Scientists discover decaf coffee bean

[emad]

Snip from Guardian

Colin Blackstock
Thursday June 24, 2004
The Guardian

It's the news coffee-loving insomniacs the world over have been waiting for - scientists have discovered a naturally caffeine-free coffee plant.

A cup of decaf could soon taste as good as caffeinated thanks to an Ethiopian variety of Coffea arabica, which provides high-quality coffee for about 70% of the world market.

Scientists hope that by crossing the caffeine-free variety with commercial crops they can make natural brands that could be available in five years.

Decaffeinated coffee is made from normal coffee and accounts for about 10% of the world market, but it is expensive to manufacture. It tastes different from normal coffee because solvents used to extract the caffeine also remove some of the compounds that give coffee its flavour.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,2763,1246214,00.html

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. My suggestion for a scientific name

Coffea Morpheophila

[afraid_of_the_dark]

2. Still sticking with the caffeine...

The caffeine rush is the fun part about drinking coffee.

[Loonman]

3. Good for decaf drinkers

Decaf used to be made by filtering beans through benzine. I forget how they do it now, but it's still not totally healthy.

[emad]

4. Someone said they use cocaine instead these days.....

never tried it yet myself....