Green Tea and Breast Cancer (#)

  „The answer is, maybe. It all depends on how your chosen tea is decaffeinated. Tea that has been decaffeinated with a solvent (such as Ethyl Acetate) is going to have a much lower level of EGCG, than a tea that has been processed with a water/carbon dioxide method. Water decaffeinated tea will retain almost 95% of its EGCG.“

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:: Dealing With Decaf ::

  „"Typically, coffee is decaffeinated through a variety of more chemically-reliant, severe processes involving substances like Methylene Chloride, Supercritical Carbon Dioxide or Ethyl Acetate. In fact, Ethyl Acetate is a natural substance found in fruit but, like the other chemical processes, it can leave a distinctive aftertaste that most coffee drinkers can detect." Thanks for the Ewan. Now, for those of us without a scientific mind, there is a simpler version! The Swiss Water process uses water - no nasty chemicals - to remove the caffeine, but not the flavour.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide

  „Another direct processing method similar to the one above often described as the "natural process," uses a decaffeination agent called ethyl acetate, a compound found in fruits such as apples, peaches, and pears. In the indirect extraction process, often loosely referred to as the "water process," green beans are soaked for several hours in a near-boiling water solution saturated with coffee flavor components. Caffeine, which is water soluble at temperatures above 175 F, is removed from the beans, along with other critical coffee oils and flavor elements. The solution is drained and methylene chloride is added to absorb the caffeine.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide

  „Neither has been fingered as a health threat by the medical establishment, although methylene chloride has been implicated in the depletion of the ozone layer. Ethyl acetate is found naturally in fruit, so you may see coffees decaffeinated by processes making use of it called natural process or naturally decaffeinated.“

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International Coffee Organization

  „Ethyl acetate is included on the FDA list of chemicals "Generally Recognised As Safe" for use as flavouring agents in foods. It occurs naturally in many fruits at levels higher than the traces found in decaffeinated coffee.“

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