Does decaffeinated coffee have just as many antioxidants as regular coffee??
I am a coffee roaster. Decaf would have similar anti-oxidant level, but slightly less, than regular as long as the chemical decaffienation process is used, rather than swiss-water. The chemicals are very specific to removing caffiene where the water process removes many of the componants of coffee, including caffiene, organics, flavor, etc. What does ruin the anti-oxidant levels more than anything is time. Coffee should be consumed within 2 weeks of being roasted and it is nearly impossible to find that. Starbucks coffee is already stale by the time it is served, not to mention they burn the anti-oxidants and flaver out of the coffee anyways. Ground coffee oxydizes many times faster than whole bean, so it is better to grind coffee as you brew it. Find a local roastery or better yet, order from this Physicist/coffee roaster in Arizona www.villagecoffee.com Ethiopian coffee would be the way to go, particularly Yirgacheffe. You will get that offee within days of being roasted and their de
