Coffee bean

A coffee bean is a seed from the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. This fruit is often referred to as a coffee cherry, but unlike the cherry, which usually contains a single pit, it is a berry most commonly found having two seeds with their flat sides together. Even though the seeds are not technically beans, they are referred to as such because of their resemblance to true beans.

A fraction of coffee cherries contain a single seed, called a "peaberry".
Peaberries make up only around 10% to 15% of all coffee beans.
It is a fairly common belief that they have more flavor than normal coffee beans.

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