I have a few arabica plants that are just starting to flower. I was looking forward to trying the fruit, and in my head I was thinking the raw seed would be soft enough to eat... but since reading it sounds hard like a nut and probably gross tasting. Oh well, I will probably ditch them once I try the fruit. I have tried every type of roasted coffee beans, from super fancy freshly-roasted to costco to cheapo stuff and I can't much tell the difference... the only thing that seems to matter is the roast (light/med/dark)