Worldwide Botanicals Organic French Chicory Root, 1 Pound - Brew Like Coffee, Blend Roasted Chicory Root With Coffee, Acid Free, Caffeine Free, Kosher

When you need to cut down on caffeine, or save some money, this could be the answer. Worldwide Botanicals Organic French Chicory (roasted) has the lovely, familiar roasted taste of coffee. It was a good substitute to lower my caffeine. I had bladder troubles with decaf coffee, but no troubles with full strength coffee or chicory.This is what I did. I normally used about 1/2 cup+ of coffee grounds for 14 cups of brewed coffee. I started by removing one teaspoon of coffee grounds and substituted it with 1/2 teaspoon of the Organic French Chicory before the brewing. The chicory brews darker than coffee. The next time I brewed the coffee, I removed 2 teaspoons of coffee and replaced it with 1 teaspoon of chicory before brewing. I did this for about a week before slowly reducing the coffee grounds further. This is what I did to lower my caffeine.Since chicory has a stronger taste, less of it is needed. That is why it saved money for me. Saving money was a unexpected delight.A few months later, I use 1/4 Cup chicory and 1 Tablespoon of coffee for 14 Cups of water. I sleep better and blood pressure is better. On those days, where I need more caffeine, I just add a little more coffee and less chicory.The chicory has a slightly sweet taste, but it brews much stronger than coffee. That is how it saved money for me.

We use the chicory as an enhancement to the second run through of our coffee grounds in a French press. It adds a subtle yet unique flavor to the second batch, saving money on coffee since we can use it twice. I only takes about a teaspoon in the typical size French press, though some my prefer a table spoon.

Nothing will ever take the place of coffee, but I've really been enjoying the chicory. It's a nice change and I know it's better for me than coffee. I don't get digestive upset or the jitters.

I purchased this to put in my coffee as I wanted to make something similar to the "Coffee and Chicory" that is sold in New Orleans. However, I was surprised when I opened the package and the chicory had almost no fragrance. Normally I'm used to chicory have a strong smell. Anyway, I put some in with my coffee but it produced almost no chicory flavor. Perhaps the chicory was just old. I ended up throwing it out and likely would not buy it again. UPDATE: The merchant reached out and offered a refund. It's not refundable or returnable through the normal Amazon process, so I was glad they reached out. Because of the great (and quick) customer service, I changed the number of stars on my review from 2 to 4.

Made the change to my coffee by mixing it with my other coffee, hopefully soon do a total switch to chickory ,much easier on acid

This is the best coffee substitute for not being able to drink coffee

Great product! I put some chicory in my coffee before brewing. Tastes wonderful.

Good product-fresh and tasty.