What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

  • Retro@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Light roasted coffee has more caffeine than dark roasted coffee.

    Technically, per bean, more of the caffeine is cooked out of the dark roast. However, other things are also roasted out of a dark roast to the point that the individual beans are also lighter and smaller. When brewing coffee, usually you either weigh your dose of beans out, or you use a scoop for some consistency. Either method will result in more dark roast beans ultimately making it into the brew than would with a (larger, heavier) light roast.

    Typically, this more than cancels out the reduced caffeine content per bean, so a brew of dark roast coffee still typically has more caffeine in it.

    • danielton@outpost.zeuslink.net
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      1 year ago

      Yup, I had to explain this to so many people when I sold coffee. Nobody believed me at all. I explained that dark roast had more of the caffeine cooked out of it.

    • Acetamide@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If I remember correctly, dark roast was also originally devised to hide bad-quality coffee beans. Nowadays it is often implied that darker roasts are better, which actually isn’t necessarily the case.

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        1 year ago

        Implied where? All the coffee snobs ik ow drink lighter roasts and derogatorily call dark roasts “supermarket coffee”

        • jscummy
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          1 year ago

          I think it’s more a marketing push from commercial brands and chain coffee places. Most of them will brand their products as “rich” or “bold”

      • Jay K@lemmy.ml
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        Dark roasts have a more consistent taste/flavor and it has a longer shelf life, so it’s easier to know what you’re getting. If you want to taste the variety of flavors coffee can have, you’ll go for fresher lighter roasts.

    • dan@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Oh shit I’ve repeated this to people and confidently claimed I can “feel” the difference with light roasts. Brains are stupid.

    • TheDubz87@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’ve honestly never thought of that. Guess that’s why I’ve not been able to feel a real difference in my morning coffee when I use different roasts. I always thought “well it can’t be losing that much caffeine because it doesn’t feel any different than my medium or light roasts.”