Thanks. We used to drink Luzianne about 30 years ago. Don't remember
why we stopped. Maybe couldn't find it after moving somewhere. I'll
have to check it out again.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> My cardiologist suggested I limit my exposure to caffeinated coffee. The
> solution that my wife and I found is to start with Luzianne coffee from New
> Orleans, which is already part chicory, but has great taste, and cut it with
> decaf. I mix 1/2 can of Luzianne with 1/3 bag of decaf (store brand), and
> it produces a much better taste than decaf, with only a small increase in
> caffiene. I try to limit myself to 1 to 2 cups in the morning, decaf iced
> tea in the evening.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Coffee or Tea - Bad Vibrations
>
>
>> That's what my doctor tried to tell me when he tried to convince me to
>> reduce my 5 (10 oz) mugs of coffee/day. I responded that what I drank
>> was a mix of 2/3 decaffeinated with 1/3 regular and I wasn't getting
>> that much caffeine. He said the decaffeination process only removed
>> about 2% of the caffeine. He didn't know the following facts either and
>> had the proportions roughly backwards. From the following Wiki article:
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeinated_coffee>
>>
>> "The [decaffeination] process is repeated anywhere from 8 to 12 times
>> until it meets either the international standard of having removed 97%
>> of the caffeine in the beans or the EU standard of having the beans
>> 99.9% caffeine free by mass."
>>
>> A University of Florida study (ref 9 on the Wiki page) showed that decaf
>> coffee purchased at US cafes actually contained 5-10% of normal caffeine
>> levels. I don't know that that has any bearing on the canned stuff I
>> buy in the supermarket but even so it's still a 90-95% reduction.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> John Hudson wrote:
>>> Yes ............. decaff coffee is only very minimally less caffinated
>>> than
>>> the high test variety.
>>>
>>> jh
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