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Fresh Roasted Coffee Organic Peru Water-Processed Decaf Whole Bean

A budget organic decaf made with a water process the page calls Swiss Water. 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. About $1.42 an ounce.

Best for Decaf drinkers who want a solvent-free process, organic beans and a low price, and can accept testing claims without a posted report.

Our rating: Fair (3.3 of 5)
Price range: Budget
Verified marks: USDA Organic (Pennsylvania Certified Organic)
Size: 12 oz bag (2 lb and 5 lb also sold, whole bean or ground)
Made in: Peru; roasted in Sunbury, Pennsylvania

approx. $16.99 for 12 oz (2 lb is approx. $37.99)

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Also sold at Amazon ($42.95 for 2 lb (32 oz) whole bean), Target ($24.99 for 12 oz whole bean (2 lb $49.99)) .

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How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Fair, 3.3 of 5

Beans & farming 25% of the rating 3 of 5

USDA’s listing names this decaf. The page names the process two ways, water-processed and Swiss Water Process, but we could not confirm the decaf plant or a Swiss Water licence, and no farm is named.
Independent testing 35% of the rating 2 of 5

The maker says a certified third-party lab found no detectable mold, aflatoxin, ochratoxin or pesticides in the analyzed sample. No lab, date, lot or report is published, and we found no independent test of this decaf.
Roast & packaging 15% of the rating 5 of 5

Roasted to order, with the roast date on a sticker on every bag (Julian code, per its FAQ). Whole beans, so nothing hot touches the packaging.
Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5

Same record as its regular Peru: it will not claim mold-free, and no recalls, but a withdrawn 2025 Prop 65 notice over another company’s matcha, no lab named, and mixed reviews on freshness and returns. The decaf process claim is unconfirmed.
Value 15% of the rating 5 of 5

$16.99 for 12 oz is about $1.42 an ounce, among the lowest here. The 2 lb bag is about $1.19 an ounce.

The rating, 3.3 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank coffee and our standard.

Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw 2 stores

Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $42.95 for 2 lb (32 oz) whole bean. Sold by Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC and shipped by Amazon. About $1.34 an ounce. The maker’s own 2 lb price is lower.
Target (opens in a new tab) approx. $24.99 for 12 oz whole bean (2 lb $49.99). A Target Plus listing: sold and shipped by Fresh Roasted Coffee, at a higher price than the maker’s own site.

Prices as we saw them on October 23, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

What’s in it Every ingredient, in label order 1 ingredient

Organic 100% Arabica coffee (decaffeinated; the page adds: no additives or preservatives)

Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it 2 tests

Paid certification USDA National Organic Program, through Pennsylvania Certified Organic (a certifier Fresh Roasted Coffee pays) October 2026

Lists Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC as an organic handler, with “Single Origin - Decaf Peruvian” and “Single Origin Peru Decaf” in its scope. Organic rules cover farming inputs and handling, not mold toxins, heavy metals or pesticide residue levels. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Maker’s own test Fresh Roasted Coffee (maker’s statement; no lab named) October 2026

Says a certified third-party laboratory found no detectable mold, aflatoxin, ochratoxin or pesticides in the analyzed sample of this decaf. No lab name, date, lot, detection limit or report is published. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Who paid, and why it matters

Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.

A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.

What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found 4 questions

Is it really Swiss Water decaf?: The product details say Swiss Water Process, and the description says only that it is water-processed with no harsh compounds or chemicals. Swiss Water’s partner-roaster page (opens in a new tab) is a selection rather than a full list and does not name Fresh Roasted Coffee, so we could not confirm the licence or the decaf plant. The maker also does not name the plant.
Do decaf beans get chemical solvents?: Some do. US rules still allow methylene chloride in decaf at up to 10 parts per million (21 CFR 173.255 (opens in a new tab)). Water-based processes avoid solvents. This decaf is described as water-only, and its page says the only ingredient is decaffeinated beans, but both statements are the maker’s.
Who tested it, and where is the report?: The page says a certified third-party lab found no detectable mold, mycotoxins or pesticides in the analyzed sample. It names no lab and posts no report, and the company says it will not use the words mold-free or clean coffee. See its testing page (opens in a new tab). We found no independent test.
Is it roasted to order?: The FAQ (opens in a new tab) says orders placed before the daily cutoff are roasted the same day, with the roast date on a sticker in Julian code. A few Trustpilot (opens in a new tab) reviews say coffee arrived stale, so check the sticker when it arrives.

Why we chose it What put it on our list 4 points

The decaf process is named. The product details list the Swiss Water Process, and the description says water-process decaffeination avoids “harsh compounds or chemicals”.
USDA’s Organic Integrity Database lists Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC as certified through Pennsylvania Certified Organic (status effective 4 February 2015). Its scope names “Single Origin - Decaf Peruvian” and “Single Origin Peru Decaf”.
A roast date is on a sticker at the bottom of the bag, in Julian-calendar code, and orders placed before the daily cutoff are roasted the same day (company FAQ).
Price: $16.99 for 12 oz, or $37.99 for 2 lb, about $1.42 and $1.19 an ounce.

Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 4 points

The process and the testing are the maker’s claims. The page says a certified third-party laboratory found no detectable mold, aflatoxin, ochratoxin or pesticides in the analyzed sample, but names no lab, date or lot. We found no independent record of the decaf plant.
The page calls the process “water-processed” in its description and “Swiss Water Process” in its details. Swiss Water’s partner-roaster page is a selection and does not list this company, so we could not confirm the licence.
No heavy-metal results are published.
Organic does not mean residue-free. Clean Label Project found AMPA, a glyphosate breakdown product, in every organic coffee it tested in 2025.

What to know Details worth knowing first

Decaf has one extra question: how the caffeine was removed. Methylene chloride is still allowed in U.S. decaf, up to 10 parts per million (21 CFR 173.255), so we look for makers that name a water-based process. This Peru does, in two places on its page.

It is also one of the cheaper organic decafs we found. USDA’s organic database lists Fresh Roasted Coffee as a certified handler and names this decaf in its scope, and the company puts a roast date on every bag. Our guide to coffee and health notes that decaf keeps many of coffee’s benefits.

The gaps are the same as for the company’s regular Peru. The mold and pesticide testing is described but not documented, and we could not independently confirm the decaf plant. If those gaps matter to you, Purity’s decaf documents more, at roughly twice the price.

What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 6 checks

How Fresh Roasted Coffee Organic Peru Water-Processed Decaf Whole Bean measures up against our coffee criteria
What we checked	What we found
Chemical-free decaf Maker’s claim	The product details say Swiss Water Process and the description says water-process decaffeination without harsh chemicals. We could not confirm the plant or licence independently.
Organic or residue-tested Verified	Listed in the Organic Integrity Database as USDA Organic: Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC, with “Single Origin - Decaf Peruvian”, NOP ID 8210001615, certified by Pennsylvania Certified Organic.
Published lab tests Maker’s claim	The maker says a certified third-party laboratory found no detectable mold, aflatoxin, ochratoxin or pesticides. No lab name, date, lot or report is published.
A roast date Maker’s claim	On a white sticker at the bottom of the bag, in Julian-calendar code, per the company FAQ. We have not held a bag.
Hot coffee kept off plastic Maker’s claim	Sold as whole beans (or ground), so nothing hot touches the packaging.
Notices and recalls Verified	No FDA enforcement report names the company. A 2025 Prop 65 notice about lead in a Positively Tea matcha also named Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC; it was withdrawn on 10 December 2025.

What the labels mean

Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.

Sources Where our facts come from 10 sources

Fresh Roasted Coffee: Organic Peru Water-Processed Decaf product page. Maker’s page. Seen 23 October 2026: $16.99 for 12 oz; Swiss Water Process in the details; testing statement; ingredients answer. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Fresh Roasted Coffee FAQ (roast date sticker and Julian code, same-day roasting). Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Fresh Roasted Coffee: Mold, mycotoxin and pesticide tested coffee. Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
USDA Organic Integrity Database: Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Certifier or regulator listing. Checked 22 October 2026 (not re-opened on 23 October). Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Swiss Water: roasting partners. Certifier or regulator listing. Opened 23 October 2026. A selection of partner roasters, not a full list. Fresh Roasted Coffee is not on it. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
21 CFR 173.255: methylene chloride in decaffeinated coffee, up to 10 ppm. Certifier or regulator listing. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
California Attorney General: Prop 65 notice 2025-03553 (withdrawn 10 December 2025). Certifier or regulator listing. Lead in Positively Tea Chinese Matcha; names Positively Tea LLC and Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Clean Label Project coffee study, August 2025. Test report. Source for the AMPA finding in organic coffees. It did not include this product. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Trustpilot: Fresh Roasted Coffee reviews. Independent source. Read in the first pass on 23 Oct 2026: 2.5 of 5 from 10 reviews. Not re-opened in the second pass (Trustpilot showed a browser check). Trustpilot does not fact-check reviews. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Amazon and Target listings: Fresh Roasted Coffee Organic Peru Water-Processed Decaf. Independent source. Opened 23 October 2026. Amazon 2 lb $42.95, sold by Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC and shipped by Amazon. Target 12 oz $24.99, sold and shipped by Fresh Roasted Coffee (price from Target’s product data service). Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Alternatives Other options to compare 2 options

Purity Coffee CALM Decaf Posts a lab report for mold toxins and names the Mountain Water process, at about $29 for 12 oz.
Counter Culture Slow Motion (decaf) (opens in a new tab) Organic and described as Swiss Water Process decaf, about $20 for 12 oz. Counter Culture’s organic listing names it, and its bags print a roasted-on date.

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