# Is there an easy way to tell if ground coffee is decaf or not?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 13, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152 "2004-06-13T18:48:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152/21 "2011-07-02T17:20:48Z")

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Sounds cool, but they are not available at that site. And when I go to search for them I can’t find them for sale on any site.

Were they taken off the market for some reason?

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**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152/22 "2011-07-02T17:20:53Z")

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> [@drpepper](#):
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> …When I asked her how she knew, she said “You could skate on that stuff”, ie, it had a really solid-looking surface.

You know why, though? They brew it a lot less frequently, so it sits around long enough to get a “surface.” It’s not the decaf itself that looks different.

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**Author:** ![The\_Conqueror\_Worm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@The\_Conqueror\_Worm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Conqueror_Worm)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152/23 "2011-07-02T22:13:20Z")

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Do zombies even drink coffee?

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152/24 "2011-07-02T23:29:55Z")

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It just occurred to me that a few Dopers are really into zombie hunting. Wazzupwiddat?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152/25 "2011-07-02T23:42:08Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> It just occurred to me that a few Dopers are really into zombie hunting. Wazzupwiddat?

We don’t go hunting, they come to us.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152/26 "2011-07-03T00:52:10Z")

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> [@Davoid](#):
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> There are several products on the market, available online or at some local health food stores:
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> [http://www.testcountry.com/products.html?product=1872](http://www.testcountry.com/products.html?product=1872)

Thanks! Now where did I put that coffee from seven years ago… 😉

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ground-coffee-is-decaf-or-not/250152/27 "2011-07-03T01:35:26Z")

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