What Is Coffeefruit?

Coffeefruit sounds like it is related to the coffee bean. But what is it exactly?
What Is Coffeefruit?
The coffee bean is a seed that originates from a fruit. Dreamstime/TNS
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Q: What is coffeefruit and is it healthful to consume?

A: Coffee beans are one of the world’s most widely traded and most valuable crops, and the U.S. is the world’s largest consumer. The coffee bean is technically not a bean at all, but a seed. Like other seeds, it originates from a fruit; in this case the Coffea flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.

Kristen N. Smith, Environmental Nutrition
Kristen N. Smith, Environmental Nutrition
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Kristen N. Smith, Ph.D., RDN, LD, Environmental Nutrition
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