Penny's Dockside Decaf Whole Bean Coffee
“The Swiss Water Process is a 100% chemical-free decaffeination method that uses water to decaffeinate coffee,” Stacey explains. “Surprisingly, the large majority of the world’s decaffeination still happens through chemical-based processes that use methylene chloride or ethyl acetate. So a big difference in our process is that chemicals never enter our facility, let alone come in contact with our process or the coffee. Comparing our process to other chemical-free processes, ours has a reputation for very high quality, particularly when comparing pre- and post-decaffeination samples where we are looking to maximize likeness across them.”
~ Stacey Lynden, the cupping lab manager for Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Inc., as quoted in Barista Magazine Online, May 15, 2023
Source: https://www.baristamagazine.com/understanding-the-process-swiss-water-decaffeination/