Everyone should be allowed to sit back and savour a good cup of decaf coffee be it flavored decaf coffee or regular coffee. People drink decaf for many different reasons for some they may be medical for others purely the fact that they love coffee but not the adverse effects that caffeine can have on their body. No matter what the reason there should still be a wonderful coffee experience in every cup of regular and flavored decaf coffee.

What is caffeine?

Caffeine is a colourless and odourless, bitter tasting substance which is found in coffee beans.

Decaffeination is carried out whilst the coffee beans are still green – that is before they have been roasted, at the end of this process the decaf coffee beans will contain about 1/40th of the amount of caffeine you would find in untreated beans. In the USA before coffee can be labelled as decaf coffee a minimum of 97% of the caffeine must have been removed.

Different varieties of coffee beans contain varying levels of caffeine. A good example of this is the Arabica bean which is typically used in gourmet coffees. This coffee bean contains around half the caffeine of the next most commonly used coffee bean – the Robusta.

It is true to say that both regular and flavored decaf coffees tend to be more expensive than the full caffeine equivalent. The reason for this is the increase in production and labour costs because of the extra processing of the green coffee beans to remove the caffeine.

Flavored coffee beans then have a further process which involves coating the beans with a compound to give your coffee the wonderful subtle flavors of hazelnut, Irish cream or what ever you favourite might be.

The compounds used are very complex and require specialist chemists to mix them to perfection – one flavour can in some instances contain up to 80 different components. The individual components are derived from both natural and synthetic sources. The natural flavorings being things such as vanilla, nut flavours the use of cloves and cinnamon is also common. Others with smoky or earth undertones are created synthetically in a lab.

With today’s technology and the skill of these specialist chemists virtually any flavor of decaf or regular coffee is possible – all you have to do in enjoy!

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