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Species, processing type, grade and cup approval define the lot.

Coffee Board type families separate washed and unwashed Arabica and Robusta. Monsooning and specialty claims add further process, provenance and sensory evidence.

Green coffee only

This batch excludes roasted, ground, instant, flavoured, chicory and premix products. Those need separate composition, formulation, vegan and labelling review.

Washed Arabica / Plantation

Arabica

Washed

Coffee Board uses Plantation for washed Arabica. It must not be confused with unwashed Arabica Cherry or treated as a grade by itself.

Unwashed Arabica / Arabica Cherry

Arabica

Natural / dry

Arabica Cherry is the unwashed type; 'cherry' here does not mean shipment as fresh fruit.

Washed Robusta / Robusta Parchment

Robusta

Washed

Robusta Parchment is the washed-Robusta type and requires its own grade, defect and cup specification.

Unwashed Robusta / Robusta Cherry

Robusta

Natural / dry

Robusta Cherry is the unwashed type and remains distinct from Robusta Parchment.

Monsooned Arabica

Arabica

Controlled monsooning

Monsooning is a documented curing process with eligible input coffee, curing works, seasonal handling and a Coffee Board type/grade—not uncontrolled weathering.

Monsooned Robusta

Robusta

Controlled monsooning

Monsooned Robusta remains separate from Monsooned Arabica and requires curing/process and lot evidence.

Indian specialty green coffee

Declared per lot

Specialty is evidence-gated: species/cultivar, estate, process, physical preparation and an agreed independent sensory protocol must attach to the offered lot.

Type before gradeSpecies plus washed/unwashed/monsooned type first; then select only a compatible Coffee Board grade and screen/defect specification.

Crop and provenanceCrop year, estate/farm or aggregation basis, region, curing works, shipment lot and chain-of-custody documents.

Physical preparationScreen distribution, permitted defects by method, moisture, density where contracted, colour, odour, infestation and representative sampling.

Cup approvalRoast and sensory protocol, evaluator, approved pre-shipment sample, descriptors/score acceptance, retention sample and dispute process.

SafetyDestination pesticide residues, ochratoxin A/contaminants as applicable, heavy metals and microbiology where required, all linked to the shipment lot.

Vegan and formulationPure green coffee is plant-derived. Roasted, ground, flavoured, instant, chicory and premix products are outside this batch and require separate formulation/label review.

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Choose species and processing type before grade.

Coffee program

Arabica · Washed. Coffee Board uses Plantation for washed Arabica. It must not be confused with unwashed Arabica Cherry or treated as a grade by itself.

Review evidence gate

Primary sources

Coffee Board of India — Exportable Indian coffee types and grades Coffee Board of India — Export registration, ICB grades and target standards Coffee Board of India — Karma & Quality: Indian green-coffee specifications FSSAI — Food Product Standards, Chapter 2.10: Beverages

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Choose species and processing type before grade.

Coffee program

Arabica · Washed. Coffee Board uses Plantation for washed Arabica. It must not be confused with unwashed Arabica Cherry or treated as a grade by itself.