How to decaffeinate coffee

by Jared Garrett

If you like the taste, but not the kick, decaf is often your best bet when it comes to coffee. But have you ever wondered how they get that pesky caffeine out of the coffee? Well all your questions will now be answered. ...read more

by sue willes

Coffee can be decaffeinated in a variety of processes. Most of the ways to decaffeinate coffee soak the coffee beans, taking out the caffeine with a solvent or activated carbon, and then soaking the beans in the decaffeina...read more

by Brian Vandenbroek

Decaffeinated coffee is another example of wanting the best of both worlds. Sometimes you want to enjoy a cup of coffee but don't want the caffeinated kick. Maybe the caffeine keeps you up, maybe it just makes you all jitt...read more

by Debbie N

To me it seems the process for decaffeinating coffee might be worse for you than actually drinking the caffeine... Coffee is decaffeinated by soaking the beans so that the caffeine is extracted from them. But, this pro...read more

by Liomas Thomas

Saltwater steamed coffee, soaked in chemicals. Don't that sound tasty? This was a common method for decaffeinating coffee. Benezene was a favorite, as was Dichloromethane. Ethyl acetate replaced the Dichloromethane, althou...read more

by Me...Again

In order to be considered decaffeinated, coffee must have at least 97% of its caffeine removed. Decaffeinating coffee, removing the caffeine from the beans, is a somewhat complicated process. Systems that just soak the bea...read more

by Bonnie L

Decaffeinated coffee actually does have some caffeine - but according to US federal regulations, it should not make up more than 2.5% of the total product in order to be labelled decaffeinated. Caffeine can be removed ...read more