Charrier coffeeCoffea charrieriana, one of 2008's "most interesting new species discovered by scientists", is the first known coffee plant that contains no caffeine. It was discovered in Cameroon, where an extremely wide variety of coffee plants exist. Under the common name Charrier coffee, the plant was named after a scientist who managed coffee breeding research in central Africa's diverse jungles for 30 years. Scientists posit that the new species could be used for breeding naturally caffeine-free coffees. There is potential for this plant to replace the methylene chloride chemical extraction process used in most coffee production to remove caffeine (methylene chloride is a potential carcinogen and pollutant). How big is the market for decaf coffee? Continue Reading from TriplePundit
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