Nature’s Roast 100% Roasted Ground Chicory 5.5 oz

Coffee & Chicory is the traditional favorite of many New Orleans natives. Coffee & Chicory blends are best enjoyed with a dose of warmed milk in the “au lait” style. If you love coffee, chicory’s earthy, nutty flavor will be instantly familiar. Brew Nature’s Roast 100% Roasted Ground Chicory alone for a distinctive and satisfying treat, or add it to ground coffee to mellow out a coffee’s bitter notes. Contains no caffeine.  Coffee chicory is grown in many parts of the world, with the largest producers in France and South Africa, and now in the U.S. in the state of Nebraska. The root is grown and harvested much like sugar beets. The roots are pulled from the ground with specialized equipment, cut into small pieces, kiln dried, roasted, ground and packaged. High concentrations of the carbohydrate inulin are caramelized during roasting and converted into d-fructose (fruit sugar). It also contains between 4 and 6 percent protein and a small quantity of fiber. The caramelized fruit-