India Origin Coffee Beans · Green & Unroasted
Green Coffee
Beans.
Arabica, Robusta and Plantation lots from Indian estates, graded, cleaned and bagged for roasters, importers and cafés building their own roast. If you don’t know your AA from your AB yet, that’s what the rest of this page is for.
Arabica Cherry
4 grades
Robusta Cherry
4 grades
Plantation
5 grades
Since nobody else will say it
Almost all coffee sold in and from India comes from the same farms and the same sources. The only real difference is the brand on the bag and the way it was processed.
India’s coffee belt is small and well mapped. The estates that supply the big names supply everyone else too. So we’d rather compete on grading, cleanliness, honest pricing and turnaround than on a story about a hidden valley nobody can find on a map.
Coffee 101 · Part one
Arabica or Robusta?
Two different plants, not two quality tiers. Arabica is the delicate one that grows high and slow; Robusta is the strong one that grows low and fast. Neither is “better”, they do different jobs behind a bar. India grows both, roughly 60% Robusta to 40% Arabica.
| ArabicaCoffea arabica | RobustaCoffea canephora | |
|---|---|---|
| Grows at | 900 to 1,600 m, on cool shaded hills | 400 to 900 m, on warmer lower slopes |
| Caffeine | About 1.2%, softer on the palate | About 2.2%, nearly double |
| Cup | Sweeter, more aromatic, gentle acidity | Heavier, woody, chocolate-bitter, low acid |
| Crema | Modest | Thick and persistent, the espresso workhorse |
| Yield & price | Lower yield, fussier plant, costs more | Hardier, higher yield, costs less |
| Typically used for | Filter, pour-over, lighter espresso | Espresso blends, instant, milk-forward drinks |
Coffee 101 · Part two
Why It’s Called “Cherry” And “Plantation”
India names its green coffee after how it was processed, not where it grew. This trips up nearly every first-time buyer, so here it is plainly.
Cherry
Natural / dry processed
The whole fruit is sun-dried on the bean before hulling. Sweeter, heavier, fruitier, more rustic. It applies to both species, hence Arabica Cherry and Robusta Cherry.
Plantation
Washed Arabica
Fruit is pulped off and the bean fermented and washed before drying. Cleaner, brighter, more consistent cup. In India, washed Arabica is simply called Plantation, which has nothing to do with the estate it came from.
Parchment
Washed Robusta
The same washed route applied to Robusta. Softer and cleaner than Robusta Cherry. Listed here for completeness: we trade Robusta mainly as Cherry.
Coffee 101 · Part three
What The Grades Actually Mean
A, AA, AB, B, C are bean sizes, not taste scores. Green beans are dropped through sieves with round holes; the grade is the sieve that held them back. Bigger, more uniform beans roast more evenly and hold heat better, which is why they cost more, but a well-picked B can out-cup a careless AA.
Indian grading also caps defects, peaberry percentage and moisture at each grade. Exact retention and defect tolerances are confirmed per lot on the spec sheet issued with every quote.
The Catalogue
Three Categories. Thirteen Grades.
Everything below is Indian origin, green and unroasted, supplied to roasters, importers, cafés and home roasters. Pick a category, pick a screen size, tell us the quantity.
Arabica dried whole inside its fruit. The sugars in the pulp carry into the bean, giving a sweeter, fuller, fruit-forward cup with low acidity. India's classic natural: big body, easy drinking, forgiving on a busy bar.
Works best for
Important, please read
Prices are subject to change based on farm prices and harvest.
Green coffee moves with the crop, the weather and the market. We don’t publish a fixed rate card because it would be wrong within the week. Contact us with your grade and quantity and we’ll quote what’s real today, along with the spec sheet for the lot.
India Origin
Where It Comes From
Everything we trade is grown in India’s southern coffee belt, a narrow run of hills across three states, picked by hand and dried on estate yards.
Karnataka
Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Hassan. The bulk of the country's crop, both species.
Kerala
Wayanad and Travancore. Predominantly Robusta, grown low and warm.
Tamil Nadu
Nilgiris, Shevaroys, Pulneys. High-elevation Arabica.
Shade-grown
Indian coffee grows under a two-tier canopy alongside pepper, cardamom and areca. It is one of the few origins where shade is the norm rather than a premium claim.
Harvest window
Arabica picks November to January. Robusta follows, December to February. Fresh-crop green lands with us shortly after.
Why it cups the way it does
Monsoon rain, canopy shade and spice intercropping give Indian coffee its low acidity, heavy body and the faint spice note buyers recognise blind.
10-12%
Moisture
Washed / Natural
Processing
60kg Jute / GrainPro
Packing
On request
Min. Order
Who We Sell To
Export And Domestic, Same Beans
We are not limiting ourselves. Whoever comes to buy, abroad or at home, gets the same graded green.
Overseas Roasters & Importers
Container and pallet quantities shipped with full export documentation. We handle grading, bagging and paperwork so your green lands ready to roast.
Indian Roasters, Cafés & Home Roasters
Flexible domestic quantities for micro-roasters and cafés building their own house roast. Same graded lots, smaller minimums, quick dispatch.
How To Buy
01
Tell Us Your Need
Category, grade, quantity, and whether it ships for export or within India.
02
Get a Quote + Spec
Current pricing with a per-lot spec sheet and, on request, a sample.
03
Confirm & Ship
Payment terms agreed, beans bagged, documentation and freight arranged.
Need Green Beans?
Send us the category, grade, quantity and destination, export or domestic, and we’ll come back with current pricing and a spec sheet. Not sure which grade you need? Tell us what you’re brewing and we’ll suggest one.