Tag: Coffee color

Despite popular myths suggesting otherwise, a cup of coffee's brown color is not an indicator of its caffeine level. Brown coffee, which is coffee that has been roasted, always has caffeine unless it has been specifically processed to remove it. The amount of caffeine, however, is influenced more by how you measure and brew your coffee than by the final color of the beans.

Over 70% of people in a blind taste test could not reliably distinguish between regular and decaf coffee. This raises a common question: can you tell which color coffee is decaf simply by looking at it? The answer is more complex than you might think, as the decaffeination process, not the caffeine, dictates the subtle visual differences.