Does Decaf Coffee Use 100% Arabica Coffee Beans? Does Starbucks Have Decaf Coffee Beans?

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Understanding Decaf Coffee

When it comes to decaf, people typically think of two things: first, it's very gentle to drink, with caffeine content below 0.1% of the green coffee bean's dry weight; second, most common decaf coffee beans tend to have lackluster flavors, losing the wonderful aroma and unique characteristics like fruitiness that coffee beans naturally possess.

So why is this the case?

Let's first introduce two common processing methods for decaf green coffee beans: the water processing method and the supercritical carbon dioxide processing method.

Water Processing Method

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Processing Method

However, most decaf coffee beans on the market still use the relatively lower-cost water processing method. With this processing method, decaf green beans show significant color differences compared to regular green beans, like this:

Even the color changes, so naturally the flavors are worlds apart. Because of this, decaf coffee processing facilities don't care much about what processing method this bean had before its transformation, or what its original flavor was, because after decaf processing, everything that should be gone is gone. Therefore, the decaf green coffee beans we typically encounter don't have detailed and clear information like regular specialty coffee beans, such as whether the processing method is natural or washed, which specific region of which area, which estate, what altitude, etc...

The Rolls-Royce of Decaf Coffee

● Dear coffee lovers with caffeine sensitivity, at this point, are you feeling completely discouraged? Don't worry, we still love you.

You can tell from the color that it has very little difference from normal green beans. In other aspects, it also completely meets specialty coffee green bean standards. The reason it's called the "Rolls-Royce" is because all its information is traceable and documented, such as being washed processed before carbon dioxide treatment, and being the proud work of the latest batch from the Sachiso Estate, a key partner of Trabocca. As a decaf coffee, its flavor is completely comparable to regular washed Yirgacheffe coffee. As long as the roasting is adjusted properly, it will give you a huge surprise!!! When we were testing it, we were captivated by its unique floral notes and citrus flavors from the Ethiopian region, almost failing to recognize it as a decaf coffee. Well, of course, it's possible that I roasted it well, hehe—

Precisely because of its traceable information and premium flavor performance, calling it the "Rolls-Royce of decaf coffee" is no exaggeration! For caffeine-sensitive individuals who love coffee, a cup of stress-free decaf coffee like this might bring more joy than taking a Rolls-Royce for a spin. Because previously, they either had to take various risks to taste a cup of good coffee to satisfy their cravings, or had to suppress their desires and drink a cup of decaf to ease their cravings. Either way, it sounds inexplicably saddening...

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