Comments on: Newly Discovered Decaf Charrier Coffee Plant Might Replace Chemical Extraction of Caffeine

By: memorie

memorie — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:39:44 +0000

Just a note…..i am avid coffee drinker…and take alot of kidding about my motor oil!……i am 46 years old and have given up sodas. Coffee or water so i would be interested in trying the coffee for you….sincerely memorie

By: Joonhee Hong

Joonhee Hong — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Could I get this coffee sample? I think that the coffee drink is revolutionary one if it is made from the coffee bean.

By: Benwah

Benwah — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:12:44 +0000

TH’s comments jive with what I’d heard years ago (and I found this blog following up on that information from 2004). The story at the time was that there should be enough plants by 2009/2010 that it would be commercially viable to produce un-caffeinated coffee. Sadly, this has not materialized, and most of what I’ve read in this hunt are stories from 2009 about the “new” discover of the Charrier Coffee bean, adn it should be available in a few years… -sigh-

I love coffee, but would love to get off of the caffeine.

Coffee good; addiction bad.

By: Executive Suites New York City

Executive Suites New York City — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:48:36 +0000

cool blog

By: Executive Suites New York City

Executive Suites New York City — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:48:36 +0000

cool blog

By: Coffee of the Month Clubs

Coffee of the Month Clubs — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:16:33 +0000

I agree on his statement. Many people get more health problems by drinking too much coffee.

By: Low Acid Coffee

Low Acid Coffee — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:42:43 +0000

Decaf coffee for me is not un-green as long as you are not abuse yourself drinking on it.

By: Mocha Joe

Mocha Joe — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:11:11 +0000

Swiss Water is not the only process for decaffeination that is free of chemicals. Another method, one which in my humble opinion as a coffee roaster is better than Swiss Water, is the CO2 method. This is also a “natural” method, as there are no chemicals added to the coffee or water used to remove the caffeine from the coffee beans.

As an industry professional, I have tasted coffees treated by each method quite thoroughly, and can say with certainty that the CO2 method retains more of the original flavor of the coffee bean.

Please do not be misled, as coffee roasters of any quality, that have pride in what they do, are more likely to use CO2 or Swiss Water for their decaf. It is the big supermarket and retail coffee chains that are most likely to use the harsh and toxic Methylene Chloride system of caffeine removal.

So for all you decaf lovers out there, don’t fret. It is quite easy to research and order from small high-quality roasting companies that offer “natural” process decafs!!

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ROASTER TODAY!!

By: TH

TH — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:39:36 +0000

This isn’t the first coffee species, or the first plant to be found without caffeine.
There have been individual Coffea Arabica plants reported by a group of Brazilian scientists to have no caffeine (2004), and apparently there have also been wild species in Madagascar that have been found to contain no caffeine.
The Brazilians expected back then to have commercially available varieties by 2009, by breeding them with Coffea Arabica.
Would be interesting to know if they ever made any progress.
I’ve also read reports from 2003 of Japanese Researchers genetically modifying Coffea Canefora to lack the enzyme required to produce caffeine.

By: essia

essia — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:11:06 +0000

it’s true that it won’t be the same taste but when it’s more healthy we must get used to take it rather than the other one

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:29:52 +0000

Not sure what the point of decaffeinated coffee is.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:09:08 +0000

Caffe Ibis has a Swiss water decaf. The process uses no chemicals, but still produces a lot of waste in terms of beans and water that may be completely unnecessary if this new plant does what it could.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:46:44 +0000

I had no idea drinking decaf coffee was so “un-green.” My morning cup will never taste the same again…
I’m seriously upset by this :(
Any recommendations for the most sustainable decaf brands to buy? At least until this new plant comes out?