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  „    Why is this so? Espresso's water-to-coffee contact time is short, leaving some of the caffeine molecules locked into the plant fibers. A darker roast also tends to reduce caffeine content (this topic really gets people excited on the coffee newsgroups!) Fine Arabica coffees contain one half of the caffeine found naturally in the cheaper Robusta beans that are used in supermarket coffees.“

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Peet's Coffee & Tea

  „Fine coffees at any degree of roast contain roughly the same amount of caffeine (about 100 mg per cup). A single shot of espresso, while it may taste "stronger,"contains less caffeine than a regular cup of coffee (only about 70 mg.) because it is made with less ground coffee.“

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Robusta Coffees for Home Roast Espresso Blends

  „Robusta accounts for 25% of the coffee production. There is a LOT of very low grade Robusta out there, used to pump up caffeine content and as a cheap filler in institutional coffee. We offer some high grade robusta but I must confess this to you: I have difficulty telling the difference between 12% of a haigh quality Java or PNG washed robusta in an espressp blend, and a more expensive name-brand Indian one. I just think you reach a quality threshold and anything above it is "good enough".“

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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER

  „      I explained to her what I had brought, "...and I home roast and blend my own coffee..." and it's not at all bitter, and it's low in caffeine, and all the satisfaction of a Spring shower, and the rest of the commercial.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine

  „Most retailers do not roast or blend their coffees and are dependent on a wholesale roaster to supply espresso blends for their use. It's important to purchase fresh-roasted beans every week and buy only a week's supply at a time so they are always fresh. The roasting date must be stamped on the bag so the freshness is obvious.“

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