Coffee
Beans and capsules from roasters who publish lab tests, roast dates and how their decaf is made.
What we look for
We look for
- Published lab tests: mold toxins (ochratoxin A), pesticides and ideally heavy metals, from a named lab, dated within the last year, for that blend or crop.
- Organic or residue-tested: USDA Organic on the bag, or pesticide results you can read.
- A roast date: the date the beans were roasted, or a best-by date the maker ties to roasting (say, 12 months after).
- Chemical-free decaf: the Swiss Water, Mountain Water or CO2 process named, not methylene chloride. Sugarcane (ethyl acetate) decaf should say so.
- Hot coffee kept off plastic: whole beans or ground coffee, or capsules that name every layer touching the coffee, linings included.
We avoid
- Decaf that does not say how the caffeine was removed.
- “Mold-free” or “toxin-free” claims with no lab report behind them.
- Fear-based marketing. Most coffee tests within food-safety limits, so lab testing is a bonus, not a cure.
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Purity CoffeePurity Coffee CALM Decaf Whole Bean
An organic decaf that names its process: Mountain Water, which uses water instead of chemical solvents. Purity posts a mold-toxin report for it. The process claim and the price (about $29 for 12 oz) are the main caveats. USDA Organic (Pennsylvania Certified Organic) -
Purity CoffeePurity Coffee FLOW Original Medium Roast Whole Bean
A USDA Organic medium roast with a posted lab report: no aflatoxins or ochratoxin A at or above 1 ppb. The report covers mold toxins only, and at about $29 for 12 oz it is among the priciest bags we list. USDA Organic (Pennsylvania Certified Organic) -
Counter Culture CoffeeCounter Culture Apollo Organic Medium Roast Whole Bean
An organic Ethiopian blend whose bags print a roasted-on date, per the maker. USDA lists Apollo as organic. Counter Culture posts no lab results, so mold, pesticide and metal levels are unknown. About $20 for 12 oz. USDA Organic (CCOF) -
Fresh Roasted CoffeeFresh Roasted Coffee Organic Peru Water-Processed Decaf Whole Bean
A budget organic decaf made with a water process, which the product details call the Swiss Water Process. USDA lists it as organic and the roast date is on the bag. Mold and pesticide testing is the maker’s claim, with no lab named. USDA Organic (Pennsylvania Certified Organic) -
Fresh Roasted CoffeeFresh Roasted Coffee Organic Peru Whole Bean
A budget organic Peru roasted to order, with the roast date on a sticker. USDA lists it as organic. The maker says it was tested for mold toxins and pesticides but names no lab and posts no report, so that part rests on the maker. USDA Organic (Pennsylvania Certified Organic) -
Kicking Horse CoffeeKicking Horse Decaf Whole Bean (Swiss Water Process)
A widely sold organic decaf that names the Swiss Water Process, a solvent-free method. USDA lists it as organic. Like Kicking Horse’s other coffees it has a best-by date instead of a roast date and no posted lab results. USDA Organic (Ecocert) -
Kicking Horse CoffeeKicking Horse Three Sisters Medium Roast Whole Bean
A widely sold organic medium roast that USDA lists by name and that ranked among Clean Label Project’s 16 cleanest of 57 coffees in 2025. The bag has a best-by date, not a roast date, and no lab results are posted. USDA Organic (Ecocert) -
Natural ForceNatural Force Organic Clean Coffee Whole Bean (Medium Roast)
Posts full Eurofins reports for its 2025 crop: ochratoxin A below 1 ppb, but glyphosate was detected in the green beans. Organic status could not be confirmed, and its “toxin free” page title overreaches.