Decaf Colombia MC Arabica Coffee Beans

🌿Decaf Colombia MC | DECAF | Unroasted🌿 Region: Huila Process: Chemical/ Methylene Chloride Altitude: 1200 - 1800 Masl Varietal: Castillo Screen: 18- 38 % 17 - 36% 16 - 26% Moisture 10.2 % ✨ Cup Profile ✨ Full-flavored wafer and milk chocolate notes at a full medium roast. Packing: 60kg (FULL BAG) 🌿About Decaf Colombia MC: Coffee beans are decaffeinated by softening the beans with water and using a substance to extract the caffeine. Water alone cannot be used because it strips away too much of the flavor. The goal is to extract the caffeine with minimal loss of flavor. Substances used to remove the caffeine may directly or indirectly come in contact with the beans, and so the processes are referred to as direct or indirect decaffeination. Coffee beans are soaked in water to soften them and dissolve the caffeine. The water containing the caffeine (and the flavor from the beans) is treated with a solvent, heated to remove the solvent and caffeine, and then returned to the beans. The flavors in the water are reabsorbed by the beans, which are then dried. This process is referred to as "indirect decaffeination," because the beans never touch the solvent themselves. The most widely used solvent today is ethyl acetate, a substance found in many fruits. A direct decaffeination process involves the use of carbon dioxide as a solvent. The coffee beans are soaked in compressed CO2, which removes 97 percent of the caffeine. The solvent containing the extracted caffeine evaporates when the beans return to room temperature.