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Green Coffee Been Abbreviations and Meanings
SSFC – Strictly Soft Fine Cup – Grown at relatively low altitudes (under 1200 meters). These beans
mature quickly and produce a lighter, less dense bean. This term also means the beans are free of hard
rioy taints. Fine cup means it is a specialty grade coffee.
RFA – Rain Forest Alliance – Meets the standards that are intended to protect the environment and the
rights of workers.
FTO – Fair Trade Organic – Certified as a fair trade bean with Organic classification.
FT – Fair Trade – Certified as a fair trade bean.
EP – European Preparation – These beans are hand sorted to remove any defective beans and foreign
material.
SHB – Strictly Hard Beans – Grown at an altitude above 1350 meters.
SWP – Swiss Water Process – Decaffeinating p rocess that includes a “flavor charged” water. 100%
chemical free.
MWP – Mountain Water Process – Decaffeinating process that results in flavorful beans that are 99.9%
caffeine free.
MC – Methylene Chloride – Used to decaffeinate coffee and some believe it to maintain coffee flavor
better than other processes.
EA – Ethyl Acetate – An ester found naturally in fruits and vegetables that is used to decaffeinate coffee.
SHG – Strictly High Grown – This classification is higher than HB (Hard bean).
AA – Reference to a 17/18 screen size.
AB – Refers to size. AB consists of both A and B coffee beans; screen sizes 15 and 16. AB are small than
AA and not as valued.
Fancy – Refers to better quality than average specialty quality for Arabica beans.
17/18 – Refers to screen size. The larger bean size generally correlates to a higher quality bean.
Rioy Taints – Defect in the bean resulted from an over ripened cherry.
Quaker – Defect in bean. Unripe cherry.