Coffee Makers
If you order coffee regularly than you know that you will have to decide between regular and decaf. It often will depend on the reason that you like to drink coffee as to whether you prefer regular or decaf.
Many people drink coffee because they are feeling tired and need a little boost of energy. The caffeine in regular coffee is what gives you this energy boost and can tend to wake you up. If this pick up is the reason that you like to drink coffee than you will want to stick with regular.
A tenth of the coffee sold is decaf. So what is decaf? It is coffee that has had the caffeine removed. Since caffeine is a natural element in coffee it has to go through a process to have it removed, this is typically done chemically. It is important to keep in mind that decaffeinated coffee still has a little bit of caffeine in it. To be sold as decaffeinated it has to have at least 97% of the caffeine removed. It is also believed that during the process of removing the caffeine that some of the flavor of the coffee is lost.
So the main reason that people chose decaf is because they do not want to have the caffeine. Too much of a good thing can make it a bad thing. Some people have to watch the amount of caffeine they consume. For instance pregnant women are only supposed to have a certain amount each day. Too much caffeine can make some people nervous or can even cause what feels like a racing heart. Some people switch to decaf later in the day so that the caffeine does not interfere with their sleep.
If you drink coffee for the pick up feeling it can give you and you simply love the flavor than regular is the way to go. If you are limited to the amount of caffeine you can handle you may need to go with decaf, or possibly a combination of both.