Decaffeinated coffees are often treated as not worthy for a coffee lover. We disagree. We pay the same attention to our decaffeinated coffees as any other coffee. So we choose a coffee with a nice clean profile which was decaffeinated the gentlest way possible without the use of harsh chemicals, just carbon dioxide (CO2).
Coffee production started in Peru in the late 18th century, but it only became a major producer in the late 20th century due to many unfortunate events – sometimes violent events – in its history. Most of the coffee farmers are members of a local cooperative. Due to the lack of infrastructure at high altitude where the extremely high-quality lots are located, most of these coffees are blended with other coffees, then sold through the cooperatives.

This Organic Peru CO2 Decaf Arabica is a blend of 2 different lots from 2 different suppliers. The first one is Negrisa S.A.C. Negisa is a coffee processing and exporting company that has its storage and warehouse in Pichanaki – Chanchamayo. Negrisa provides crop funding, drying and storage facilities to seven different Organic and Fairtrade certified cooperatives in Junin, Peru. The coffee is grown between 1,100 and 1,700 m.a.s.l.

The decaffeination process starts with steaming the green coffee beans to soften its cell walls. In the next step, the coffee is taken into a high-pressure chamber filled with CO2. At that pressure, the CO2 is liquid and naturally attaching to caffeine molecules and extracting it from the bean. The caffeine is removed from the liquid CO2. When the coffee beans are taken out to normal atmospheric pressure, the CO2 evaporates. The coffee is dried and ready to be shipped to coffee roasters. About 97-99% of the coffee’s caffeine content is removed by this process. By comparison, this coffee has about the same caffeine content as milk chocolate.

Peru Decaffeinated

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Peru Decaffeinated

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Peru Decaffeinated

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