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
    2·
    2 years ago

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

    • CatsGoMOW@beehaw.org
      4·
      2 years 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.

    • KingStrafeIV@midwest.social
      21·
      2 years 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.

      • testman
        1·
        2 years ago

        oh wait, excuse my ignorance
        I was under impression that this is somehow relevant to the classic coffee beverages
        I completely forgot about the whole “decaf” thing, as I drink coffee only because of what caffeine does to me