Method of processing green coffee beans

A method of processing green coffee beans, comprising:

• a fermentation process of bringing green coffee beans, which are unground seeds from coffee berries, microorganisms, and nutritive substances that are metabolized by said microorganisms, into contact with one another to cause fermentation.

A method of processing green coffee beans, comprising:

• a fermentation process of bringing green coffee beans, which are unground seeds from coffee berries, microorganisms, and nutritive substances that are metabolized by said microorganisms, into contact with one another to cause fermentation,
• followed by
• a separation process of separating out only said green coffee beans that have passed through the fermentation process.

A method of processing green coffee beans, comprising:

• a fermentation process of bringing green coffee beans, which are unground seeds from coffee berries, and nutritive substances that are metabolized by microorganisms, into contact with one another, and then bringing those into contact with said microorganisms.

A method of processing green coffee beans, comprising:

• a fermentation process of bringing microorganisms and nutritive substances that are metabolized by said microorganisms into contact with one another, and then bringing those into contact with green coffee beans, which are unground seeds from coffee berries.

A method of processing green coffee beans, comprising:

• a fermentation process of bringing green coffee beans, which are unground seeds from coffee berries, microorganisms, and nutritive substances that are metabolized by said microorganisms, into contact with one another to cause fermentation;
• wherein said microorganisms are at least one type of microorganism selected from the group consisting of yeast, lactic acid bacteria, and mold.

A method of processing green coffee beans, comprising:

• a fermentation process by bringing green coffee beans, which are unground seeds from coffee berries, microorganisms, and nutritive substances that are metabolized by said microorganisms, into contact with one another to cause fermentation;
• wherein said nutritive substances are at least one type of nutritive substance selected from the group consisting of fruit pulp, fruit juice, sugars, grains, and nutrient media.

Roasted coffee beans that are obtained by roasting green coffee beans that have been processed by a method of processing green coffee beans that comprises a fermentation process of bringing green coffee beans, which are unground seeds from coffee berries, microorganisms, and nutritive substances that are metabolized by said microorganisms, into contact with one another to cause fermentation.

A method of processing coffee berries, comprising:

• a fermentation process of bringing coffee berries having a coffee seed and coffee pulp into contact with microorganisms that metabolize said coffee pulp to cause fermentation, and a refining process.

Green coffee beans that are obtained by performing a fermentation process of bringing coffee berries, which have a coffee seed and coffee pulp, and microorganisms into contact with one another to cause fermentation, and a refining process.