Bluestem Associates wrote:
> On Fri, 14 May 1999 06:49:14 -0700, Anton Doroszenko (TL, Fld Crp)
> wrote:
>
> >Barre, P. et al. (1998) Inheritance of caffeine and heteroside contents in
> >an interspecific cross between a cultivated coffee species Coffea liberica
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^
> >var. dewevrei and a wild species caffeine-free C. pseudozanguebariae.
> >Theoretical and Applied Genetics vol 96 no. 2 pp. 306-311
>
> Did they state why they crossed it with *liberica*? That species is
> generally known for its extremely high caffeine content (in some cases
> exceeding 8% !!). Typically arabica X3 = robusta X3 = liberica for
> caffeine content.
>
> A lot of the Andean arabicas are well below 1% caffeine, depending on
> the strain grown. There may be arabica strains out there that are
> virtually caffeine free already but no one has prospected them. They
> probably get mixed in with higher caffeine stuff and disappear into
> commerce unnoticed.
>
> Most of the organic coffees out of the Andes are low-caffeine arabicas
> and quite a good brew if roasted right.
>
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