SWISS WATER PROCESS
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SWISS WATER® Process

The Art & Science of SWISS WATER® Process decaffeination

With time and temperature, the caffeine migrates out of the green beans into the Green Coffee Extract (GCE). The water is filtered, capturing and extracting the caffeine molecules. The flavor and body of the coffee is protected by closely monitoring the solids, caffeine levels and moisture in the coffee. The process takes approximately 10 hours resulting in green beans that are 99.9% caffeine-free.


 

Once the decaffeinated beans are removed from the GCE, they are then dried, finished, bagged and shipped - ready to be roasted by premium and discriminating roasters.

A typical arabica bean after decaffeination is composed of: