A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee

Re:A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee by johntb86 on Thursday July 25, 2024 @11:12AM (#41069614)

Maybe the extracted caffeine has some market value that can make up for some of the cost of extracting it.

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Re:A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee by philipkglass on Thursday July 25, 2024 @11:23AM (#41069769)

Dry Arabica beans are about 1.5% caffeine by weight. Synthetic caffeine costs maybe $40 per kilogram, wholesale. A kilogram of beans could have perhaps $0.60 worth of caffeine extracted from it, unless there's a price premium for "all natural" caffeine extracted from beans.

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Re:A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee by Kirby64 on Thursday July 25, 2024 @11:49PM (#41075635)

I’ve seen it marketed as “organic caffeine” in some beverages. Organic coffee was the base.

Bit of an eye roll from me, but hey whatever.

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