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Fresh Whole Bean Coffee For A Delicious Taste And Aroma
By John Cranby
Fresh whole bean coffee isn’t necessarily coffee that’s
certified as fair trade, and in fact you’ll probably find
that most whole bean brands don’t come under this category.
They come from the same coffee bean crops that any other coffee
comes from, so there’s nothing intrinsically special about
how they are produced, that would mean they should fall into the
fair trade category.
Yet, what makes any coffee stored in whole-bean style so attractive
to coffee connoisseurs, is also one of the very things that could
make it amenable to being certified fair trade. In a word, that
quality is freshness.
A Better Flavour And Aroma
Fresh whole bean coffee isn’t a special brand, but just refers
to a type of storage, and to how much time elapses between grinding
roasted beans and using them in brewing coffee. No matter what
type of bean you’re using, as soon as you grind it, it begins
losing flavor and aroma from exposure to air and humidity.
A coffee company might vacuum-pack the coffee as soon as it’s
ground, but there is inevitably some loss in quality. But if roasted
beans are packed and shipped instead, and ground just before use,
the resulting coffee is more flavorful and aromatic.
Ground Coffee Is Easier To Store
Why does this quality of whole beans make it so amenable to use
in fair trade arrangements? You’d think it would be larger wholesalers
who would find the longer-lasting whole beans more useful because
of the extra steps between coffee growers and the final consumer.
Yet coffee that’s ground is often easier to store and ship. However,
there are fewer steps and usually less time between a grower and
a fair trade company, so when those beans reach the consumer,
the resulting ground coffee will often be fresher and more delicious
than what is available from larger companies.
Over Time, Even Whole Beans Lose Their Freshness
Fresh whole bean coffee, in itself, is not intrinsically superior
to ground coffee; you can have one of each package, both derived
from exactly the same crop. Eventually even the whole beans begin
to lose their freshness.
But when it comes to review your options and keeping the coffee
fresh over the time it takes to bring it from the grower to the
consumer, fair trade buyers may have an advantage, having fewer
intervening steps in that process.
So a whole-bean fair trade brew may taste just slightly better
than the alternatives.
About The Author:
John Cranby is a popular author on coffee, chocolate, candy making, cakes and cooking including
Coffee Houses,
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Make Chocolate Truffles,
Candy Making,
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Cake Decorating Supplies,
Books For Cooks,
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Salt Water Taffy.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this site.
Did You Know?
Fair trade coffee is a growing topic among traders and would-be
investors and it is with good reason. Coffee is one of the world’s
most popular beverages behind water and tea. People drink it daily
by the cup, carafe, or pot.
So why not take advantage of that demand and get into trading
coffee. It is going to take some education though and it is going
to take some guidance but with the right advisor you can make
money and educate yourself on what the coffee trade is all about.
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