Coffee without Caffeine?

Just last week, there was news that a café in New York, the first in the city, was selling only decaffeinated coffee! Unbelievable? It’s true! While our peg for New York is that it is the city that never sleeps, we wonder how it is possible that people will keep going all day and night without the help of caffeine?

Today, regardless of whether you are from New York or not, coffee helps to keep the average person kick-start their hectic lifestyle. Caffeine has been a staple to start the days (or nights). Therefore, as New Yorkers are now putting this decaf coffee café to the test, La Cimbali would also like to investigate whether coffee can really be completely caffeine free.

Coffee is the bitter dark drink that we all love and is constantly in the news with studies affirming the positive impact it can have on our health. However, as we know, it can also be addictive and some people choose to either completely avoid it or keep their caffeine intake low. But whether you are avoiding caffeine for doctor’s orders or personal reasons, you may have sometimes wondered if decaf is really caffeine free.

Whilst there is some variance in coffee, decaffeinated coffee certainly does contain caffeine – just in lower amounts. A study carried out two years ago discovered that while a single cup of coffee contained around 85 milligrams of caffeine, decaf servings ranged from 3 to 15.8 milligrams. So although much lower, there is some caffeine present. If you have strict doctor’s orders to avoid all caffeine, then decaf is not for you. And if you are someone who drinks coffee continually throughout the day, then even on decaf, those milligrams can add up.

Therefore, if you think that you need to reduce your caffeine, then decaf coffee is a great choice for you. We also recommend that you choose water-processed decaf coffee as many decaf coffees go through a chemical process so loose lots of natural goodness.