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Processing

Natural process coffee: 716 specialty beans

Whole cherries dry in the sun before the beans come out. The coffee is usually sweeter and fruitier, with more body. 24% of the 3,028 beans in our catalogue are processed this way.
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  • 716beans in the catalogue
  • 24%of the catalogueout of 3,028 beans
  • 30countries of originMost beans: Brazil
  • 165roasters with these beansMost: Bean Up

How it works

The oldest way to process coffee: whole, ripe cherries are spread in thin layers on patios or raised beds and dried in the sun, turned regularly so they dry evenly and do not rot. Drying usually takes two to four weeks; only then is the dried fruit hulled off the beans. It needs little water, which is why it is common where water is scarce.

How it changes the cup

The bean spends weeks inside its fruit, and the cup shows it: naturals tend to be sweeter and heavier, with ripe, jammy fruit: berries, tropical fruit, sometimes wine-like notes. Careful drying keeps that fruit clean; uneven drying can taste fermented or earthy.

These are tendencies, not rules. Variety, region, roast and brewing shape the taste too.

Countries of origin

Natural process coffee by country of origin.

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Who roasts it

Roasters with the most beans in the catalogue.

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Bean Up20The Barn12COFFEE PLANT11Pierre Coffee Roasters11SEEKIND11Man Versus Machine11Kávoholik10Green Plantation10Paloma Coffee Roasters10The Naughty Dog10Supremo Coffee Roasters9Father's9Kafar9Picapau Coffee Roastery8Leń Coffee8Hoppenworth & Ploch8Apollo Coffee Roasters8Rösterei VIER Wallstreet8Focusy8Kawana8Mamam8Foundation Coffee Roasters8Coffee Circle Savignyplatz7Darvea | Palarnia Kawy Specialty & Matcha Nomads7Runty Roaster7Candycane7Sweet Beans Coffee Roastery7ERNST Kaffeeröster7Perfero Caffè7DAK Coffee Roasters7Proper COFFEE Palarnia Kawy7Nordbeans7Pikola7Karma Coffee7Red Fawn Coffee Roasters6Hoppenworth & Ploch Rösterei619grams Coffee Roasters6BASƎ - Verona by Garage Coffee Bros.61000 Hills Products6Hot Roasted Love - Röstmanufaktur S. Kaiser6+125 more roasters

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