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Just read that coffee cherries are actually a fruit and the bean is the pit

I was watching a documentary about farming in Brazil and they showed a coffee plantation. The narrator said each cherry holds two beans, which are the seeds inside. I always pictured coffee growing like nuts on a tree, not as red fruit. They said it takes about 2,000 cherries to make a single pound of roasted coffee. That's a lot of picking for my morning cup. Has anyone else seen the fresh fruit before? I'd love to try tasting the cherry pulp someday.

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4 Comments

nguyen.angela5mo ago

Ever wonder what the actual fruit tastes like? That's a crazy amount of work for one pound.

margaretramirez5mo ago

The work is part of the point, @nguyen.angela. That effort makes the final taste more meaningful, like a reward you earned. It turns a simple snack into a real experience.