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Green Coffee Sourcing

How Specialty Robusta Is Scored: Fine Robusta Standards Explained

The fine robusta standards are a two-part test developed by the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA): a physical grading of a 350 g green sample that allows no primary defects and only a few secondary ones, and a sensory evaluation on a dedicated robusta cupping form where 80 points or more, scored by licensed Q Robusta graders, earns the "Fine Robusta" label.
Quality & Certifications

Coffee Quality Control in Vietnam: How Helena Checks Every Lot from Farm Gate to Container

Coffee quality control in Vietnam is a chain of checkpoints, not a single inspection at the port. At our Dak Lak mill a lot is checked for moisture on arrival, cleaned, separated by density, sized on screens, color sorted, polished if the grade calls for it, bagged, sampled and inspected before the container is sealed. Each step catches something the previous one cannot.
Coffee Trade & Logistics

How to Request and Assess a Free Coffee Sample Before Bulk Orders

A free coffee sample is the cheapest insurance you will buy before a container: a few hundred grams that show whether grade, moisture, screen and cup match the spec sheet, and later whether the shipment matches the sample. Most Vietnamese exporters, Helena included, send free cupping samples to qualified buyers, typically about 100 g per green coffee profile and 200–500 g per instant coffee SKU.