How to Use robusta in a Sentence

robusta

noun
  • The bulk of beans coming out of Vietnam are of the robusta species.
    Eleanore Park, WSJ, 20 June 2019
  • Where to drink Saigon loves its coffee (Vietnam is the largest exporter of robusta in the world).
    Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2019
  • What sets Vietnamese coffee apart from the rest of the world is that 90% of the coffee beans are of the robusta variety.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2021
  • But in the 1950s, robusta coffee was introduced to Sierra Leone by the British.
    Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Most producers of robusta coffee, used in Nescafe, ship the product through the canal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2021
  • What fills our mugs at cafes, the office, and on road trips are from two species: arabica and canephora, known as robusta.
    Dawn MacKeen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
  • While the cost of coffee varies widely with quality and the country of origin, that would amount to about $1.3 billion a year based on the current price of robusta futures.
    Bloomberg.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • For the dairy adverse, coconut milk makes a refreshing addition to the nuttiness of a robusta brew.
    An Uong, Bon Appétit, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Because more farmers in the area have been shifting to robusta in recent years due to price and ease of growing, Weintraub writes, this is an important finding.
    Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The beans used here are imported directly from Vietnam and are a mixture of robusta and arabica beans.
    Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2019
  • In a blind taste test with samples of arabica and robusta as controls, the stenophylla easily held its own.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Futures for robusta coffee, which is often used to make espresso, recently jumped as high as $2,024 per tonne, their highest level in four years.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 30 Aug. 2021
  • But the only kind of coffee that farmers like Mr. Sarmu’s family could grow was a variety called robusta.
    Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2022
  • In terms of flavor profile, the robusta variety boasts nearly two times the caffeine content of its counterpart and gives off a nutty, full, dark, chocolaty taste.
    Fortune, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Vietnam is the world’s biggest producer of robusta used in espresso and instant coffee, and delays could cut shipments in coming months.
    Mai Ngoc Chau, Bloomberg.com, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Right now, just two species of coffee are grown commercially: Arabica and robusta.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Shohet believes, then and now, that high-quality robusta can compete with arabica.
    Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Cheaper robusta beans fell slightly less, by 15 percent.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The coffee grown in and around Bukit Barisan Selatan is a variety known as Coffea canephora or, more commonly, robusta.
    New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
  • As an added benefit, farmers tend to use less pesticides when growing the resistant robusta.
    Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Arabica fills specialty cafes, and costs more than robusta, which fuels instant coffees and some espressos.
    Dawn MacKeen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Guatemala and Nicaragua are expanding their robusta plantations.
    Julie Wernau, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2018
  • The coffee bean comes in two basic families, arabica and the inferior (though easier to grow) robusta.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Meanwhile, shipping bottlenecks and costs are hurting the transport of arabica coffee beans, favored by Starbucks, and robusta beans used to make instant coffee, which are largely sourced from Asia.
    Alex Longley, Time, 13 June 2021
  • The tuber’s sweetness plays well with nutty robusta beans, while its striking pigment adds a beautiful violet layer.
    Eleanore Park, WSJ, 20 June 2019
  • Arabica makes up about 60 percent of global coffee supplies, with lower-quality robusta beans accounting for the rest.
    Marcy Nicholson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Leaf rust, a fungal disease that affects both arabica and robusta plants, is also devastating the industry.
    Marvin G Perez, Bloomberg.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Death Wish is billed as the world's strongest coffee, made from a blend of organic, fair-trade robusta and arabica beans primarily from India and Peru, which contain 200 percent more caffeine than the average coffee blend.
    Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Already, in Vietnam, the market for quality robusta has exploded.
    Alina Simone, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Almost all coffee producers grow just two species: arabica, highly vulnerable to rust, and robusta, less vulnerable but less tasty too.
    Maryn McKenna, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2020

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