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6 Processing

Pulped Natural

A Brazilian processing style where the cherry is pulped but no fermentation tank step is used, the seed dried with mucilage still on, similar to honey process.

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Pulped natural is the Brazilian precursor to the Costa Rican honey process. Cherries are pulped to remove the skin, but the seeds skip the wet-fermentation step and go straight to the patio with most or all of the mucilage still attached. The result lands between washed and natural: cleaner than a full natural, with more body and sweetness than a fully washed coffee. It is the dominant processing style in much of Brazil.

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