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Afraid that decaf isn’t? Test it with these handy strips
Afraid that decaf isn’t? Test it with these handy strips (flag)
www.crunchgear.com — I have to say, at first I thought these things were for testing if your coffee is too weak . But no, apparently the greater scourge is coffee falsely advertised as decaffeinated. Is this really a major problem? I think you can generally tell decaf coffee because it just doesn’t taste as ...
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geeksugar — ... Want to make sure your decaf cup of coffee is really decaf? There's actually some new strips that can read the caffeine content in coffee. — CrunchGear ...

Find Decaf Impostors With These Handy Strips
OhGizmo! — ... isn’t the best way to learn the truth. What you should do instead is pick up a pack of these Caffeine Test Strips. These little suckers can tell you just how much caffeine your beverage contains. You just dip one into the beverage (you’ll need to separate some out from your cup, as contact with the strip can contaminate the liquid) and wait for about 30 seconds for a result. The strips come in packs of 20, and cost around $10. [ DiscoverTesting ] VIA [ CrunchGear ] ...

Discover Testing Caffeine Detecting Strips Make Sure You are Getting the Good Stuff
The UberReview — ... of the Wiki) to decaffeinate with hot water and carbon filters and the CO2/O2 process and triglyceride process do not use harmful chemicals, but if you buy the cheap stuff, you are probably getting something that was rinsed in a solvent of some type. In fairness, however, either dichloromethane or ethyl acetate sounds a whole lot better than highly carcinogenic benzene, which was used by Sanka in the past. Price: $10 for 20 strips [Discover Testing, Wikipedia via Crunch Gear, Oh Gizmo] Related posts Cough Captured For ...

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