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?

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[–] 110 points 3 years ago (14 children)

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.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

    Implied where? All the coffee snobs I know drink lighter roasts and derogatorily call dark roasts β€œsupermarket coffee”

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    This is actually very interesting and I had no idea. Thanks!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Thank you for laying it out like this. I'd often heard that about light roasts, but had never noticed any difference in my caffeine response when I switch roasts. At any rate I've always preferred dark for the flavor, but it's good to know I'm not sacrificing any buzz for it!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years 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."

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