Table 1
Difference in the composition of coffee beans grown in the different altitudes of famous coffee grown areas of world
Country/origin Altitude (m) Species/variety
Fat
Sucrose
Chlorogenic
acid
Caffeine Trigonelline
Yield per
tree (Kg)
References
% of dry weight
Costa Rica
1065–1250
Arabica
14.39 8.2
7.75
1.24
0.72
1–6.94
[30]
1550–1780
Arabica
14.43 8.06
8.24
1.37
0.92
1.9–9.13
[30]
Heredia,
Costa Rica
1200
Caturra and Catuai varieties 14.44 7.2
7.49
1.27
1.04
–
[8]
Honduras
600–1200
Caturra, Catuai, Pacas and
Villa Sarchi varieties
14.1
7.7
7.4
1.3
0.95
–
[31]
Cuilapa,
Guatemala
1100–1400
Catuai variety
15.47 6.95
7.71
1.4
0.95
–
[45]
Colombia
1373–2088
(Cauca)
Caturra
–
–
6.05
1.27
0.92
–
[34]
Colombian
–
–
6.09
1.3
0.92
1385–2168
(Nariño)
Caturra
–
–
6.01
1.15
0.78
–
Colombian
–
–
6.02
1.19
0.75
Central
America
900
Caturra
14.07 7.39
7.61
1.11
0.84
–
[38]
1200
15.12 7.73
8.14
1.17
0.78
1400
15.27 7.54
8.25
1.31
0.75
1600
15.31 7.15
8.46
1.25
0.99
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