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Posted on 04/28/2024 4:16:51 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Health advocacy groups are petitioning the FDA to ban methylene chloride, a chemical compound used in the decaffeination process. Here's what you need to know.
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Anyway drinking decaf would be akin to smoking a non-nicotine cigarette.
Coffee lovers flame away.
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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.
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.
POTENTIALLY, everything could be unsafe. Oh my!
Everything gives you cancer...
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?
Whichever approves of your consumption. If no one does, they’re all idiots.
What if the decaf I buy is made with the Swiss water method?
I think I’m good.
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.”
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.
Be happy!!
Peets...Cafe Domingo is my favorite.
Wasn’t that reported in the ‘70s? Something like bleach is used to decaffeinate?
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.
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).
“Everything gives you cancer...”
At least in California but not the rest of the world.
Avoid methylene chloride by buying decaf made with the Swiss Water Process.
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.
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