mystery and unravel the truth about coffee.

First, let's look at the coffee tree. The coffee tree is a member of the Rubiaceae family and grows well in favorable climates. When the coffee tree blooms, it produces small, white flowers. These flowers, after being pollinated, gradually turn into red or yellow fruits.

So the question is: what's inside those berries? The answer is: inside each one are two tiny seeds - coffee beans! So in a sense, you could think of the whole berry as a shell (also called the "cherry"), with two seeds (the "beans") inside. But in a more accurate definition, the "cherry" is considered the actual fruit part.

Therefore, coffee beans are actually the seeds inside the coffee cherry. When these cherries are ripe, farmers will pick them and remove the pulp and shell through a series of processing steps to finally get clean coffee beans.

To summarize, although we often call them "coffee beans", they are actually the seeds extracted from the fruit of the coffee tree. This process requires careful handling and processing to make the coffee we know and love.