A coffee bean has been cut in the middle exposing the embryo as a white dot.  An embryo is fully laid out to the right.  This tiny sliver contains the amino acids so important for the proper formation of coffee's fine acids and aromas...... This is why coffee beans have to be treated so gently, particularly during the drying process.
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