Can You Decaffeinate Cocoa?

Can cocoa be decaffeinated? It has been reported that extraction of xanthine (theobromine and caffeine) is possible from a non-roasted, raw cacao nib [23]. However, decaffeination of cocoa beans in an industrial setting has hardly been practiced compared with that of coffee beans. How do you remove caffeine from cocoa? The inventive method for removing … Read more