Landhaus Entkoffeiniert Decaf - ground coffee - 500 grams

Within the European Union, roasted coffee may only be called decaffeinated if the caffeine content stays below 0.1% of the dry matter. In practice that comes down to a few milligrams per cup, compared with roughly 80 to 100 milligrams in a normal cup of filter coffee.

So it is not quite zero, but the difference is so great that most people can enjoy a cup in the evening without any trouble.

Caffeine itself contributes only a little to the flavour, mainly a slight bitterness. Decaffeination also takes place before roasting, after which the beans are roasted in the usual way. As a result, most of the aroma is simply retained.

Landhaus Entkoffeiniert keeps the full, rounded taste of ordinary filter coffee, with a lightly chocolatey note. Put it next to the caffeinated version and the difference is small.

Landhaus Entkoffeiniert has a filter grind, which makes it ideal for the classic filter coffee machine and for percolators. Simply spoon the coffee into a paper or permanent filter and let the machine do the rest.

It is too coarse for an espresso machine: the water runs through too quickly and the coffee ends up thin and sour. It does work in a cafetière (French press), but because the grind is relatively fine you will get more sediment in your cup. In that case, brew it for a little less time and pour carefully.

At the usual 6 to 7 grams per 125 ml cup, 500 grams gives you roughly 70 to 80 cups, or around ten full jugs.

Ground coffee loses its aroma through air, light, moisture and heat. Seal the bag properly after use or tip the coffee into an airtight tin and keep it in a dark cupboard. The fridge is not a good spot: there coffee takes on moisture and smells. Once opened, it tastes best within two to four weeks.