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There are various Coffea species, but the two most common are Coffea Arabica and Coffea Canephora, commonly known as Arabica and Robusta. Arabica grows in the tropical and equatorial strips of America, Africa and Asia and it is the most delicate, highly prized and valuable specie.
Arabica coffee flavor can be described as fragrant, sweet, round, slightly acidic and often chocolaty.
Arabica and Robusta differ only slightly in appearance, they are genetically quite distinct: for instance the caffeine content of Arabica ranges from 0.9 to 1.7% while the Robusta species is much higher at 1.6 to 2.8%.

illy produces a single coffee blend including nine ingredients made of the best arabica beans, the finest coffee type, a choice guaranteeing qualitative continuity and product excellence with respect to the single origin.
It is an excellent combination that distinguishes the illy blend, ensuring the same taste and aroma are the result of each productive process.

The excellence of the illy blend is the result of the pursuit of perfection in every detail, from the harvesting of the beans, through all the steps of the transformation process.

The excellence of the products is guaranteed also by an electronic selection system, the unique result of the technical productive department know-how at illycaffè.

Carried out before roasting to perfectly mix Arabica beans from different origins and ensure qualitative and taste continuity of the blend.

Gives the coffee the "unmistakably illy" aroma, body, taste, and colour.

Preserves aromas and ensure a higher quality of the product thanks to reduced humidity absorption.

illycaffé pursues a policy of sustainable coffee cultivation in respect of the green coffee grower, the environment and the consumer.
The final objective is the highest-quality coffee to offer the consumer, for which the consumer is prepared to pay a premium price.
One hundred percent of illy raw material, the green coffee, is bought in a sustainable manner, directly from the growers to whom illy pays a sustainable price, that is, one that assures they always receive a margin above their own costs. The firm have followed this policy for over 15 years also transferring to the growers know-how and technology over a long term program.

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