Some people have switched from regular coffee to decaffeinated coffee due to health problems or want to lessen their dependence on caffeine. What’s best regular coffee or decaf?

Caffeine is bad or good
There have been many studies of the caffeine, most have found that caffeine in moderation does not cause health problems. Some people experience palpitations from ingesting caffeine faster especially if they do not accompany fasting and in such cases are advised to limit it. Women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant also limit it just as some diabetics, and others.

For moderate caffeine intake means 300 milligrams or the equivalent of 2 or 3 cups of coffee. Too much caffeine, especially if consumed over the equivalent of 8 cups of coffee a day if it can present health problems for some people. In children, caffeine consumption should be less.

Decaffeinated coffee
Coffee contains caffeine naturally. It is estimated that a cup of coffee may have 75 milligrams (one cup of espresso or Cuban coffee) to 100-180 mg for a cup of coffee, 8 ounces. The amount varies depending on the concentration and type of coffee.

Decaffeinated coffee has to go through a process to remove caffeine. During this process you use substances that help remove the caffeine without removing all the taste. Some of these substances are known to be carcinogenic and can cause disease.

The most controversial substances are no longer in use and most decaf no health problems.

Forms of decaffeinated
There are several to remove the caffeine without removing the flavor. The decaffeinated coffee have a 5 or 7% of caffeine are not totally decaffeinated. Usually there are two ways to remove the caffeine directly or indirectly.

The first form used solvents that are applied to coffee bean to extract the caffeine in coffee is the second submerged in hot water, this water has caffeine and other flavors of coffee, then puts a substance into the water solvent eliminate caffeine and retain the flavor of which you are returned to the point.

Among the substances or solvents are used to extract caffeine are: Methylene chloride (DCM) and ethyl acetate (EA). Ethyl acetate is a naturally occurring substance and therefore some brands call it natural decaffeination but this is not entirely true ethyl acetate used is synthetic not natural.

Indirect methods include eliminating caffeine use carbon filters to this process is called the Swiss Water Process. This is one of the most “natural” to remove the caffeine.

A direct way to eliminate caffeine using compression is a compression method called CO2. This solvent extracts the caffeine from coffee beans and then evaporates.

The key in the consumption of either caffeinated coffee or decaffeinated is moderation. We repeated the Swiss method is regarded as the most natural that leaves no residue if you drink decaf.