Robusta Coffee

A bean derived from the coffea canephora plant native to Sub-Saharan Africa, robusta coffee contains twice as much caffeine as arabica coffee. While an arabica coffee bean typically contains around 1.2-1.5% caffeine, a robusta coffee bean generally contains around 2.2-2.7% caffeine.

Many coffee lovers much prefer arabica coffee, while others swear by robusta coffee. And that isn’t to say that enjoying one automatically rules out enjoying the other. In fact, it isn’t uncommon for coffee to be made from a blend of robusta and arabica beans. Lavazza’s Crema e Gusto, for example, is 70% robusta/30% arabica