There is still a stereotype among some people that decaffeinated is not “safe” and we often get this question: “what decaffeinated coffee is safe?”

The simple answer is that all decaffeinated coffees are broadly safe.

Indeed, if you compare calorie-laden fast food or alcoholic drinks, it’s safe to say that decaffeinated coffee has been unfairly discriminated against and we at Decadent Decaf are here to dispel the myth that decaf coffee is not safe.

The more complex answer is that there are different types of decaffeinated coffee and here is our summary of decaffeination processes:

Swiss Water Decaf Process

Decadent Decaf only uses Swiss Water Process decaffeinated coffee beans, which are certified 99.9% caffeine free and uses water (no chemicals whatsoever) to decaffeinate the beans.

Developed in Switzerland in the 1980s, the Swiss Water Process is a chemical free process. The green (raw) coffee beans are immersed in water to extract the caffeine using water saturated with desirable coffee components, thereby reducing the extraction of coffee oils and flavours during the decaffeination process.

This means the caffeine is extracted, but not the flavour. This steaming process takes 8 to 10 hours and involves moving the decaf batch into various baths of steam. Currently, Decadent Decaf only uses premium, high-grade coffee beans decaffeinated using the Swiss Water Process.