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Does decaf coffee still have caffeine in it, or is it completely gone?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Anything that naturally contains caffeine (like coffee or tea, and dark colas) that has been decaffeinated, still has at least trace amounts of caffeine.

    It is very, very minimal but it is still there.

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  • 1 decade ago

    No matter if it's the regular decaf process or swiss water process, there are VERY small trace amounts of caffeine still in the coffee. There isn't enough to be harmful to people who can't have caffeine though.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    decaf has about one tenth the amount of caffeine as regular. so ten cups decaf equals one cup regular. in this study, link below, only instant decaffeinated Folgers Coffee Crystals had no caffeine.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/06101...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    look at the packages decaf isn't 100% decaf, it's 99.8% decaf usually. thats why pregnant women are allowed to drink 20 cups of it a day lol.. but really they shouldn't

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  • 1 decade ago

    De-caf means no caffeine. Simple as that.

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    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    its 99.7% caffiene free

    Source(s): my container of nescafe decaf coffee says it
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It still has a small amount....

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