Comments on: Ask Mike: Cutting out the caffeine

By: Mena

Mena — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:18:15 +0000

I have a heart condition that actually forbids me from drinking coffee. In grade 4, EVERYONE was drinking ice capps. I asked my mom if I could have one but she kept saying no. Im in grade 8 and she still won’t. And guess what! They still don’t have them in decaf. So angry! >3<

By: aqua

aqua — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:42:35 +0000

Good coffee depends on the brand & who makes it. I feel you cannot tell the difference between decafe or full strength, i have tested it on friends that say they know the difference but they have drunk their coffee without uttering a word about it being DECAFE. I drink only decafe because a few years ago i became allergic to caffiene. If i’m out at a cafe and order a “decafe” & the waiter has not given me decafe i know straight away, not because of the taste, just that my hands start to shake & i go blotchy red faced straight away. “So please waiters out there!, you can’t fool us customers with allergies, it makes us very ill.

By: laur

laur — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:15:05 +0000

I am the most pickiest person when it comes to coffee.. It has to be fresh..measured just right..not weak or super strong.. The Decanter and basket has to be washed out in between pots.. from oils ..built up..before the next pot is brewed… the coffee bean has to be the best quality ..to have great taste and aroma..for the perfect cup of coffee….and of course..your water has to be filtered… to complete it..
I love my coffee with a little creamer and a few tbs ..of sugar.. I am picky..and it’s too bad that when McDonalds switched over..to another brand of coffee..their coffee is not the great tasting same!

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By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:36:24 +0000

Hmm dont like to give up the caffeine! But budget found me missing my Starbucks. I make my mochas at home every am, by buying hersheys cocoa, cream and whipped cream adding it to my coffee. I make my own skimmed mocha. Costs as much for a week worth of coffee making it at home as it does for One $4.00 mocha at Starbucks. I will have to dream the ambiance!

By: Alina

Alina — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:10:06 +0000

If you’re sick of decaf, but are looking to cut back on caffeine, try Low-Caffeine coffees. The best one I’ve tried so far is called Passiona by Trung Nguyen. It is pretty inexpensive and tastes like regular coffee. From my understanding, the farmers are choosing beans that have a naturally low caffeine count, rather than chemically stripping caffeine from the bean. For more info, check their website:
http://www.trung-nguyen-online.com/about-passiona-coffee.php

By: ServiteJack

ServiteJack — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:18:49 +0000

Despite caffeine’s widespread use, most medical texts have no guidelines for intake.

But those are strictly standards remember – not FDA Regulations which surprised me. No such United States FDA rules seem to exist which surprised me.

Though there are International standards which state decaf to be 97% caffeine free
As well as EU standards which are a little stricter at 99.9%.

I also read Starbucks had ONE Decaf Coffee in particular that actual has – are you ready? – 36% of caffeine!? That sounds much more like a lower caffeinated coffee, but in no way a DE-Caffeinated coffee.
But as in life as a whole…
I don’t make the rules here, just occasionally follow them

And if more info is wanted… Read onward. I have included more information and actual milligrams.

According to a Dr. Bruce Goldberger, PHD:
5 cups to 10 cups of decaf coffee through out your day easily can reach the same levels in a cup or two of regular coffee with your regular amount of caffeine.”

A scary thought considering there are people like my Father who are allergic to caffeine. Yup, straight allergic. It gives him terrible Migraines with the flashing lights and all. So if he happens to get Starbucks Decaf with that 36% of caffeine, well he’d be in trouble.

Flavored Coffees – Flavored Decaf Coffees – tend to have a higher amount of caffeine in general.
Decafs included.
As well as Instant Coffees in general as seen below:

I have also included the results of a recent study, conducted by U.F. Researchers.
They set out to conduct a two-phase study designed to gauge just how much caffeine is likely to turn up in decaffeinated coffees.
- First they purchased 10 16-ounce decaffeinated drip-brewed coffee beverages from nine national chains and/or local coffee houses… Testing
them for caffeine content.

Caffeine was isolated from the coffee samples and measured.

* Every single serving (but One!… Folgers Coffee Crystals Instant Decaf )

* ALL others tested contained caffeine. Ranging from 8.6 mg to 13.9 mg.

In comparison:

An 8-ounce cup of DRIP-BREWED Coffee typically contains 85 mg. of caffeine!

In the study’s second phase, scientists analyzed 12 samples of Starbucks Decaf Brewed Coffees and their Decaffeinated Espressos, all were sampled from a single store.

The espresso decafs contained 3 mg to 15.8 mg of caffeine per shot, while the Brewed Decaf Coffees had caffeine concentrations ranging from 12 to 13.4 mg per 16-ounce serving.

By: Ella

Ella — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:30:16 +0000

For me every coffee(cup of coffee) is different and i can be very impatient if i feel(have)…bad coffee…

Coffee has different pH,so you can feel it.Another thing is the way you doing (preparing) your coffee,that’s why i am loving my french vanilla coffee with milk(steamy hot milk) at home.

Coffee does not affect my sleepy time at all ,BUT i always start and finish my day with Black tea(with lemon or milk,or honey),all the time …between,i drink coffee or hot chocolate….always with hot milk(20-30%)

By: christine

christine — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:02:14 +0000

There seems to be a little know fact pertaining to coffee.
Studies have shown that coffee helps to make you smarter, especially if you are a avid coffee drinker (which I am). I’m not trying to say that I am smarter then anyone else but it sure makes ME feel good know that I am smarter then before. I am advocate (though not offically) for the brand
Chock Full of Nuts- The City blend. It has a round smooth flavor. It simpley delicious. One additional bit of information,
although it’s not as potenent as the drug Ritalin, caffiene which is also a drug
that can help some people to concentrate a bit harder then without it. I say, “Yea, for caffiene!”

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:35:04 +0000

I love coffee from a french press, even the cheapest beans will taste ok if they are made the right way. One of my favorite strong coffees is Jack Daniel brand, I also love Kona from Hawaii, but i can rarely get the real thing. I like my coffee strong but smooth, and a dark roast. I don’t like it when in trying to make drip coffee strong, people use more scoops, it makes it taste almost dirty. Thanks for explaining decaff to us MIke! I don’t drink it much though…