What is Decaf Coffee? How to make decaf coffee beans How to brew decaf coffee beans

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●, what is caffeine?

Caffeine is a natural stimulant. Caffeine can be found in many plant varieties. For plants themselves, caffeine acts as an insecticide to protect plants from pests.

Humans have been consuming caffeine from plants for hundreds of years. Besides coffee, chocolate and tea also contain a certain amount of caffeine. In the United States, 90% of people consume more or less small amounts of caffeine every day.

How much caffeine is in ● coffee?

All kinds of coffee contain caffeine. But according to the study, the caffeine content of Arabica coffee beans is 40% lower than that of Robusta coffee beans. Robusta coffee beans are usually used to make canned coffee, while we usually buy Arabica coffee in coffee shops. This coffee contains between 70 and 150 milliliters of caffeine per cup.

● drip filter coffee contains more caffeine?

The answer is no. In fact, the longer the beans are roasted, the less caffeine is left in the coffee. People's usual baking methods can not only improve the flavor of coffee, but also reduce the content of caffeine in coffee.

● what is decaf?

The United States government strictly controls the amount of caffeine in decaf coffee. The production of decaffeinated coffee requires the removal of 97% of the caffeine in raw coffee beans (a process known as decaffeinated treatment), so the caffeine content in decaffeinated coffee is only 3% of that of raw beans.

How are ● coffee beans decaffeinated?

All decaffeinated processes reduce the amount of caffeine in raw coffee beans by soaking. Some processes also require adding different flavors to the coffee beans after decaffeination. After that, the coffee beans are washed, dried and finally bagged.

Is it safe to handle ● decaf beans?

Many decaffeinated processes require the use of chemical solvents and gases, while others use only water or steam. At present, the safety of using chemical solvents and methylene chloride to treat coffee beans has not been confirmed. Methylene chloride has been shown to cause depression and other mental illnesses. But the companies that use this method insist that the coffee beans they produce have been burned and all the chlorides in them have been volatilized.

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