Saturday, August 20, 2011

A lot to see inside the "cherry" fruit of a coffee bean

Structure of coffee berry and beans:
1: Center cut.
2: Bean(endosperm).
3: Silver skin(testa, epidermis).
4: Parchment coat(hull, endocarp).
5: Pectin layer.
6: Pulp(mesocarp).
7: Outer skin(pericarp, exocarp).

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