Is decaffeinated coffee really healthier than regular coffee?

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Coffee is a necessary drink for many people every day, not only to boost the spirit or wake up, but also a kind of life, but perhaps many people because of fear that caffeine will harm themselves can not sleep and can not contact delicious coffee, is it because drinking the wrong coffee makes you so worried about insomnia or palpitations?

coking reaction

The more coking reactions cause palpitations and body burdens, and some of the dissolved substances are not good for the body. There are about the following coking reactions:

baking coking

With so many countries and farmers growing coffee beans around the world, coffee makers have many choices. Some choose lower-cost, lower-quality beans. Roasting makes the beans smell rich, but it has caused the oil to scorch and release substances that easily cause palpitations and body burdens.

bean-grinding

Bad grinding machine in the knife plate heat dissipation is not good, will cause the heat generated in the grinding beans so that the contact area of coffee powder heat absorption caused by excessive coking, but also lost flavor.

extractive coking

In the process of extraction, because the time is too long or the brewing water temperature is too high, it not only affects the taste of the coffee itself, but also makes the coffee beans release bad substances.

Decaffeinated Coffee (Decaf)

Commercial decaf coffee is easy to find on the Internet, even Starbucks is selling, coffee hunters do not recommend you to use decaf coffee, decaf coffee because the processing process will reduce caffeine, and therefore reduce the flavor of many coffee, then, the original intention of drinking coffee is lost.

Decaffeinated Coffee Treatment:

indirect solvent

In this way, coffee beans are soaked in near-boiling water for several hours, extracting caffeine and many flavor elements into the water. This water is then separated from the coffee beans, and methylene chloride or ethyl acetate is added. Chemical molecules break down the caffeine, and heat evaporates the caffeine. The final liquid is then introduced into the coffee beans to reabsorb the coffee fat and aroma. This method is quite popular in Europe, and there are also names such as European Law, Methylene Chloride Law, European Steps, etc.

direct solvent

This method steams the coffee beans for about 30 minutes, allowing the pores of the coffee beans to be heated and then rinsed with a solvent, usually methylene chloride or ethyl acetate. After about 10 hours, the caffeine is removed, and then the solvent is discarded and the coffee beans are steamed again to remove the residual chemicals. This method usually uses ethyl acetate, also known as natural decaffeination or ethyl acetate.

Swiss Water Treatment Act

When coffee beans are soaked in warm water, caffeine dissolves in the water. Activated carbon filters filter caffeine and pour the solution back into the beans. This method does not use chemical solvents, but coffee loses a lot of flavor during the filtration process.

carbon dioxide high pressure extraction

In this method, coffee beans soaked in water are placed in stainless steel buckets, and high pressure is applied to turn the released carbon dioxide into a liquid, which extracts the caffeine. The carbon dioxide liquid is then returned to room temperature and returned to gas. This method is usually used for large quantities of coffee beans because of the cost, such as branded brands that can be found in supermarkets.

Is Decaf Coffee Really Healthier Than Regular Coffee? A 2006 report from the University of Florida found that almost all decaf coffee actually contains some amount of caffeine.

Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug worldwide. Researchers at the University of Florida have reported in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis that Espresso contains 3 to 15.8 milligrams of caffeine per unit, compared with 12 to 13.4 milligrams per 16 ounces of coffee. If a person drinks five to ten cups of decaf coffee, the amount of caffeine he consumes is actually close to the amount of caffeine he consumes when drinking one or two cups of normal coffee. Another author of the journal, William R. Dr. Bruce Goldberger, a forensic scientist at the Maples Center, also said the results of the study may be worrying for people who have been advised to reduce caffeine intake because of kidney disease or anxiety. If your doctor advises you not to consume caffeine, you should stop drinking decaf coffee.

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