Robusta
Coffee species (Coffea canephora) that yields smaller beans and is more resistant to diseases (especially rust). It produces a strong and bitter drink with higher caffeine content. It is generally grown below 1,000 masl, in countries such as Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and Uganda. It presumably originated in Zaire.
Chemical risks
Residues of fungicides, insecticides and herbicides, several of which are regulated for coffee, as well as solvents, fuels, smoke emissions, heavy metals, and mycotoxins.
Physical coffee risks
Presence of stones, glass, pieces of wood or metal; these affect only the coffee fruits and beans, not the drink.
Burned/Smoke (aroma)
El olor se parece al del humo que se produce cuando se quema madera. El descriptor se utiliza a menudo para indicar el grado de torrefacción que se encuentra habitualmente en los cafés torrefactos o tostados en horno.
Pulp
Exocarp (skin) and part of the mesocarp (mucilage) of the coffee bean. In ecological wet milling, pulp is one of the byproducts and is deposited in pits for its decomposition and later use in the crop.
Physical soil properties
Características de los suelos relacionadas con el color, textura, estructura, porosidad, permeabilidad, drenaje y la profundidad efectiva.
Promotion and advertising
They allow ensuring that consumers worldwide value the efforts of Colombian coffee growers and have sufficient decision-making elements to pay a better price for it.
100% Colombian coffee program
Partnership between brands around the world and Colombian coffee producers. The 100% Program is unique in the world because of its size and communication capacity. Program members agree to comply with codes of ethics and conduct and respect origin of Colombian coffee. Fulfilling these conditions, they use the Café de Colombia logo as an emblem and symbol of a community of interests and […]
Competitiveness Program
Seeking to achieve coffee farming with modern agricultural practices and an optimum production age.
Procafecol
Promotora de Café de Colombia: Private company created by the FNC to lead some of the organization’s added value initiatives. Known for developing the Juan Valdez stores business concept.