Organic Fair Trade Peru Green Coffee Beans (Not Roasted)

Organic Fair-Trade Green Peru Coffee Beans (Not Roasted) Sold in 1 pound (16 oz) increments.

Peru is situated in the western portion of South America. Coffee has been produced in Peru since the 1700s. Peruvian coffee farmers typically have small farms, but these farmers are building large reputations for producing high quality shade grown Arabic coffee beans.

The coffee industry is a major industry in Peru, and coffee is the largest export from this country. Peru is actually a major producer of organic coffee. Peru is one of the major fair trade coffee producers.

Fair trade is a system that helps to protect the small farmers and the workers who produce many different products. Coffee, cocoa, cotton, bananas, tea, sugar, and more are products that are often grown by small farms and small farmers and workers were traditionally taken advantage of by larger companies and not paid the best price for the products they produced.

When a product like coffee beans is fair trade certified you can rest assured that the people who worked to grow, pick, and package this coffee for you were paid a fair market price for their goods and services. Buying fair trade products allows you to stop the injustices that so many poor farmers and workers face.

What Type of Coffee is grown in Peru?

There are three major coffee growing regions in Peru. These three growing regions are the Chanchamayo, the Amazonas, and the San Martin. All of these areas are situated on the eastern slopes of the Andes where the altitude is conducive to coffee plant production.

The majority of coffee plants in Peru are Arabica varieties. Seventy percent of the coffee from Peru is from the Arabica variety known as Typica. The vast majority of the coffee plants in Peru are grown in shaded areas which affect the flavor of the coffee produced.

Is all Peruvian Coffee Organic?

There are approximately 220,000 acres, (or 90,000 hectares) of organically grown coffee plants in Peru. The organic coffees are almost all produces by cooperatives of small independent farmers situated in the northern portions of Peru.

What to Expect from Peruvian Grown Coffee Beans

Peruvian coffee is generally low in acidity and light bodied. It is however a very flavorful coffee that is extremely aromatic. Peruvian coffee is often used as part of coffee blends because the coffee is very understanding and mixes well with other coffee varieties.

Many dark roast coffees are made from Peruvian coffee because the coffee holds a great flavor even after heavy roasting.

The typical Peruvian coffee will have a vanilla undertone, or a nutty undertone to it. The undertones are very subtle but they lend a unique flavor to the coffee.

Peruvian coffee grown in the Chanchamayo region is often described as being gentle, delicate, aromatic, and having floral undertones that delight and tantalize the taste buds.

How to Get the Most from Your Peruvian Green Coffee Beans

You probably already know that most things taste, smell and look better when they are prepared fresh. Coffee is no exception to this rule. If you want to experience the best flavors and richest aromas from your Peruvian green coffee beans then you need to grind them at home so you are making coffee while the grounds are perfectly fresh.

When you grind coffee it actually begins to lose some of its flavors immediately. For the best cup of coffee from your green coffee beans you want to grind just enough beans to make the pot of coffee you are about to brew.

You can store coffee grounds in airtight containers, and this will allow you to have ground coffee already available without you having to take the time to grind the beans, but the flavor of stored coffee VS fresh from the grinder coffee will be noticeably different.

How Long Should I Store My Green Coffee Beans?

You have probably heard that you can keep green coffee beans indefinitely and when you grind them they will still have the fresh wonderful taste that you desire. This is not exactly true. You really should use green coffee beans within the year after they were harvested if you want the full aroma and flavor from the beans.

Over time the fats that are in the coffee beans will allow odors to be absorbed by the beans. If the beans are stored in burlap sacks then after a period of time they will begin to have the flavor of burlap.