There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
RAFFINOSE
raffinose
(noun) a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
raffinose (countable and uncountable, plural raffinoses)
(carbohydrate) A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants
Source: Wiktionary
Raf"fi*nose`, n. Etym: [F. raffiner to refine.] (Chem.)
Definition: A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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