Arabica Beans are thought to have been the first type of coffee ever produced. It is found in the mountains of Yemen and located in the Arabian Peninsula. The name of the coffee beans comes from the area it is found in. Additionally the Arabica beans are in the areas of Ethiopia and in the southeastern parts of Sudan. This type of coffee has been grown for more than 1,000 years.

The Arabica coffee beans are desired for their quality flavor compared to coffee beans that are grown commercially and have less caffeine. The plants are grown wild and are 9 to 12 m tall with white flowers and the fruit of the plant is 10 –15 mm in diameter. When the coffee plant develops it becomes bright red to purple and most have several seeds, these seeds are the coffee beans.

The Arabica coffee beans generally ages within 7 years and requires about 40-59 inches of rainfall during the year. The plants are often grown within 1,300 to 1,500 m in altitude, although some farms are at sea level and some are located at 2,800 m in altitude. The white flowers that are produced on the plant occur two to four years after they have been planted and the fragrance of the flower is similar to jasmine.

The flowers produce more berries when provided with sunny days, unfortunately this is not desired by the farmers due to the fact that more berries can damage future growing seasons and lead to a substandard crop. This occurs from the plant increasing nutrients for the benefit of the berries as opposed to the plant itself. Farms can stop this from happening by pruning and maintaining the plant.

The Arabica coffee beans are used to create a gourmet blend and its superiority comes from the labor intense process required to cultivate the beans. Other types of coffee that is considered an inferior grade is grown in lower altitudes, contains about 30-40% more caffeine and the trees produce more of the coffee bean crop. It is also a more affordable type of coffee bean.

Arabica coffee beans are known for having low acid content and a thicker mix, often these beans are blended with coffees from Central America and East Africa that have higher acid to create better coffee.

Arabica beans are complicated to nurture and each plant emits 0.5 to 5.0 kg of beans, this will depend on the growing season the plant must contend with and the plants history of bean production. One plant will generally yield 1 pound of coffee each year. It takes approximately 500-600 pounds of beans to make a 100 pound bag of coffee. The history of people drinking coffee beans has been recorded from Arabian academics who penned that the drink was beneficial for extending work hours. It was the Arab people who discovered brewing the beans into a drink form and this was borrowed by the Egyptians and the Turks, it continued throughout the world.

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