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Decaf Coffee Could Potentially Be Unsafe for Human Consumption
Food & Wine ^ | 4/16/24 | Melissa Kravitz Hoffner

Posted on 04/28/2024 4:16:51 PM PDT by DallasBiff

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I will never get avid coffee lovers. I may have a cup once a week. I know people who drink 6 or 7 cups a day, and make Starbucks rich.

Anyway drinking decaf would be akin to smoking a non-nicotine cigarette.

Coffee lovers flame away.

1 posted on 04/28/2024 4:16:51 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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Anyway drinking decaf would be akin to smoking a non-nicotine cigarette.

…as well as….


2 posted on 04/28/2024 4:19:52 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: DallasBiff

We don’t want to live to 500. We want to live happily..and if decaf is one piece...so be it. Stop telling us EVERYTHING is bad for us.


3 posted on 04/28/2024 4:20:38 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: DallasBiff

I go through 32 to 34 pounds of Peet’s “Major Dickson’s” coffee every year. I always make it at home and never go out for floofy liberal coffee made by people who have green hair, tattoos, and hepatitus.


4 posted on 04/28/2024 4:21:23 PM PDT by MeganC ("Russians are subhuman" - posted by Kazan 8 March 2024)
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To: DallasBiff

POTENTIALLY, everything could be unsafe. Oh my!


5 posted on 04/28/2024 4:21:29 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance)
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To: Sequoyah101

Everything gives you cancer...


6 posted on 04/28/2024 4:22:13 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Sacajaweau

I have 2 cups of half-caf every morning. My cardiologist said, “That equals one cup of coffee, and that\’s fine.”

So which expert is right?


7 posted on 04/28/2024 4:24:48 PM PDT by Veto! (FJB Sucks Rocks)
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To: Veto!

Whichever approves of your consumption. If no one does, they’re all idiots.


8 posted on 04/28/2024 4:27:06 PM PDT by Fuzz
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What if the decaf I buy is made with the Swiss water method?

I think I’m good.


9 posted on 04/28/2024 4:29:29 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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From Perplexity AI:
“Is methylene chloride always used in the process to decaffeinate coffee, or are there other ways to do that?”

“No, methylene chloride is not always used to decaffeinate coffee. There are other methods available, such as:

1. The Swiss Water Process: This is a chemical-free method where the coffee beans are soaked in hot water to dissolve and remove the caffeine. The water containing the caffeine is then filtered out, leaving behind the decaffeinated beans.

2. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Process: In this method, the coffee beans are soaked in a solution of water and carbon dioxide at high pressure. The caffeine dissolves into the CO2, which is then removed, leaving behind decaffeinated beans.

3. Ethyl Acetate Process: This method uses ethyl acetate, a naturally derived ester, to selectively remove caffeine from the coffee beans.

While methylene chloride is approved by the FDA for decaffeination and is widely used by major coffee brands like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, it has faced scrutiny from consumer advocacy groups due to its potential carcinogenic effects in animal studies.

Some coffee companies like Peet’s and Caribou have opted for the Swiss Water Process as a chemical-free alternative.”


10 posted on 04/28/2024 4:29:47 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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To: dfwgator
Everything gives you cancer...

Only in California. According to California's Prop 65, everything gives you cancer but only in the state of California. Most everything needs to be consumed outside of the state to be toxin free.

11 posted on 04/28/2024 4:30:53 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Dementia ain't just a river in Egypt. )
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To: Veto!
You're the only expert that counts. It's coffee...not cyanide.

Be happy!!

12 posted on 04/28/2024 4:31:14 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: MeganC

Peets...Cafe Domingo is my favorite.


13 posted on 04/28/2024 4:32:06 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Wasn’t that reported in the ‘70s? Something like bleach is used to decaffeinate?


14 posted on 04/28/2024 4:34:09 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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What if the decaf I buy is made with the Swiss water method?

You are good, but you have to get to paragraph 13 to find out from the article. Classic click scare bait.
15 posted on 04/28/2024 4:34:39 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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To: DallasBiff

And another one bites the dust. After years of “experts “ telling us the dangers of caffeine the do a 180 and the decaff is now a death march.


16 posted on 04/28/2024 4:36:21 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: Sacajaweau

Dark burnt roast... black, kills any spices on the tongue left over from the day before. Sometimes I wake up at 4am to enjoy a couple (24oz total).


17 posted on 04/28/2024 4:37:41 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: dfwgator

“Everything gives you cancer...”

At least in California but not the rest of the world.


18 posted on 04/28/2024 4:39:29 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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Avoid methylene chloride by buying decaf made with the Swiss Water Process.


19 posted on 04/28/2024 4:42:36 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: DallasBiff

No decaf for me. I grind my beans and fill the coffee maker with water for 8 cups. That makes 3 real cups (I don’t like small cups) of black coffee that I drink at a leisurely pace following my breakfast cereal.


20 posted on 04/28/2024 4:42:40 PM PDT by NewHampshireDuo ( )
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