>How about espresso that is made quickly with >high pressure steam-- my cappucino maker directions stated that >espresso is supposed to have less caffeine than regularly brewed >coffee Espresso and other "dark roast" coffees do, contadictory to popular belief, ahve less caffeine. Dark roasting is just that - the beans are roasted longer, making them darker, and the coffee richer. The longer a bean is roasted, the less caffeine the resulting coffee will have. Espresso is made from a particular grind of "Espresso roasted" coffee beans - one of the darker, therefore longer roasted beans. I don't think the high pressure and temperature are the cause for less caffeine. I believe that Ray states in Neanderthin that coffee beans are actully berries that are inedible when raw. -Rob ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com