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Mundo Novo
Coffea arabica var. mundo novo
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Key facts
- Parent varieties
- Typica and Bourbon
- Origin
- Brazil, discovered in 1940s
- Identified
- 1943
- Flavor profile
- Full body, sweet, nutty, low-acid
- Famous for
- Pillar of Brazilian coffee production
- Disease resistance
- Low
- Cup potential
- Good
- Beans we stock
- 5 Mundo Novo coffees
Mundo Novo is a natural hybrid of Typica (Sumatra) and Bourbon discovered in Brazil in the 1940s and selected by the IAC, named after the town where it was found. Vigorous, tall, and very high-yielding, it became a pillar of Brazilian production and a parent of Catuaí. Its full body and sweet, nutty, low-acid cup are central to the classic Brazilian flavour that underpins countless espresso blends.
At a glance
- Scientific name: Coffea arabica var. mundo novo
- Parent varieties: Typica, Bourbon
- Identified: 1943
- Flavor: Heavy body, low acidity, chocolate and nut.
- Aroma: Sweet, nutty.
- Disease resistance: Low
- Cup potential: Good
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