124. Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee

Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee is grown specifically in the region of Chikmagalur district and it is situated in the Deccan plateau, belongs to the Malnad region of Karnataka. Coffee is intercropped with spices like black pepper, Cardamom, Arecanut, Orange and Vanilla. Chikmagalur is known as Coffee County of India.

Physically the raw Arabica coffee of Chikmagalur region exhibits straw greyish colour. The chlorogenic acid content ranges from 4.7 to 5.7 mg/100gm and the caffeine content ranges from 1.9 to 2.3 %. The trigonelline content ranges from 1.1 to 2.6 %.

The Coffees of Chikmagalur region exhibit a mild acidity and medium body with floral and a hint of citrus note of lemon grass. The cherry / unwashed / natural Chikmagalur Arabica Coffees exhibit positive fruit characters and occasionally pleasant winey  

Botanical Classification of Arabica Coffee is as below

Kingdom          : Plantae

Phylum            : Magnoliphyta.

Class               : Magnoliopsida.

Order              : Gentianales

Family            : Rubiaceae

Sub Family    : Ixoroideae

Genus            : Coffea

Species         : arabica

The seed coffee samples sourced from the Research Department of the Coffee Board sown in germination bed during the month of December to January. Field planting of seedlings is normally taken up during the month of August to September. After field planting, the Arabica plant starts yielding from fourth to fifth years onwards.

The Arabica coffee fruits are hand‐picked as and when they ripe and processed predominately by wet method. Wet method of coffee processing involves mechanical removal of the outer fruit skin and mucilage adhering the coffee bean followed by washing of coffee bean with clean water. The resulting coffee beans are sun‐dried on a clean drying yard for about six to eight days under bright weather condition.

The coffee samples thus prepared are dispatched to curing factories for further processing like removal of parchment or husk, size grading and garbling of un‐desirable coffee beans.

The coffee farmers growing Arabica and Robusta under shade trees provide ecosystem services through their farms and protect biodiversity. The shade also means that there is natural mulching from the leaves that fall onto the ground, which in turn helps avoid the use of strong fertilizers and pesticides. 

GI Tag Registration Date         : 01 March 2019

GI Tag Number                         : 606

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Geographical Area                  : Karnataka

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