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Side Effects of Chicory With Coffee

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Susan Ferrandino

Chicory can be used as a coffee substitute or blended with coffee. Chicory is not a coffee, nor does it come from a coffee bean. Instead, chicory is a hardy perennial botanically named Cichorium intybus. The leaves of this plant can be used in salads. The root of the plant is used in coffee.