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| About Kosher Coffee -- Cafe Jerusalem Star-K Certified Kosher Coffee |
 Over the years, we've had many inquiries about coffee and keeping Kosher. Although all our coffee is certified kosher, we took it a step further with our Cafe Jerusalem, Star-K certified kosher coffee - offering an entirely kosher brand.
According to Star K, coffee beans are inherently kosher because water is the only substance the beans come into contact with during harvesting, processing, and roasting process. It is only when flavoring, decaffeination, and drinking coffee in a coffee shop come into play, that kashrut issues arise.
For flavored coffees, flavorings (both natural and sometimes artificial) are added after roasting. Due to the sheer number of types of flavoring, the chances of a non-kosher flavoring or process are higher, so this is an area of close inspection by the rabbis.
Decaffeination is another area of kashrut concern. There are a variety of techniques for decaffeination, but they boil down to two processes: the use of a chemical solvent that dissolves the caffeine and a natural water-based process which uses activated carbon to filter the caffeine. One chemical solvent used, called ethyl acetate, is created using grain, so it is not kosher for Passover. Our decaffeinated coffee is created using the water method.
Lastly, the manner in which milk and sugar are added, and the location of the purchase of brewed coffee have kashrut implications. To be safe, it’s best to buy kosher certified coffee and brew and drink it at home with your own milk and sugar added to taste. But if you’re out and about, it’s best to order plain black coffee in a paper cup.
However, true coffee connoisseurs know that coffee should be good enough that you do not need to add milk and sugar anyway! Give that a try with your Café Jerusalem coffee, and you’ll experience a whole new realm of flavors arising from the quality of our green coffee and the skill of our masters coffee roasters.
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