Resulting varieties could find commercial success as an alternative to current decaf requiring artificial processes

I wonder how (not) far the coffee industry might have gone without caffeine to kick it off in the first place. Ah, the circle of life ~~coffee~ ~ caffeine

  • testman@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Wait what?
    What would be the point of coffee beans that do not have caffeine in them?

    • KingStrafeIV
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      1 year ago

      Right now the process of decaffinating beans significantly impacts the flavor. If you could grow a “decaffeinated” bean, in theory it would taste better.

    • CatsGoMOW@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      As one example, I enjoy the taste of coffee, but I have to avoid caffeine in general since it gives me bad heartburn. Stupid body.