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Purity Coffee CALM Decaf Whole Bean

An organic decaf that names its process, Mountain Water, which uses water, not solvents. Purity posts a mold-toxin report it paid for; no independent test of CALM found. The process claim and the price, about $2.42 an ounce, are caveats.

Best for Decaf drinkers who want to avoid methylene chloride and would like to see a lab report for the beans.

Our rating: Fair (3.1 of 5)
Price range: Premium
Verified marks: USDA Organic (Pennsylvania Certified Organic)
Size: 12 oz whole bean (1 kg and 5 lb also sold)
Made in: Organic Arabica from Central and South America, decaffeinated in Mexico, per Purity

approx. $29 for 12 oz

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Also sold at Amazon ($29 for one 12 oz bag), Vitacost ($31.97 for one 12 oz bag) .

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How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Fair, 3.1 of 5

Beans & farming 25% of the rating 4 of 5

USDA’s listing names CALM. The decaf process is named (Mountain Water, a water-based process at a plant in Mexico, which the process owner’s own site describes the same way), but Purity names neither the plant nor the farms.
Independent testing 35% of the rating 3 of 5

A published Trilogy report for mold toxins, all below the 1 ppb reporting limit, that Purity paid for. No independent test of CALM, no pesticide or heavy-metal numbers, and nothing on the caffeine left in the cup.
Roast & packaging 15% of the rating 3 of 5

Whole beans in nitrogen-flushed bags. No roast date is printed; the best-by date is set 12 months after roasting, per Purity’s help center.
Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5

No recalls or Prop 65 notices found, and it publishes a report for each blend. But it sells on antioxidant and health wording with no antioxidant numbers posted, says every batch is tested while the report is one sample, and pays affiliates.
Value 15% of the rating 2 of 5

$29 for 12 oz is about $2.42 an ounce, the highest here and roughly double a budget organic decaf ($1.42 at Fresh Roasted Coffee). The 5 lb bag is about $1.74 an ounce.

The rating, 3.1 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. $29 for one 12 oz bag. Sold by Purity Coffee’s own Amazon storefront and shipped by Amazon. The listing names the Mountain Water Process.
Vitacost (opens in a new tab) approx. $31.97 for one 12 oz bag. Sold by Vitacost, about $3 more than the maker. The page lists the ingredient line “Decaffeinated organic arabica coffee”.

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

100% Specialty-grade organic Arabica coffee

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 Purity pays) October 2026

Lists Purity Coffee Inc as an organic handler, with “Purity Coffee Calm Whole Bean” and “Calm Ground” 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 Trilogy Analytical Laboratories, paid by Purity Coffee October 2026

Certificate S09302026-54099 for sample Calm_2026-2027, received 5 October and reported 7 October 2026: ochratoxin A and aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 below the 1 ppb reporting limit; the other mold toxins tested below their limits. Mold toxins only. The lab states ISO 17025 validation. 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 5 questions

Is the decaf process really solvent-free?: Purity says CALM goes to a Mountain Water® facility in Mexico where water, not chemical solvents, removes 99.9% of the caffeine (process page (opens in a new tab)). The process’s owner, Descamex (opens in a new tab), describes a water-based process patented in 1987 and organic-certified since 2003. We could not confirm that Purity’s coffee is processed there. US rules still allow methylene chloride in decaf up to 10 ppm (21 CFR 173.255 (opens in a new tab)), which is why we look for a named water process.
Has CALM itself been tested independently?: No. Mamavation (opens in a new tab) tested a different Purity coffee, FLOW, in 2024 and found no mycotoxins, mold, yeast or PFAS but 15 ppb of 2-phenylphenol, a fungicide. CALM’s only published results are Purity’s own mold-toxin report.
How much caffeine is left?: Purity says 99.9% is removed. We found no caffeine result posted for CALM.
Is it high in antioxidants and good for your health?: The page says the water process retains high antioxidant properties. We found no antioxidant results posted, and Purity’s own approach page (opens in a new tab) says nothing on the site is meant to treat or prevent disease. Decaf keeps many of coffee’s observed benefits (see coffee and health).
Do reviews of Purity reflect paid promotion?: Purity runs an affiliate program (opens in a new tab) that pays $10 per new customer, free coffee and bonus payouts, with a 20% discount code for the influencer’s audience. Creators who promote it are paid per new customer, so weigh enthusiastic reviews with that in mind. We found no ownership or investor ties to an influencer.

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

The decaf process is named. Purity says the green coffee goes to a Mountain Water® facility in Mexico, where water, not chemical solvents, removes the caffeine, and that CALM is 99.9% decaffeinated.
USDA’s Organic Integrity Database lists Purity Coffee Inc as certified through Pennsylvania Certified Organic (effective 13 June 2024). Its scope names “Purity Coffee Calm Whole Bean” and “Calm Ground”.
Purity posts a Trilogy Analytical Laboratories certificate for CALM: sample “Calm_2026-2027”, received 5 October 2026, reported 7 October 2026. The four aflatoxins and ochratoxin A are below the lab’s 1 ppb reporting limit, and the other mold toxins are below theirs.
The only ingredient is organic Arabica coffee. The same company also posts reports for its caffeinated blends, so you can compare them.

Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 4 points

At about $29 for 12 oz it costs roughly twice a budget organic decaf such as Fresh Roasted Coffee’s Peru water-processed decaf, about $17 for 12 oz.
The water-process claim is Purity’s own. The process owner’s website describes a water-based process, but we found no independent record that Purity’s coffee goes there, and no lab report for caffeine content.
The posted report covers mold toxins only, and Purity paid for it. We found no pesticide or heavy-metal results for CALM and no independent test of it.
The bag shows a best-by date 12 months after roasting, not a roast date. Subtract a year.

What to know Details worth knowing first

How the caffeine comes out is the main question with decaf. Methylene chloride is still allowed in U.S. decaf: the FDA permits up to 10 parts per million in decaffeinated roasted coffee (21 CFR 173.255). A petition to remove it has been open since FDA announced it in January 2024, and FDA reopened the comment period in May 2026 (it closed on 29 June 2026). We found no decision. Water-based processes sidestep the question, which is why we ask decaf makers to name theirs.

CALM names Mountain Water, a water process in Mexico. That is Purity’s description. The process’s owner describes a water-based process too, but we could not check the plant that handles Purity’s beans. Everything else follows Purity’s regular line: a USDA organic listing for this exact coffee, and a posted Trilogy Analytical Laboratories report, paid for by Purity, in which the mold toxins tested came back below the lab’s reporting limits. No independent lab has tested CALM.

For the research on decaf and health, see coffee and health, which notes that decaf keeps many of coffee’s benefits. For what the mold-toxin results do and do not tell you, see mold toxins in food.

What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 7 checks

How Purity Coffee CALM Decaf Whole Bean measures up against our coffee criteria
What we checked	What we found
Published lab tests Verified	Trilogy Analytical Laboratories certificate S09302026-54099 for CALM, reported 7 October 2026, paid for by Purity. Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2 and ochratoxin A are below 1 ppb. Mold toxins only.
Organic or residue-tested Verified	Listed in the Organic Integrity Database as USDA Organic: Purity Coffee Inc, with “Purity Coffee Calm Whole Bean”, NOP ID 8210009205, certified by Pennsylvania Certified Organic.
A roast date Maker’s claim	No roast date is printed. The best-by date is 12 months after roasting, so subtract a year (Purity help center).
Chemical-free decaf Maker’s claim	Mountain Water® process, described by Purity as water, not chemical solvents. The process owner, Descamex, describes a water-based process organic-certified since 2003; we could not check Purity’s plant.
Pesticide and heavy-metal results from Purity Not verified	Purity says it tests for both. No results are posted for CALM.
Hot coffee kept off plastic Maker’s claim	Sold as whole beans, so nothing hot touches the packaging.
Notices and recalls Verified	We found no FDA enforcement report and no California Prop 65 notice naming Purity Coffee when we searched on 23 Oct 2026.

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 14 sources

Purity Coffee CALM Decaf product page. Maker’s page. Seen 23 October 2026: $29 for 12 oz; ingredient line; chemical-free water process removing 99.9% of caffeine. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Purity Coffee: The Purity Process (decaffeination, testing). Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Purity Coffee: Our Approach and Disclaimer. Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Purity Coffee: affiliate program sign-up. Maker’s page. Re-opened 23 October 2026: $10 on every new customer order, higher rates and free coffee as affiliates grow, and 20% off a first order for the affiliate’s audience. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Trilogy Analytical Laboratories certificate of analysis for CALM (reported 7 October 2026). Test report. Hosted by Purity but issued by the lab, with Purity Coffee as client. Shows the lab name, dates, methods and reporting limits. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Descamex: Mountain Water Process decaffeination (Córdoba, Veracruz). Independent source. The process owner’s own page: water-based extraction patented in 1987 and organic-certified in 2003 by OCIA. It does not name Purity as a customer. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
USDA Organic Integrity Database: Purity Coffee Inc. Certifier or regulator listing. Checked 22 October 2026 (not re-opened on 23 October). Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Mamavation: premium coffee tested for PFAS, mycotoxins and 500+ pesticides (2024). Test report. Tested Purity Coffee Flow, not CALM. Mamavation earns affiliate income. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Purity Coffee help center: When was my whole bean coffee roasted?. Maker’s page. Re-opened 23 October 2026 (through the help center’s own embedded page): every bag has a Best By date printed, 12 months after the roast date. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
21 CFR 173.255: methylene chloride in decaffeinated coffee, up to 10 ppm. Certifier or regulator listing. The federal rule that still allows the solvent. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Federal Register, 28 May 2026: food additive petition to remove methylene chloride and three other solvents, comment period reopened. Certifier or regulator listing. Docket FDA-2023-F-5684. Opened 23 October 2026 through the Federal Register’s own API: the notice reopens comments on the petition FDA announced on 11 January 2024, until 29 June 2026. We did not look for anything newer. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Amazon and Vitacost listings: Purity Coffee CALM, 12 oz. Independent source. Opened 23 October 2026. Amazon $29.00, sold by PurityCoffee; the listing names the Mountain Water Process. Vitacost $31.97, UPC 862707000383. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
openFDA: food enforcement reports (recalling firm search). Certifier or regulator listing. Searched 23 Oct 2026: no matches. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched by alleged violator (exact phrase “Purity Coffee”) on 23 Oct 2026: no notice. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Alternatives Other options to compare 2 options

Fresh Roasted Coffee Organic Peru Water-Processed Decaf About $17 for 12 oz, organic, with a roast-date sticker. Its testing rests on the maker’s word.
Counter Culture Slow Motion (decaf) (opens in a new tab) Organic and described as Swiss Water Process decaf, about $20 for 12 oz, with a roasted-on date on the bag. No lab results.

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