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Dry 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 wo
by philipkglass 2y ago
Dry 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.