coffee beans are not themselves fruit – but they are part of a fruit The coffee bean is a seed of the coffee plant. In fact, it’s not technically a bean at all – it’s just a seed. (They do look like beans, but beans are the seeds of an entirely different plant family.) Does … Read more
Though dubbed a “bean,” coffee is far from a legume A typical coffee bean is actually one of two pits inside of a ruby red fruit called a coffee cherry. (One exception to this is the rare peaberry, where the coffee cherry produces only one pit.) Is coffee a nut? Many people also mistakenly try … Read more
What plant is related to coffee? Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae Coffea species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are used to flavor various beverages and products. Is coffee a tree or shrub? … Read more