COFFEE - Answers One of the most sought-after drinks in the world; Stimulating effects due to caffeine
content
Arabica - Answers Excellent flavor and aroma ideal for blending in roasted; oldest and most dominant
coffee
Robusta - Answers Finds application in instant and soluble coffee manufacture
Liberica - Answers "Kapeng barako"; Produces the biggest berry among the coffee varieties has strong
aroma and flavor
Excelsa - Answers Used by small roasters who sell ready-to-grind roasted coffee
Ground Coffee - Answers Packed in tin cans, waxed paper, carton boxes, aluminum lined packaging
materials, bottles or individual packets - must preserve freshness
Roasted Coffee - Answers subjected to dry heat to develop natural deep brown color, crisp texture,
coffee aroma and flavor; Blended and then ground prior to distribution or actual use in coffee
extractors.
Instant or Soluble Coffee - Answers Prepared by a series of extractions of ground coffee until finally
yielding a strong, syrupy concentrate which is later spray- dried into a fine powder
Decaffeinated - Answers Pure coffee with most of the caffeine or stimulants removed by treating with
trichloroethylene, chloroform or benzene
Freeze-dried coffee - Answers Type of instant coffee in granular form; Produced by the removal of
moisture through the process of sublimation, utilizing the freeze-drying equipment
Sublimation - Answers solid water is removed from the frozen ground bean without passing through
liquid state.
Espresso - Answers Strong coffee prepared from dark roasted beans; Hot water is forced under pressure
through tightly packed coffee
Latte - Answers made with espresso, steamed milk, and milk foam
Frappe - Answers Sweet iced coffee blended with milk and espresso
Dalgona - Answers Whipped coffee from South Korea
Coffee substitute - Answers Parched cereal, cherry or dandelion which owe their coffee-like flavor
largely due to caramelized products formed by dark roasting
Adulterants - Answers non-coffee that are added to achieve "maraming coffee"; contributes to poor
quality coffe
, Chicory - Answers gives darker color
Ground cereals - Answers rice and corn
Beans - Answers mung bean and soybean
Grading and Sorting - Answers Removal of black beans, broken beans, empty shell and other extraneous
materials
Curing - Answers Separation of fleshy pulp = artificial or sun drying
Roasting - Answers Critical step: final color, flavor, aroma and other desirable characteristics of coffee
are largely dependent on this stage
Grinding - Answers Flavor loss during grinding process - staleness after exposure to air - 3 or 4 days
Packaging - Answers Protect coffee from oxygen exposure, light and oxidation; Usually vacuum packed
COFFEE QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS: Flavor - Answers No hint of bitterness or off-taste
QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS: Aroma - Answers Fragrant, heavy odor
QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS: Strength - Answers Full-bodied mouthful regardless of the blend
QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS: Clarity - Answers Clear and sparkling; With no evidence of floating
grounds or appearance of cloudiness
TEA (THEA SINENESI) - Answers Usually from the plant Camellia sinensis
Theine - Answers creates stimulating effects like caffeine, but in tea.
Diuretic - Answers Help your body get rid of unneeded water and salt through the urine
FERMENTED TEA - Answers Black Tea
Black Tea - Answers Pungent, fragrant tea of a reddish-brown color
Pekoe - Answers Derived from 3 young shoots at the top of the plant; Superior than souchong
Souchong - Answers Derived from the leaves directly below the pekoe
SEMI-FERMENTED TEA - Answers Oolong Tea / Formosa Tea
Oolong Tea / Formosa Tea - Answers Possess some characteristics of both black and green tea
UNFERMENTED TEA - Answers Green Tea
Green Tea - Answers Steamed and dried to produce light colored leaf with higher tannin content than
black tea