What is Bean Belt?

Welcome back to Bean&Machine where you get a lot more to know about coffee last post we introduced you the blog with a little introduction to Arabica and Robusta beans; some stats about the coffee and defining the word coffee itself!

This post will be about what Bean Belt is? And various different parts of world where coffee is grown.

To start with what is Bean Belt? The area between Tropics of Capricorn and Tropics of Cancer on the globe is considered the Bean Belt because of the climate conditions and the special type of soil. In fact a coffee plant to grow properly needs rich soil and a mild temperature, with lots of rain and shaded sun. This is the best place to grow coffee as a good soil; a good climate and a proper altitude affect how the coffee beans will taste.  

  

This is a map displaying the bean belt; where yellow color depicts the bean belt and green color is the countries where coffee is majorly produced.  

Top ten countries according to coffee production:

1. Brazil
2. Vietnam
3. Colombia
4. Indonesia
5. Ethiopia
6. India
7. Mexico
8. Guatemala
9. Peru
10. Honduras

Now to talk about where did coffee came from, Ethiopia a country which falls under East Africa of African continent. The legends tells that the first coffee tree was discovered here; with a logical explanation as still the wild coffee tree forest are still the primary source of harvested coffee. In addition the first country to commercially cultivate coffee was Yemen (a country in Arabian Peninsula). Unfortunately, in this country the production of coffee is not that big because of unsuitable climate conditions. Specifically less rainfall and arid soil, this results in smaller coffee bean size.   

That’s is all for this week do come back and check our blog for more information on coffee.

Fun Fact: Drinking coffee can increase the metabolism by 3-11%, this chemical plays a vital role in fat burning.