El Carmen Decaf

El Carmen Decaf increasing its porosity, beginning the hydrolysis of caffeine, which is usually bonded to salts and chlorogenic acid in the bean. The beans are then submerged in an ethyl acetate solvent, until 97% of the caffeine is removed. A final steam is then used to lift residual traces of the compound. The ultimate residue which remains is < 30 ppm, which is a level dramatically less than that of a banana! El Carmen is clean and sweet with lots of caramel and honey notes followed by a smooth chocolatey finish.