The Naturally Caffeine-Free Coffee Plant ... This weekend several coffee websites were abuzz about the Coffea charrieriana (or Charrier Coffee), ...SkiptoprimarynavigationSkiptomaincontentSkiptoprimarysidebarYouarehere:Home/CoffeeBusiness/TheNaturallyCaffeine-FreeCoffeePlantThisweekendseveralcoffeewebsiteswereabuzzabouttheCoffeacharrieriana(orCharrierCoffee),whichisacoffeeplantthatnaturallyhasnocaffeine.ThismadetheTop10specieslistbyTheInternationalInstituteForSpeciesExplorationandrightfullyso.Acoffeeplantthatcanproducecoffeewithoutcaffeineisamajorbreakthrough.Somepeoplewon’tunderstandthesignificanceofthisstory.Theymightscoffthatwealreadyhavemethodsforremovingthecaffeinefromcoffeebeans.Yeswedo,butitcomeswithacost.Allthatadditionalprocessingtocoffeeresultsinreducedflavor.Everycoffeeroasterknowsthis.Soinsteadofroastingtomaximizeflavor,theroasterwillgodarkerandstriveformorebody.Thisisallfineanddandyifyoualwayspreferdarkerroasts,butnotgreatifyouliketastingalltheuniqueflavorsfoundatthelighterroasts.HighCaffeineContentbyToddZapoli.FromInanimateObjects#21.WhenIexplaintopeoplehowexcitingthiscouldbetheylookatmeindisbelief.IamremindedthatItypicallydown4-5doppioespressosadayandIcanhandlecaffeinejustfine.True,Icanhandlethatlevelofcaffeinejustfine.ButperhapsI’dliketheoptionofdrinkingespressolaterinthedaywithoutfearofdisruptedsleep.OrmaybeIwanttodrink10espressosaday!I’dalsolikeatastywaytodetoxfromcaffeinepriortoleavingthePacificNorthwestforvacations.Cameroon–Thelocationofwherethenewcaffeine-freespecieswasdiscovered.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowmanyyearsitwilltakeforthisplanttomakeitswayaroundtheglobe.Ifdecaffeinatedcoffeeevertastesasgoodasregularcoffee,Imaybedrinkingcoffeealldaylong.ResourcesIISE–Top10SpeciesListAcceleratedCaffeineDetox–Afastwaytogetyourcaffeineintakeundercontrol.Pre-SurgeryCaffeineDetox–Aspecificapproachtocaffeinedetox.AuthorRecentPostsMichaelAllenSmithMichaelAllenSmithisbothacoffeefanaticandawebdeveloper.InApril1999,hecombinedthesetwointerestsandstartedthecoffeewe