How do you decaffeinate coffee? • Hacker News Board

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by jmnicolas » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 6:04 PM UTC

kaesar14 wrote: post #20

grecy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm reasonably sure the moose I shot 200km from a paved road and the vegetables I grow in my backyard are pretty free and clear.

There’s pollutants in literally every square inch of soil of anywhere mankind lives or lives near. Even seals eaten by Inuit in the Arctic Circle are polluted.

To be fair the seals are probably far less polluted than some cheap random chicken bought at the supermarket.

The fact that perfection is impossible to reach shouldn't make us abandon and do nothing about it.

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by Ozzie_osman » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 6:04 PM UTC

I want the opposite. Caffeine without the taste of coffee.

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by connorproctor » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 6:12 PM UTC

Ozzie_osman wrote: post #42

I want the opposite. Caffeine without the taste of coffee.

You're in luck, caffeine pills cost pennies and are readily available at many strengths.

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by throwaway_pdp09 » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 6:24 PM UTC

darthrupert wrote: post #25

Coffee has way more active ingredients than just caffeine, so removing just that does not really negate majority of the effects. This would be similar to removing nicotine from cigarettes. Better just go to tea instead of decaf if you're sensitive. Another alternative that allows you to keep using coffee would be to go to your grandparents' coffee cups. They're 2-10 times smaller than the current ones!

What are these active ingredients?

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by bryanlarsen » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 6:34 PM UTC

jmnicolas wrote: post #41

kaesar14 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s pollutants in literally every square inch of soil of anywhere mankind lives or lives near. Even seals eaten by Inuit in the Arctic Circle are polluted.

To be fair the seals are probably far less polluted than some cheap random chicken bought at the supermarket. The fact that perfection is impossible to reach shouldn't make us abandon and do nothing about it.

Seals are quite high up the food chain so are one of the most polluted foods regularly eaten by humans. It's much safer eating herbivores than carnivores.

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by rowanG077 » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 7:09 PM UTC

grecy wrote: post #11

anamexis wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ehh, the whole premise there seems to be "chemicals bad," while acknowledging that the amount of solvent left in the coffee is negligible.

I'm not sure about you, but I prefer the amount of solvent in my food and drink to be "none", rather than "negligible".

I'd wager that is impossible. There will always be some contamination. The important thing is that it's small enough to not cause any harm.

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by victor106 » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 7:10 PM UTC

> Roselius discovered the secret to decaffeination by accident

It’s amazing how many things we use have been discovered by accident

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by confidantlake » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 7:31 PM UTC

I switched to decaf from regular because regular made me too anxious. I can't tell the difference in terms of taste. Both taste great to me.

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by mvanbaak » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 7:46 PM UTC

> How do you decaffeinate coffee?

You dont

Re: How do you decaffeinate coffee?

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Post by darthrupert » Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 7:56 PM UTC

throwaway_pdp09 wrote: post #44

darthrupert wrote: post #25

Coffee has way more active ingredients than just caffeine, so removing just that does not really negate majority of the effects. This would be similar to removing nicotine from cigarettes. Better just go to tea instead of decaf if you're sensitive. Another alternative that allows you to keep using coffee would be to go to your grandparents' coffee cups. They're 2-10 times smaller than the current ones!

What are these active ingredients?

I would like to know this as well.