green bean coffee bean

concept · 4 mentions

unroasted coffee bean showing cell structure and oil content

Other senses of “green bean”

unspecified commodity plant plant material product

Connections

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Defining properties

contains drops of oil
can be extracted from caffein ⟨with dry organic solvents⟩
exists in caffetannic acid
chose to handle green bean with rough courage United States

Perspectives

Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

William H. Ukers (author)

green bean contains drops of oil
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
the drops of oil contained within their cavities
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The illustration caption explicitly states that the green bean shows 'the drops of oil contained within their cavities,' making this a fully supported claim with no rewording or interpretation needed.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage describes what is shown in the microscope illustration without attribution to a named source). The stance is properly marked as 'asserts' - the passage simply states that green beans show 'drops of oil contained within their cavities.' The sentiment is neutral, matching the objective, descriptive tone of the passage. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal information. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or period. The quote 'the drops of oil contained within their cavities' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
United States chose to handle green bean with rough courage green bean
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
the United States, whose inventors chose to handle it with rough courage
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the United States, whose inventors chose to handle it with rough courage' refers explicitly to how the U.S. handled the green bean in contrast to the French delicate approach. The quote matches the passage text precisely.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is faithful to the passage with one minor issue: the context field is empty when it should specify 'green bean' or 'green bean handling' to clarify the sense being referenced, since the passage discusses a specific approach to green bean processing. All other qualifiers are correct: viewpoint is appropriately 'author' (the passage author makes this characterization), stance is 'asserts', sentiment is neutral, time is null as the passage provides no specific temporal scope for this general statement, and the quote appears verbatim and supports the claim.

Gorter

caffein can be extracted from green bean ⟨with dry organic solvents⟩
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
a small percentage can be extracted from the green bean in this manner
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly says 'a small percentage can be extracted from the green bean in this manner' (referring to dry organic solvents), which directly supports the knowledge-graph claim that caffein can be extracted from green bean with dry organic solvents.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.65 fail — The viewpoint is incorrect: the passage attributes this statement to Gorter ("Gorter states..."), not the author. The claim should use "Gorter" as the viewpoint, not "author". All other qualifiers are faithful to the passage: the stance is correctly "asserts", sentiment is neutral, time is appropriately null, context correctly specifies "with dry organic solvents", and the quote is verbatim and supports the claim.
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the fact that a small percentage can be extracted from the green bean in this manner indicates that some of the caffein content exists therein in a free state.' The passage explicitly confirms that caffein can be extracted from the green bean with dry organic solvents, though only a small percentage.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes the claim to Gorter, the stance 'asserts' appropriately reflects how the passage presents this information, sentiment is neutral as warranted, time qualifiers are correctly null (no temporal restriction given), context accurately specifies 'with dry organic solvents' as stated in the passage, and the quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim.

certain investigators

caffetannic acid exists in green bean
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
If one admits that caffetannic acid exists in the green bean; that upon oxidation it gives viridic acid; and that it is concentrated in the outer layers of the bean, as certain investigators have claimed
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 0.70 pass — The passage states this claim as a conditional hypothesis: 'If one admits that caffetannic acid exists in the green bean...' This is presented as an assumption rather than a direct assertion of fact, but the claim accurately captures the stated proposition with minor rewording of the conditional structure.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.50 fail — The stance qualifier is incorrect. The passage frames this with 'If one admits that caffetannic acid exists in the green bean' - presenting it as a conditional assumption made by 'certain investigators,' not as the author questioning it. The stance should be 'neutral' or 'stated' rather than 'questions'. Additionally, the viewpoint should be 'certain investigators' (the named source attributed in the passage), not 'author'. The quote is accurate but the qualifiers misrepresent how the passage presents this claim.
- groundedness 0.90 pass — The passage directly states that caffetannic acid exists in the green bean, presented as a conditional assertion ('If one admits that caffetannic acid exists in the green bean'). This is supported by the passage's reference to 'certain investigators have claimed' regarding its concentration in the outer layers, confirming the viewpoint attribution is accurate and grounded in the text.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes the claim to 'certain investigators' as stated in the passage. The stance of 'asserts' is appropriate given the passage frames this as something investigators have claimed. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's tone. The quote is verbatim and supports the claim. However, there is a minor issue with the quote selection: the passage attributes the claim about caffetannic acid existing in the green bean to 'If one admits that' (a conditional/hypothetical framing) rather than a direct assertion by the investigators. The investigators are specifically credited only with claiming that it is 'concentrated in the outer layers of the bean.' A more precise quote should distinguish between the hypothetical admission and what the investigators actually claimed. This is a subtle but notable qualifier issue regarding what specifically the investigators claimed versus the broader conditional statement.