Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PHLORIZINS
PHLORIZIN
Phlor"i*zin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: A bitter white crystalline glucoside extracted from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, plum, etc. [Formerly also written phloridzin.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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