Re: how bad is it to (Swiss water decaf)

[Guest guest]

From Wikipedia on Swiss water decaf.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination

" The Swiss Water Process is a method of decaffeinating coffee beans

that was developed by the Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company. To

decaffeinate the coffee bean by the Swiss Water method, a batch of

green (unroasted) beans is soaked in hot water, releasing caffeine.

This process is done until all the caffeine and coffee solids are

released into the water. These beans are then discarded. Next, the

water passes through a carbon filter which traps the caffeine

molecules but allows the water and the coffee solids to pass through.

The caffeine-free water which comes through, known as " flavor-charged "

water by the company, is then put in a similar filtration device, and

new coffee beans are added. However, since the flavor-charged water

cannot remove any of the coffee solids from the new beans, only the

caffeine is released. The process repeats, filtering out all the

caffeine until the beans are 99.9% caffeine free. These beans are

removed and dried, and thus retain most if not all of their flavour

and smell. Although the process originated in Switzerland in the

1930s, today the world's only Swiss Water decaffeination facility is

based near Vancouver, Canada "

Here's another link

http://www.swisswater.com/decaf/process

I also know that some places in the States don't recognize it as

" swiss water decaf " and just call it water process decaf.

Jecca

--- " sferrischilders " <sferrischilders@...> wrote:

>

>

> Re: Swiss processed coffee, to be honest - no one in switzerland

> knows what that means. Ok, that might be an exaggeration, but i

> certainly haven't been able to find any swiss processed coffee

> in any grocery store or health food store.

>

> I don't know why this is.. maybe all processed coffee in switzerland

> is swiss processed coffee, or maybe it's just a fancy name that has

> no easy translation in french. I'll ask at a coffee store when i

> have the chance and report back to you, surely someone here must

> know.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info jecca!

from the swiss water process website, it looks like there are no

retailers in switerland though-

i'll still ask about water processed decaf, and also noticed that

starbucks carries some form of it - so i may check with the starbucks

in town here. they might know.

interesting process, too bad it's not more wide-spread!

sara

[Guest guest]

>From Wikipedia on Swiss water decaf.

>http://en.wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination>

..org/wiki/Decaffeination

Hmmm, that is very interesting. My husband and I were on a mission trip in

Guatemala and got to visit a coffee plantation. The owner personally took us

around and I was asking about the Swiss water process decaf since that is

the process they use. He got the guy who is in charge of that process and

this man told us that " decaf " is really only about 80-85% decaffeinated.

This article states it's 99.9% decaffeinated. I always thought it did have

somewhat of a kick to it when I have a cup of decaf after only drinking

green tea for a while.

a

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I agree, even the best products can be over hyped. I got a kick

from it as well, so I had to stop using it, but I think for most, who

do not have andrenal issue, its probably safe. " )

Jecca

--- " a K. Carlton " <kristina.carlton@...> wrote:

....I was asking about the Swiss water process decaf since that is

the process they use. He got the guy who is in charge of that process

and this man told us that " decaf " is really only about 80-85%

decaffeinated. This article states it's 99.9% decaffeinated. I always

thought it did have somewhat of a kick to it when I have a cup of

decaf after only drinking green tea for a while.