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ProfessorGAC

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7. That Is Correct

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:23 PM

Jul 15

Fun fact:
Before the cold water extraction process was developed, they decaffeinated coffee using methylene chloride, now a known carcinogen. The most important flavor components are soluble in warm water & not chlorinated solvents, so they could extraction caffeine without reducing the flavor.
I doubt they left any measurable amount behind, but still...

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English names that sound funny to Mandarin speakers (Tweet) [View all] Nittersing Jul 15 OP

Funny EYESORE 9001 Jul 15 #1

Well, the Japanese were not wrong Best_man23 Jul 15 #2

I concur with that assessment EYESORE 9001 Jul 15 #3

I thought Sanka was decaffinated, hence "sans caffeine" thus Sanka. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 15 #4

That Is Correct ProfessorGAC Jul 15 #7

Like the Chevy Nova in Mexico JoseBalow Jul 15 #5

Sanka verra mush. Harker Jul 15 #6