Ngemva kokuba amakhasimende ethengeumshini wekhofi, umbuzo ovame ukubuzwa kakhulu ukuthi ubhontshisi wekhofi usetshenziswa kanjani emshinini. Ukuze sazi impendulo yalo mbuzo, kumele siqale siqonde izinhlobo zobhontshisi wekhofi.
Kunezinhlobo zekhofi ezingaphezu kwe-100 emhlabeni, kanti ezimbili ezithandwa kakhulu yi-Arabica kanye ne-Robusta/Canephora. Izinhlobo ezimbili zekhofi zihluka kakhulu ngokunambitheka, ukwakheka kanye nezimo zokukhula.
I-Arabica: Ibiza kakhulu, ibushelelezi, ine-caffeine encane.
Ubhontshisi we-Arabica ojwayelekile ubiza kabili kunobhontshisi we-Robusta. Ngokuphathelene nezithako, i-Arabica inokuqukethwe okuphansi kwe-caffeine (0.9-1.2%), amafutha angaphezu kuka-60% kune-Robusta, kanye noshukela ophindwe kabili, ngakho-ke ukunambitheka kwe-Arabica kumnandi, kuthambile, futhi kumuncu njengesithelo seplamu.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-chlorogenic acid ye-Arabica iphansi (5.5-8%), kanti i-chlorogenic acid ingaba yi-antioxidant, kodwa futhi iyisici esibalulekile sokumelana nezinambuzane, ngakho-ke i-Arabica isengozini enkulu yezinambuzane, kodwa futhi isengozini yesimo sezulu, ngokuvamile itshalwe ezindaweni eziphakeme, izithelo aziningi futhi zihamba kancane. Isithelo simise okweqanda. (Ubhontshisi bekhofi be-Organic)
Njengamanje, indawo enkulu kunazo zonke yokutshala i-Arabica yiBrazil, kanti iColombia ikhiqiza ikhofi ye-Arabica kuphela.
I-Robusta: eshibhile, enambitheka kabuhlungu, ene-caffeine eningi
Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-Robusta enokuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-caffeine (1.6-2.4%), okuqukethwe okuphansi kwamafutha noshukela inokunambitheka okubabayo nokunamandla, kanti abanye baze bathi inokunambitheka kwerabha.
I-Robusta inokuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-chlorogenic acid (7-10%), ayithinteki ezilokazaneni kanye nesimo sezulu, ivame ukutshalwa endaweni ephakeme, futhi ithela izithelo eziningi futhi ezisheshayo. Isithelo siyindilinga.
Njengamanje amasimu amakhulu eRobusta aseVietnam, kanti umkhiqizo nawo uvela e-Afrika naseNdiya.
Ngenxa yentengo yayo eshibhile, i-Robusta ivame ukusetshenziselwa ukwenza i-coffee powder ukunciphisa izindleko. Iningi lekhofi esheshayo elishibhile emakethe yi-Robusta, kodwa intengo ayilingani nekhwalithi. Ubhontshisi wekhofi we-Robusta osezingeni eliphezulu uvame ukusetshenziswa. Ulungile ekwenzeni ama-espresso, ngoba ukhilimu wakhe ucebile. I-Robusta esezingeni eliphezulu inambitheka kangcono kunebhontshisi we-Arabica osezingeni eliphansi.
Ngakho-ke, ukukhetha phakathi kwalezi zinkomishi ezimbili zekhofi kuncike kakhulu kulokho umuntu akuthandayo. Abanye abantu bangase bacabange ukuthi iphunga le-Arabica linamandla kakhulu, kanti abanye bathanda ukubaba okuthambile kwe-Robusta. Okuwukuphela kwento esinayo ukunaka kakhulu okuqukethwe yi-caffeine uma uzwela i-caffeine, i-Robusta ine-caffeine ephindwe kabili kune-Arabica.
Vele, lezi zinhlobo ezimbili zekhofi akuzona zodwa. Ungazama futhi iJava, iGeisha, nezinye izinhlobo ukuze ungeze ukunambitheka okusha kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kwekhofi.
Kuzoba namakhasimende avame ukubuza ukuthi kungcono yini ukukhetha ubhontshisi wekhofi noma i-coffee powder. Ukususa isici somuntu siqu semishini nesikhathi eceleni, yebo ubhontshisi wekhofi. Iphunga lekhofi livela emafutheni athosiwe, avalwe ezimbotsheni zebhontshisi wekhofi. Ngemva kokugaya, iphunga namafutha aqala ukuguquka, futhi ukunambitheka kwekhofi eliphekiwe ngokwemvelo kuyancipha kakhulu. Ngakho-ke uma ubhekene nokukhetha ukuthi ngabe ukhethaumshini wekhofi osheshayo nomaumshini wekhofi osanda kugaywaUma kucatshangelwa ukunambitheka kuphela, vele kufanele ukhethe umshini wekhofi osanda kugaywa.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Julayi-13-2023
