Decaf coffee beans are something most coffee purists don't even want to talk about. But for many people out there, caffeine is a major issue when drinking coffee. So, how can you enjoy coffee without loosing sleep over it? The answer is simple: Decaf coffee beans.

 

Decaf coffee beans are obtained by processing unroasted coffee beans and extracting the caffeine from them. Ideally, this process should only remove the caffeine, and leave the rest of the coffee bean intact along with its full flavor. And, with many years of trials and experimentation by coffee companies out there - this is the case!   Commonly decaffeinated coffee should have about 97% of the caffeine removed to be called such, and many companies have achieved greater than 99% caffeine removal and kept that great flavor and aroma we so desire.

 

The decaffeination methods can be grouped into two methods: the first is using chemical decaffeinating agents that come directly into contact with the beans, and the second is using a water-coffee solution where the water steams the caffeine out of the beans, is then removed and then has decaffeinating agents treat that water and remove the caffeine.