Decaffeinated coffee is indicated for pregnant and lactating women, people who, due to their diseases, cannot afford caffeinated products. However, the assortment of decaffeinated coffee is not great and, moreover, is not as tasty as regular coffee, as gourmets claim. It looks like they now have a way out.
Seattle-based startup Decafino has developed small, biodegradable tea bags that, when placed in coffee, remove caffeine from coffee in 3-4 minutes. “We are the first company in the world to brew decaf after brewing coffee,” says Decafino founder Andy Liu.
He was inspired by the idea of creating caffeine-removing bags, because he himself wanted to drink decaffeinated coffee, but found that the range of such drinks is limited, and their taste most often suffers – the coffee is not so rich. So Andy Liu decided to create a product that would turn any coffee into decaf coffee.
While the removal of caffeine from coffee is usually associated with the use of chemical compounds that take some of the taste with them, the action of Decafino sachets is based on an adsorption process – the mineral balls in the sachet attract the caffeine molecules and hold them in place. One sachet can absorb up to 200 mg of caffeine – just over the average cup of coffee. It is noted that caffeine can also be removed from tea or soda in a similar way.
Currently, startup Decafino has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise $ 25000 for the project. The sachets are slated to go on sale in the second quarter of 2020. The company has already partnered with several Seattle coffee shops that will use the decaffeinated beverage bags.
It is planned that one packet will cost from $ 1,5 to $ 2.
Recall that earlier we told how many cups of coffee it is permissible to drink per day, and also shared 10 incredible facts about caffeine.