coffee bean
noun
plural coffee beans
: the usually dried and roasted seed of a tropical plant (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) from which coffee (see coffee sense 1a) is prepared
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The coffee beans stem from farms ranging from Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Roca.
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Gary Stern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Common ingredients in weight loss supplements that have insufficient evidence to support weight loss include:
Green coffee bean extract: Studies in mice have shown that when paired with a high-fat diet, green coffee bean extract may reduce weight gain.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Their profits have grown along with the price of coffee beans, even as many growers have failed to capture a piece of the extra bounty.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The decaffeination process removes nearly all caffeine from coffee beans, but a small amount remains.
—Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Gary Stern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Common ingredients in weight loss supplements that have insufficient evidence to support weight loss include:
Green coffee bean extract: Studies in mice have shown that when paired with a high-fat diet, green coffee bean extract may reduce weight gain.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Their profits have grown along with the price of coffee beans, even as many growers have failed to capture a piece of the extra bounty.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The decaffeination process removes nearly all caffeine from coffee beans, but a small amount remains.
—Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coffee bean
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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