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It is true that different coffees have different amounts of caffeine. Robusta always has more than Aribica. If it has any flavor at all it is probably Arabica. Dark roasting reduces the caffeine a little, so dark French roast has less than others.
The decaffeinating process removes approximately half the caffeine from the coffee so that two cups of decaf gives you about the same as 1 cup of regular. Mixing them half-an-half gives you a cup with 3/4 the caffeine of regular.
(Apparently I am full of crap here. I just did a little Googling myself and found that between 97% and 99.9% of the caffeine in coffee is removed by decaffeination. Therefore your decaf coffee can be virtually caffeine free. Ouch! The sure test for the true addict of course is to drink only decaf for a day and see whether you end up with a horrible headache.)
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I tried the decaf thing once just to see how it would go and although the coffee tasted fine, I ended up with a horrible headache and went out for a (real) cup of coffee later on.
This whole Shock coffee thing would have been fantastic around Final exam time at school although I wonder if pounding back a few cups of that in the morning would burn you out by mid-day . . .
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Just like that we have proof! Thanks CoffeeCat!
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I did the decaf thing when i was pregnant with my kids and i thought it tasted like poo...or maybe it was just knowing that there was no caffeine in it...i hated it though...that was the first vice i went back to when i stopped nursing!
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i have gone caffeine free for yearsw at a time, but like nicotine, it is easy to slip it back in and swear you cant go without it...
last time i decafed, i drank only water and green tea. i find decaf diet soda to be too much of nothing:)
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BTW, decaf soda is a misnomer. They don't remove the caffeine from caffeinated soda, they just don't add caffeine in the first place. It would be accurate to call it uncaffeinated.
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Good point about the headaches. I had to wean myself off caffeine over a period of a couple of weeks to avoid them. For some people - like me - caffeine causes a hunger rebound. Something about how it affects liver function. I'd have a couple of cups in the morning with a bite to eat, but by 10 am, I would be starving. Ditching the caffeine fixed that. I can't tell the difference between good decaf and regular. If I suspect the decaf pot has been on the burner too long, I order a decaf Americano.
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We get lots of market samples at work and Shock Coffee was one of them. It was pretty strong tasting and made me a little nauseated. When we tried selling it, didn't go over well. Seemed like the people who really wanted a big caffeine buzz were in teens to mid twenties and they were more likely to drink energy drinks than coffee.
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yeah, and if i needed an extra buzz, i enjoy a second (and third and fourth) cupp too much to need to bang it up in one....
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where is work? i mean what kind of store, you dont need to be more specific than you are comfortable with...
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chain of convenience stores - but not for much longer. Am about to be downsized :( :( :(
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Helen, sorry to hear it. you know what they say, the only thin worse than workingg is not working...
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Don't tell that to a teacher... :-D
All humor aside, though, Helen, I'm sorry to hear that too.
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Thanks for the good wishes, guys! I am working towards going back to school for a career in a new direction, so hopefully things will work out for good.
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Mmmm, maybe I should try Shock coffee for the days when I don't have time for a 4 shot espresso in the morning? However, I do wonder how it would mess with my HBP meds? Caffeine and nicotine...hard to live with and hard to live without (some days!) It's lunch time, think I'll go home and make myself a latte, put my feet up, grab a book, and pet a cat or two.
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Here is my two cents worth...I have read good things about coffee..helps headaches, Asthma revs up the metabolism so helps one lose weight...yes coffee is now on the 'Good' list. I loved coffee but for the last few years have got to the point where I no longer drink Tea or Coffee, if I happen to drink coffee now it really revs me up! but I will not get back on the coffee band wagon. I have seen my husband with terrible headaches during the period of Ramadan when Muslims fast (food and drink) from sun up to sun down he is not a happy man and I do not want to go through the same thing. When I was working out side the home would have taken a cup of coffee over a meal. None of this pertains to what you are talking about Upland but have been out of the loop for a while..had to get back in.Sheila
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ONe of my colleagues had a very hard time last year during Ramadan and her doctor told her that on top of the the other fasting (which apparently she could handle) that it was caffeine withdrawal that she was suffering from. I mean, she was sick. So she ended up slightly breaking the rules by having a coffee mid morning to keep her going. It also helped her stay focussed during the day.
It was the first time that she was working full time during Ramadan and she just couldn't do the long hours (8-6) that she needed to do.
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I needed to cut down on caffeine (it isn't good for fibrocystic breasts, or acid reflux). Sorry to be so graphic. So now I buy 1/2 lb. of regular beans and 1/2 lb. of decaf. Tastes really good, and I don't drink more than 2 cups. It has made a big difference in both problems. I get just enough caffeine to get my heart started in the morning. I've been sleeping better, too.
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I have gone caffeine cold turkey a few times. It takes 2-3 days to get past the headache, shakiness etc, if you don't cheat and eat lots of chocolate during that time. Once I got past the withdrawals I found that I slept much better and woke up much easier. (Why don't I do that again???) Do love a good hot hot cup of coffee to start the day.
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