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Maybe the extracted caffeine has some market value that can make up for some of the cost of extracting it.
by johntb86 2y ago
Maybe the extracted caffeine has some market value that can make up for some of the cost of extracting it.
- philipkglass 2y agoDry Arabica beans are about 1.5% caffeine by weight. Synthetic caffeine costs maybe $40 per kilogram, wholesale. A kilogram of beans could have perhaps $0.60 worth of caffeine extracted from it, unless there's a price premium for "all natural" caffeine extracted from beans.
- Kirby64 2y agoI’ve seen it marketed as “organic caffeine” in some beverages. Organic coffee was the base. Bit of an eye roll from me, but hey whatever.
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