Vietnamese Coffee Beans:
Robusta, Arabica, Culi and Moka

Vietnamese coffee beans are commonly labelled Robusta or Arabica. These are coffee species. Other names on a pack can describe the bean’s shape, its variety or how it was processed.

Quick comparison of Vietnamese coffee names

• Robusta and Arabica: identify the coffee species. Compare the offered origin, roast and sample.
• Culi / peaberry: a rounded bean shape rather than a third species. Ask which species the offered product contains.
• Moka: a name associated with Arabica coffee. Check the actual variety and growing origin.
• Civet / weasel: a processing description. Confirm the underlying bean type and product information.

Jump to a bean name

• Robusta
• Arabica
• Culi / peaberry
• Moka
• Civet / weasel coffee
• MR.VIET products and a buyer comparison

Choose the format for your equipment

• Roasted whole beans: choose these if you will grind the coffee for your own brewer. Compare the species or blend, roast and preparation instructions.
• Ground coffee: ask for a grind suited to your phin, filter or other brewing equipment.
• Green coffee: use a green-bean buying brief for roasting, including the offered lot, processing and specification.

For roasted-coffee samples, use the same equipment and recipe so you can compare the products under the same conditions.

Buying for retail or a café? Tell MR.VIET your market, whole bean or ground preference, brewing equipment and estimated quantity to discuss product and sample options.

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Robusta is the common name for Coffea canephora and makes up most of Vietnam’s coffee production. It is grown in warmer conditions than Arabica and is used in a range of roasted and instant products.

For a particular coffee, compare its origin, processing, roast or green-bean specification and sample. Elevation alone is not enough to assign a lot’s quality, and the name Robusta does not guarantee one fixed flavour profile.

Read more about differences between Arabica and Robusta in our article.

Arabica is the coffee species Coffea arabica. It generally requires cooler growing conditions than Robusta. Vietnam produces Arabica as well as Robusta, though Arabica represents a smaller part of its production.

Ask whether an offered coffee is Arabica alone or a blend, and compare the actual origin, processing and roast. Use a sample and product specification to assess its flavour rather than assuming that every Vietnamese Arabica tastes the same.

Civet or “weasel” coffee describes a processing method rather than a coffee species. The term is used for coffee recovered after coffee cherries have passed through a civet.

Check the underlying bean type, origin and processing information for the product. A label alone does not establish the coffee’s quality; compare the supplier’s records and a sample.

Culi is the Vietnamese name for peaberry beans: a rounded bean shape rather than a separate coffee species.

Peaberry coffee can be offered as Arabica or Robusta. Check the composition of the exact product instead of assuming that every Culi coffee is Robusta.

For purchasing, ask for the species, origin, roast and a sample. Use those details to compare the coffee; bean shape alone does not establish a fixed caffeine level or flavour.

Moka is a name associated with Arabica coffee, rather than a separate species alongside Arabica and Robusta.

When comparing a Vietnamese coffee labelled Moka, confirm its variety, growing origin and roast. Use the specification and sample to judge the offered coffee instead of assuming that every Moka product has the same taste, rarity or price.

Choose the coffee species and the preparation format as two separate decisions. MR.VIET offers whole bean Arabica and Good Morning Vietnam; the latter is made from Robusta. Request the current retail-pack weight and case arrangement for the exact product you want to order.

The ground-coffee range includes Arabica and Good Morning Vietnam, alongside Street Coffee, Ca Phe Da Lat and Hazelnut blends. Ask for the grind and ingredient composition suited to your intended preparation.

For a useful sample comparison:

• Compare Arabica and Robusta in the same format and equipment. Record the product reference, grinder setting where applicable, coffee dose, water quantity and finished drink size.
• Record your observations of aroma, body and finish. If your customers add milk or sugar, test that recipe too.
• For a retail order, write down the product name, whole bean or ground format, net pack weight and retail packs per case.

Our coffee brewing methods guide helps match the format to the equipment you plan to use. MR.VIET lists whole bean and ground coffee in its current coffee range, alongside instant, drip and capsule formats.

For a wholesale shortlist, compare Vietnamese coffee manufacturers by product format and supplier checks.

Compare prices on one weight basis. Divide the pack price by its net weight in kilograms to calculate the coffee price per kilogram. Use the same currency and delivery-cost basis, and keep retail-pack weight and transport-case quantity in separate columns.

Request a sample shortlist and an offer. Send MR.VIET your selected Arabica or Good Morning Vietnam product, whole bean or ground preference, brewing equipment, destination and estimated quantity. Ask for available sample options, the current specification, retail-pack weight, case arrangement and a quotation.

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