Coffee beans come from coffee bean plants, which are a type of shrub or bush.
The top producers of coffee are Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia.
After harvesting the next step is to remove the coffee seeds from the ripe fruit and dry them. This can be done in two ways: the dry and the wet methods.The dry or ‘natural’ method involves drying the whole cherry. It is the oldest, simplest method and requires little machinery.The wet method requires the use of special equipment and the availability of water. As with the dry method, the ripe cherries are first cleaned. They are then pulped by a machine that squeezes the cherries so that the flesh and the skin are separated from the beans.
