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