Coffee:
A coffee bean is a seed that can be planted to grow a coffee tree. The life of a coffee bean starts in the ground under the coffee grower's watchful eye. The transformation from bean to seedlings to small trees takes place over a period of about 4 years. In the end, one coffee bean will yield much fruit or coffee cherries. The majority will end up delighting coffee lovers' palates. Some will remain seeds for the next generation of coffee trees. This is a natural process that preserves the characteristics of coffee flavor, taste, acidity and body associated with specific types of coffee, regions of the world and special coffee designations.