Are you familiar with the process of extracting the caffeine in decaf?

Unfortunately it isn't without potential downsides.

technothrasher 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, I know the four main methods of decaffeination. The haters have gone down this road with me many times. Why can't people just let me drink my decaf? It's like they can't enjoy their caffeine unless everybody does. It's weirdly pushy.

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rendaw 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don't think GP was criticizing you for liking decaf. Just pointing out that the decaf process may have affects on the beneficial compounds that aren't caffeine.

	▲	obsidianbases1 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		True. I love black coffee, decaf or not. Just thought it was worth pointing out since the thread is about health benefits

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xvedejas 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

My initial charitable reading -- as someone who sometimes dabbles in decaf -- is that decaffeination has the bad side effect of stripping flavors, and likely many of the other biologically active chemicals. I can see from their further posts that they were more interested in unscientific fear mongering instead.

That said, I do think there is some truth that decaf is lacking (including via supercritical CO2) and I wonder how long until we could have a product like genetically engineered coffee plants that produce everything except caffeine. I'd like that, though I can immediately see an issue with growing a plant without its natural pesticide.

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ai_slop_hater 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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tyre 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Criticizing someone for their subjective preference in drinks is incredibly weird.

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nemomarx 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why? Coffee tastes good. What's wrong with drinking something that you like the taste of, or just a warm drink in general?

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ai_slop_hater 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

There is nothing objectively wrong with drinking something you like the taste of, however, when it is coffee specifically, I believe, the utility of it is the caffeine it contains; that, and the culture around coffee-drinking makes me feel the way I described. Notice the "in my humble opinion" at the end of my message.

	▲	nemomarx 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		If the utility of it was the caffeine, what would the audience for decaf be? It should be plain that the other aspects are also important.

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Jaxan 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you don’t like the taste, you shouldn’t drink it, imo. So yes, one enjoys coffee exactly for the flavour.

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amunozo 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Drinking coffee for caffeine is pathetic, in my humble opinion.

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ragall 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

By "All you haters that give me grief for drinking my daily cup of decaf can shut up now", you are implying that decaf has the same health benefits of real coffee. That's not proven. And if you weren't meaning to imply that, there was no point to that reply.

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didgeoridoo 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Supercritical CO2 extraction is pretty innocuous. Just buy good decaf from a place that doesn’t bathe their beans in toxic waste.

	▲	risyachka an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Right? All high quality coffee makers use a proper method so there is absolutely zero downside in decaf. Just make sure to check which method they use (all big ones state it on their website or else)
	▲	obsidianbases1 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Good to know. Any recommendations where to find this?

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throwaway902984 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There are multiple methods that James hoffman breaks down in this video iirc, if anyone is curious.

https://youtu.be/yYTSdlOdkn0?si=uAo3pipjBA91OV5V