Advisory Board May 23, 2024
Many people drink decaf coffee to cut back on caffeine, but some environmental and health advocacy groups say that a chemical used in the decaffeination process may be harmful to human health.
Is this chemical in decaf coffee unsafe?
Decaffeinated coffee beans are regular coffee beans with the caffeine stimulant removed. There are several methods to decaffeinate coffee, but the most common is called the European method, or the indirect solvent method.
In this method, coffee beans are boiled and then soaked in chemicals like methylene chloride or ethyl acetate, which bind to the caffeine in the coffee beans and extract it. After that, the beans are rinsed to remove any chemical residue, dried, and...
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