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How is coffee decaffeinated? Comparing the four methods
Four methods, one goal: the caffeine must come out of the bean, everything else should stay in. Dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, water and CO₂ compared, with pressure, time, residues and limit values. We spoke with the decaffeinators at CR3 in Bremen, Descamex in Mexico and Swiss Water in Canada.
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