What are the advantages and disadvantages of decaffeinated coffee?

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Drinking coffee and wanting to consume less caffeine is actually related to the variety of coffee beans, grinding particle size, baking method, brewing method, water temperature, extraction time and so on. In addition, you can also choose specially treated decaffeinated coffee. Before roasting, coffee beans extract caffeine so that it contains less than 3% of the original caffeine. According to EU standards, decaffeinated coffee should contain no more than 0.1% of raw beans by weight.

Generally speaking, the side effects of coffee, such as palpitations and insomnia, are mostly caused by caffeine, so drinking decaffeinated coffee is indeed less likely to have palpitations and affect sleep. Some studies have also pointed out that for people who already have hyperglycemia or diabetes, low caffeine may be the better choice, and it is less likely to offset the function of coffee to stabilize blood sugar and aggravate diabetes by consuming too much coffee.

Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world. University of Florida investigators have reported in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis that each unit of Espresso contains 3 to 15.8 milligrams of caffeine, while coffee is typically concentrated to 12 to 13.4 milligrams per 16 ounces. If a person drinks five to ten cups of decaf coffee, the amount of coffee he consumes is actually close to that of drinking one or two cups of normal coffee. Another author of the journal, William R. Maples Center, M.D. Bruce Goldberger, of the University of Florida, also said that for those who have been advised to reduce their caffeine intake because of kidney disease or anxiety, the results of the study may worry them. If your doctor advises you not to take caffeine, you should stop drinking decaf.