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Re:Coffee doesn't just wake you up–a biological pathway illu... by thrownthatway on Sunday May 03, 2026 @09:19PM (#48003518)
> likely many of the other biologically active chemicals.

Do you reckon taking green coffee beans and roasting them til they’re brown right through has any detrimental effect on the biological compounds in the beans?

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Re:Coffee doesn't just wake you up–a biological pathway illu... by xvedejas on Monday May 04, 2026 @12:19PM (#48010726)
What do you mean by detrimental?
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Re:Coffee doesn't just wake you up–a biological pathway illu... by thrownthatway on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @05:19PM (#48028732)
What do you mean by asking that question?

Isn’t it obvious? I mean within the same context where you wrote:

” is that decaffeination has the bad side effect of stripping flavors, and likely many of the other biologically active chemicals.”

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