What should also be noted is that Arabica beans vary in levels of caffeine depending on the plant species.Īnd, as we know from our caffeine basics the amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee is so minimal, we might not even notice the difference. However if you weigh out your scoops, darker roasts will have more caffeine, because there is less mass. Since the beans are denser than a darker roast. If you measure your coffee by scoops, light roasted coffee will have more caffeine. So, how does this change a pot of coffee? When coffee is roasted the beans lose roughly 90% of their water content. That’s why you have more beans by mass of dark roasts. The density of the bean changes beans that are roasted longer are less dense. During the roasting process, a bean loses its mass. So, what does this mean? You should only buy dark roasts because you get more beans for your buck? (Don’t worry I didn’t count an entire pound to figure that out). There is an estimated ninety bean difference between a pound of dark and light roast coffee, with the dark roast winning the count. Only a two bean difference, big deal, right? Well, actually yes, because if there is a two bean variance with just ten grams how many beans separate a pound of light and dark? I took exactly ten grams of both a light and dark roast.Ĭounting the beans of each, I had sixty-five light roast beans and sixty-seven dark roast beans. There can be a change in caffeine depending on how you measure your coffee. Yet, it’s not complete madness the notion of some sort of difference in caffeine levels. Comparing our Hola® and 454 Horse Power® blends, beans from each have a very similar percentage of caffeine. If you went bean for bean with a light roast versus a dark roast, each would have relatively the same level of caffeine. The truth is that caffeine is extremely stable during the roasting process. I naively assumed caffeine was burnt off during roasting (you can rest assured to know I’m not a Roaster). Under the impression it was actually light roasts that contained more. I’ve heard countless times people declaring to only drink dark roasts because they have higher levels of caffeine. So which is it? Which type of roast contains more caffeine?
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