Coffee bean
A coffee bean is the roasted seed of the Coffea plant, used to make coffee after grinding.
Also known as: roasted coffee bean
How big is it?
120 mg in mass
Representative roasted-bean mass · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 80 mg to 180 mg.
A little perspective
Honeybee is about 1.5 times larger on this measurement.
Honeybee: A honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Coffee bean
A defined roasted coffee bean 10 mm long and 0.12 g. Variety, roast and moisture change both measurements.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked representative bean length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Honeybee
A 15 mm worker honeybee (Apis mellifera), at the upper end of the cited 10–15 mm worker range. Body length excludes antennae, legs and wings. The 100 mg mass is a separate illustrative assumption.
University of Michigan — Apis mellifera
The marked body length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why this measurement?
Why we use 120 mg
For comparison, this page uses representative roasted-bean mass. This is labelled defined specimen: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value. The recorded range is 80 mg to 180 mg.
A defined roasted coffee bean 10 mm long and 0.12 g. Variety, roast and moisture change both measurements.
The identifying illustration and the numerical comparison remain separate. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Coffee bean dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 mg | 80 mg to 180 mg | defined specimen | |
| 1 cm | 8 mm to 1.2 cm | defined specimen |
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Nearest lower value · Living thingsHoneybee100 mgA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
Nearest higher value · Everyday thingsChickpea300 mgA chickpea is an edible seed from the Cicer arietinum plant, commonly used in cooking and also called a garbanzo bean.Sources and method
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