A lucky coffee bean journey

If you a coffee bean, what would you wish to be when grown up?

This is the story of a lucky coffee bean, living his journey from a remote coffee tree to a colourful, tasty and hot original Italian coffee.

The harvest of the coffee cherries can be carried out using two methods: picking and stripping.

The next stage is the processing phase, where the coffee beans are separated from the fruit by eliminating the pulp and the skin. Three types of treatments can be used:

1.   The Wet processing, used for the most appreciated qualities of coffee, yields a product classified as “washed” or “mild” coffee. It appears as uniform, without any physical defects.
2.    The Dry processing yields the so-called “natural” coffee and it has a rather uneven appearance. Immediately after the harvest, the fruit is spread out in layers and left outdoors for two or three weeks.
3.    Semi-washed coffee is characterized by a much lower water consumption than the wet processing method. The pulp and the skin (epicure) are removed from the cherries by a machine, making the fermentation phase not necessary.

After the elimination process the roasting phase determines the flavor of the beverage in the cup, its body and its acidity level. This is a phase to be handled with the utmost attention, using the latest technologies. By roasting, the coffee beans undergo a metamorphosis. They change colour, lose weight, grow in volume and gain aroma. High temperatures allow the beans to develop their aromatic qualities.

After various roasting cycles, determined by the coffee Companies in order to enhance the body and sweetness of all the blends, the beans are grounded and packaged. Capsules are airtight sealed, not to cause any damages to the coffee blend. Coffee capsules are only opened when brewing coffee. The machine creates holes into aluminum-foiled top, it whooshes hot water through the capsule and your espresso coffee is done. For instance, Lavazza capsules respect 100% the traditional “Italian espresso” recipe:

- 7 grams of coffee powder
- High water pressure and temperature
- Short and aromatic

This is where coffee journey ends, from the plants to your table, a unique way for you to taste the unmistakable aroma of an italian espresso; no wonder millions of coffee lovers have chosen to drink espresso coffee in capsules. In fact, thanks to the last techniques, it is possible to save the flavour and the qualities of coffee beans during the various processes and the long journey they have to experience to get to our houses.

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