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Italian Roast is much darker and oilier than a French Roast and often preferred in Italy. If a coffee is described as being a French or Italian roast, it isnât because they were grown or roasted in these countries, just that the roaster utilized this generalized roast level for that blend of beans.
Does Dark Roasted Coffee Have More Caffeine? During a segment of this morningâs Today Show, Joy Bauer was asked by a caller if dark roasted coffee contains more caffeine. Before answering, Joy said that the answer would surprise a lot of people. She then said that since some of the caffeine is lost during roasting, dark roasted coffee actually has less caffeine than milder roasts. The truth is, as usual, just a bit more complicated.