How do they decaffeinate coffee and tea?

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How do they decaffeinate coffee and tea?

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The normal way is to put the coffee/tea into liquid CO2 (so at high pressure!). The caffeine dissolves into the CO2. You then pour away the CO2 and release the pressure which turns it into a gas, and leaves the caffeine.

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