Origin and history
Green coffee comes from the same beans as roasted coffee, but in its natural, unroasted state. Native to the highlands of Ethiopia, the coffee tree has been cultivated for over a thousand years for its stimulating beans. The Arabs were the first to develop its cultivation and popularize the drink throughout the world in the 15th century. Green coffee, which remains unroasted, has a different composition to roasted coffee: it is richer in chlorogenic acid, a natural antioxidant, and has a lower caffeine content. This particular profile gives it detoxifying, energizing, and slimming properties, which are highly valued in modern phytotherapy today.
