PROCESS OF DECAFFEINATION : THERE ARE THREE METHODS TO EXTRACT THE CAFFEINE: • USING ORGANIC CHEMICAL SOLVENTS (METHYLENE CHLORIDE OR ETHYL ACETATE). • USING CARBON DIOXIDE (SUPER CRITICAL METHOD). • USING WATER (SWISS WATER METHOD). SINCE ETHYL ACETATE IS DERIVED FROM FRUIT, COFFEE DE-CAFFEINATED VIA THIS SOLVENT IS SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS “NATURAL” DECAF.