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Review on ☕ Seattle's Best Coffee Toasted Hazelnut Flavored Medium Roast Ground Coffee - 12oz (1 Pack) by Richard Muncy

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The decaffeination process is done with methylene chloride

When I was off caffeine, I switched to Portside Blend after trying several brands. The taste is pleasant and I have no problems with the body or the taste. I'm about to buy a new brand as I've just read that Seattle's best non-organic decaffeinated coffees are processed with methylene chloride at their facility in Hamburg, Germany. The company has organic decaffeinated coffee which I can't get where I live and which is obviously processed using the Swiss water process. I assume it must be a more expensive process. From reading I found that there are two "natural" processes. Swiss water, which requires a lot of rinsing of the beans with water, and a CO2 process, where the beans are immersed in liquid CO2 that pulls out the caffeine. The CO2 process eventually releases carbon dioxide in gaseous form, and some people say it's better because it uses less water and doesn't remove flavor solids from the beans. I like both methods better than chemical decaffeination. I've checked my coffee bag closely and didn't advertise the natural process as a decaffeination method anywhere. I think they would encourage it if they could. sorry SB If you switch to a better decaffeination method, I'll be back.

Pros
  • Great Choice
Cons
  • So So