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Arabica · Typica × Bourbon crosses

Catuai

Bred by Brazil’s Instituto Agronômico (IAC) from Mundo Novo × Caturra and released in 1972. Compact, wind-resistant and productive, with red- and yellow-fruited types.

In the cup

Sweet and balanced with nuts and chocolate; fruitier acidity when grown high.

SweetNuttyCocoaCitrus

Traits

Stature
Dwarf / compact
Yield
High
Leaf rust
Susceptible
Cup potential
Good
Origin
1949–72 · 巴西 IAC

Lineage

Mundo Novo×Caturra
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Catuai
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AraraCatucaí

Where it grows

BrazilCosta RicaHondurasGuatemalaPanamaNicaraguaEl SalvadorMexico

QLC coffees with Catuai

Top-scoring Catuai winners (52 in total)

CompetitionRankFarm / producerRegionVarietyProcessScoreAuction ($/lb)
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20241AFinca VooCafe Solis&Cordero S.A.TarrazúCatuaiFermentation91.19US$50.80Fadie Sasaguri Roastery Corporation
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20241BFinca VooCafe Solis&Cordero S.A.TarrazúCatuaiFermentation91.19US$52.00AL QAHWA AL ARABIAH
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20251AFinca VooCafé Solís&Cordero S.ALos-SantosCatuaiPending90.47US$68.20
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20251BFinca VooCafé Solís&Cordero S.ALos-SantosCatuaiPending90.47US$70.10
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20244Fazenda Lagoa SecaAbex Exportação E Comércio De Café LtdaCerrado MineiroCatuaiYellow CatuaiAnaerobic90.36US$27.05Truth coffee roastery
Cup of Excellence Mexico 20242La GrutaEdgar Jonatan Olarte RomeroPueblaCaturra、CatuaiCaturra y catuaiHoney90.32US$15.30AL CAFECI SA DE CV
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20244Vista BrigadeiroWaldemar Ferreira De Paula NetoMatas de MinasCatuaiYellow CatuaiPulped natural89.93US$15.25NOZY COFFEE
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20261ALos AguacatonesDe La Peña Illescas, Rosa MariaHuehuetenangoVilla Sarchi、Typica、CatuaiBorbon,Villa Sarchi,Catuaí,TypicaWashed89.86US$35.10NOZY COFFEE / TYSONS&COMPANY
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20261BLos AguacatonesDe La Peña Illescas, Rosa MariaHuehuetenangoVilla Sarchi、Typica、CatuaiBorbon,Villa Sarchi,Catuaí,TypicaWashed89.86US$90.10Backdoor Coffee Roasting Co
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20267Finca VooCafé Solís&CorderoTarrazúCatuaiExperimental89.39US$37.10L.TONE
Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 20255San Judas TadeoAngelica Lineth Gomez LopezNueva SegoviaCatuaiWashed89.36US$14.10MOMOS COFFEE
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20251AEl NazarenoAnzueto Sandoval, Alfonso AugustoHuehuetenangoCatuai、Parainema、Caturra、TypicaBorbon, Caturra, Catuai Amarillo, Typica, H1 Y ParainemaNatural89.26US$18.20
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20251BEl NazarenoAnzueto Sandoval, Alfonso AugustoHuehuetenangoCatuai、Parainema、Caturra、TypicaBorbon, Caturra, Catuai Amarillo, Typica, H1 Y ParainemaNatural89.26US$16.60
Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 20263Puma-punkuManuel Rosales RaudalesNueva SegoviaBourbon、Caturra、CatuaiCaturra-catuai-bourbonWashed89.13US$13.50Sarutahiko Coffee Inc.
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20253Granito De OroArcenio Castillo VillatoroCuilcoCatuaiBorbon Amarillo,Catuaí amarilloWashed89.06US$18.42