Chemical Solvents Used In Decaffeinated Coffee May Be Harmful To Your Health
Decaf coffee becomes chemically-altered and degraded compared to natural, non-decaffeinated coffee beans.
Decaffeinated Coffee Loses Antioxidants During Extraction
Decaffeinated Coffee Still Has Caffeine
Decaffeinated Coffee Is Highly Acidic People typically complain that decaffeinated coffee doesn’t taste anywhere near as good as regular coffee. [color=purple]Highly acidic coffee beans are used to make decaf in order to have some flavor remaining after the beans have been soaked, steamed, and exposed to solvents.[/color]
The majority of coffee drinkers who want to cut down on caffeine think, “I’ll just drink some decaf instead”. They may have some qualms about the decaffeination process so they buy the healthier type of decaffeinated coffee made from water processed or CO2 extracted coffee beans. But let’s stop to think for a moment. Processed? Extracted? What does that do to the beneficial phytochemicals in coffee like antioxidants? What does it do to the flavor? Is decaffeinated coffee healthy to drink?
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