Tupi (type of coffee)

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Tupi coffee. Here at an altitude of 1,550 meters in the province of Florida in Bolivia .

Tupi is an Arabica - coffee variety that in Brazil one of a Timor and Villa Sarchi was crossed. The plant was named after the indigenous Tupi language , which was spoken in today's breeding area of ​​the plant, along the coast of Brazil, before the arrival of the Portuguese. The Tupi variety is considered to be resistant to coffee rust . A susceptibility to nematodes is reduced, but given.

Cultivation and Yield

It is a high-growing variety that is cultivated at a height of 2.00 to 2.20 meters and has an average yield of 500 to 600 g of green coffee per plant. Tupi is suitable for bending methods. The Tupi has expansive branches and should therefore be planted in a row at least 1.20 meters apart.

In the cup (Cup Quality)

Under ideal cultivation, processing and roasting conditions, the quality in the cup has the potential to become so-called “ third wave coffee ” (“specialty coffee”). Depending on the growing region, the Tupi has different aroma profiles, which can range from chocolate, vanilla, tea, rooibus, through fruity and floral notes to peach and apricot.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tupi variety. Retrieved March 24, 2019 (American English).
  2. ↑ HARC: Coffee Varieties with CLR Resistance. (PDF) Retrieved March 24, 2019 .