TS 6532 ISO 3509

TS 6532 ISO 3509 is a vocabulary standard for coffee and its products. It brings together the commonly used terms and definitions used to create a shared language for coffee trading, processing, and product description.

Vocabulary standards focus on naming and distinguishing concepts rather than prescribing how a product is made. In the coffee field, that distinction matters because accurate separation of bean, roasted, ground, and derived coffee products reduces ambiguity in technical communication, quality documentation, and commercial descriptions. The ISO 3509:1989 reference behind this edition points to the same conceptual framework.

Why coffee terminology matters

In general technical usage, coffee terminology helps separate concepts by botanical origin, processing stage, product form, and intended use. The word “coffee” may cover several products at different stages of preparation, so vocabulary standards are useful for making definitions consistent across producers, laboratories, import-export documents, and regulatory records.

What this document covers

• Commonly used terms related to coffee and coffee products
• Definitions and conceptual descriptions for those terms
• A vocabulary structure intended for consistent technical communication
• Terminology relevant to food technology and coffee product classification

This record refers to a withdrawn TSE edition, so it identifies the terminology content of that specific issue rather than current normative use. Even so, it remains a useful reference for understanding the definitions and boundaries of coffee-sector terms.