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Authenticity of coffee

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The coffee tree is an evergreen and roughly pyramidal shrub. It can grow to a height of 3–6 m or more. The leaves, arranged in pairs along the branches, are slender and lance-shaped, with a bright, waxy sheen. The blossoms are white, and smell intensely of jasmine. Coffee itself appears as small, cherrylike berries, deep red when ripe (Kolpas, 1993).

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