Decaffeinated Coffee

Also decaf, decaf filter coffee

Filter coffee brewed from decaffeinated beans. It retains a small residual caffeine content, about one fortieth of regular brewed coffee by USDA figures.

FilterServed hot

Volume: 240ml8.1 US fl oz
Espresso: 0shots
Caffeine: 2mgderived, USDA FDC
Glass: Mug300 ml

The build

Watch it made, step by step

Mug, 300 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.

Brewed decaffeinated coffee240 ml100%

Volume: 240ml
Caffeine: 2mg
Espresso: 0shots

Cup size 240 ml

Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.

Brewed like regular filter coffee; USDA lists about 1 mg caffeine per 100 g for brewed decaf.

Caffeine

Derived

2mg

in a 240 ml decaffeinated coffee

USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee volume in components, assuming 1 g per ml. FDC 171889 (Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water, decaffeinated) 1.0 mg/100 g x 240 ml.

USDA FoodData Central record 171889 · read 2026-10-26

A derived figure: the reference food's caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee in this build. Real cups vary with the coffee, the dose and the shot.

Variants by country

No regional variants recorded.

History

Wikidata records decaffeinated coffee as a subclass of coffee. Decaffeination by solvent, water or carbon dioxide removes most but not all caffeine.

Brewed coffee made from decaffeinated beans.

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