Although all of these methods are considered safe, the water-only method, also known as Swiss water process1— does not contain solvents and is the best way to prepare organic coffee without caffeine.

The main difference between decaffeinated coffee and regular coffee is that decaffeinated coffee contains more caffeine. Yes, we said it majority.

Although you might think that decaffeinated coffee is completely caffeine-free, it is not. “Caffeinated coffee is a misnomer,” Ali Rezaei, MD, MS, medical director of the Gastrointestinal Development Program at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, and a staff physician at Good LFE, tells mindbodygreen. “Caffeinated coffee still has some caffeine in it,” he says.