Papua New Guinea Decaf "Paradise Mountain"

1. Green coffee is received, sorted, and prepared for processing.

2. Coffee is steamed for 30 minutes prior to decaffeination.

3. A low-pressure steaming process has opened the pores of the coffee, allowing for caffeine extraction.

4. Coffee is placed in a solution of water and Ethyl Acetate (E.A.), a naturally occuring compound and solvent derived through the fermentation of sugarcane.

5. Green coffee is submerged in the solvent, which naturally bonds to the salts of chlorogenic acids within the coffee, allowing for the extraction of caffeine.

6. Once the coffee is saturated, the tank is drained and fresh solution is introduced. This continues for about 8 hours.

7. After the last of the caffeine has been extracted, the coffee is removed from the solution and prepped for another steaming.

8. The final low-pressure steaming removes the remaining traces of E.A.

9. Decaffeinated coffee is then dried, physically polished to ensure cleanliness, and packaged for export.

These bags are made in the UK from cellophane film that has been accredited biodegradable & compostable to 'BS EN 13432' and 'OK Compost'. They are also approved for Anaerobic digestion (ISO 15985) & Marine biodegradation ASTM D6691-09. The film has also been tested to ensure that once composted there are no adverse effects on the plant growth.

What is Cellulose? 
Cellulose is a substance from a plants cell wall, this can be extracted from waste plant material to produce the bio film used in these bags. Once used, these bags will biodegrade producing CO2 and H2O, these 2 compounds are combined with sunlight and converted into energy by plants in a process called photosynthesis. The resulting tree growth can then be used to produce more bags.   

BIODEGRADATION INFO: 
Our cellulose bags are fully biodegradable and compostable which means that they break down to CO2, H20 and biomass which can then be reused in the eco system to make new plants. This will happen in either in home or commercial composting but in commercial composting the temperature will be higher and the process is much quicker. In a colder home composter it will just take longer.