Robusta coffee shrub

Unlike the more delicate arabica variety, the robusta coffee shrub is named after the robust nature of its tree, which can reach up to 10m in height. Easy to cultivate, it grows on plains and up to altitudes of 800m at temperatures ranging between 25 and 30°C. Like arabica, the robusta coffee shrub produces coffee, but it has a more robust, bitter flavour and contains twice as much caffeine. In cosmetics, green coffee extract from the robusta coffee shrub is obtained from seeds dried in the sun and then lightly roasted. This straightforward production process preserves the active molecules that give it stimulating and antioxidant properties.