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

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024