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Coffee substitute

Coffee substitutes are non-coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
products, usually without caffeine

Caffeine

Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a psychoactive stimulant drug and a mild diuretic. Caffeine was discovered by a German chemist, Friedrich Ferdinand Runge, in 1819....
, that are used to imitate coffee. Coffee substitutes can be used for medical, economic and religious reasons, or simply because coffee is not available. Roasted grain beverages

Roasted grain beverage

A roasted grain beverage is a hot beverage made from one or more cereal roasted and commercially processed into crystal or powder form to be reconstituted later in hot water....
are common substitutes for coffee.

In World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, acorn

Acorn

The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oak tree . It is a nut , containing a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule....
s were used to make coffee despite tasting foul. During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
coffee was also scarce in the South

Southern United States

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Coffee substitutes are non-coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
products, usually without caffeine

Caffeine

Roasted grain beverage

World War II

Acorn

American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
coffee was also scarce in the South

Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
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Coffee substitutes are sometimes used in preparing foods served to children or to people who avoid caffeine, or in the belief that they are healthier than coffee. For religious reasons, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes known as Mormons, are not supposed to consume coffee but may enjoy a substitute.

Some culinary traditions, like that of Korea

Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
, include beverages made from roasted grain instead of coffee or tea (including boricha, oksusu cha
Oksusu cha

Oksusu cha is a traditional Korean tisane made from boiled roasted Maize kernels. It contains no Camellia sinensis.To prepare oksusu cha, corn kernels are thoroughly dried and then roasted until they turn golden brown or brown....
, and hyeonmi cha
Hyeonmi cha

Hyeonmi cha is a tisane made from roasted brown rice.To make hyeonmi cha, brown rice is washed, then roasted in a pot. Then water is poured into the pot, brought to a boil, and then simmered for approximately ten minutes....
). These do not substitute for coffee, but fill its niche as an (optionally sweetened) hot drink.

Ingredients

Grain coffee and other substitutes can be made by roasting

Roasting

Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting usually causes caramelization or Maillard reaction of the surface of the food, which is considered a flavour enhancement....
or decocting

Decoction

A decoction is a method of solvent extraction of herbal or plant material, which includes, but is not limited to:*Stems*Roots*Barkand*Rhizomes....
various organic substances.

Some ingredients used include: almond

Almond

The Almond is a species of tree of the genus Prunus, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae and native to the Middle East....
, acorn

Acorn

The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oak tree . It is a nut , containing a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule....
, asparagus

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the vegetable known as asparagus is obtained....
, malt

Malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air....
ed barley

Barley

Barley is an annual plant cereal grain derived from the grass Hordeum vulgare. It serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food, as well as the making of alcoholic beverages beer and whisky....
, beech

Beech

Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe and North America.The leaf of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad....
nut, beetroot, carrot

Carrot

The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange or white, or red-white blend in colour, with a crisp texture when fresh. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot....
, chicory

Chicory

Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
seed, dandelion root (see dandelion coffee

Dandelion coffee

Dandelion coffee is an infusion or herbal tea, and coffee substitute, made from the root of the dandelion plant. The roasted dandelion root pieces and the beverage have some resemblance to coffee in appearance and taste....
), fig

FIG

FIG may refer to:* F?d?ration Internationale de Gymnastique* International Federation of Surveyors...
, boiled-down molasses

Molasses

Okra

Okra , also known as ladyfinger and gumbo, is a flowering plant in the Malvaceae , valued for its edible green fruits. Okra's binomial nomenclature is Abelmoschus esculentus; it is occasionally referred to by the synonym, Hibiscus esculentus L....
seed, pea

Pea

A pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the legume Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas. Although treated as a vegetable in cooking, it is botanically a fruit....
, persimmon

Persimmon

A persimmon, known to the ancient Greeks as "the fruit of the gods" is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees of the genus Diospyros in the ebony wood family ....
seed, potato

Potato

The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family. The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well....
peel, rye

Rye

Rye is a Poaceae grown extensively as a grain and forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe and is closely related to barley and wheat. Rye grain is used for flour, rye bread, rye beer, some rye whiskey, some vodkas, and animal fodder....
, sassafras

Sassafras

Sassafras is a genus of three species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia.Sassafras trees grow from 15?35 m tall and 70?150 cm in diameter, with many slender branches, and smooth, orange-brown bark....
pits, sweet potato

Sweet potato

The 'sweet potato' is a dicotyledonous plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Amongst the approximately 50 genera and more than 1000 species of this family, only I....
, wheat bran.

Ground roasted chicory

Chicory

Common chicory is a bushy perennial plant herb with blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. It grows as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America, where it has become naturalized....
root has been sold commercially on a large scale since around 1970, and it has become a mainstream product, both alone and mixed with real coffee. It was widely used during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
on both sides, and has long enjoyed popularity especially in New Orleans, where Luzianne

Luzianne

Luzianne is the brand name for a line of Southern beverages and packaged goods, most famously Luzianne Iced Tea. Though most Luzianne products are available throughout the country, the popularity of the brand rests mainly in the Southern United States....
has long been a popular brand in this respect.

Postum

Postum

Postum was a powdered roasted grain beverage sold by the Kraft Foods company as a coffee substitute. The caffeine-free beverage mix was created by company founder C....
was an instant type of coffee substitute made from wheat bran, wheat

Wheat

Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
, molasses

Molasses

Molasses is a thick by-product from the processing of the sugar beet or sugar cane into sugar. The word molasses comes from the Portuguese language word mela?o, which comes from "meli", the Greek word for "honey"....
, and maltodextrin from corn. It reached its height of popularity in the United States during World War II

World War II

Rationing

Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarcity goods or services. Rationing controls the size of the ration, one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time....
. It remained popular for many years but is no longer made .

Cafix and Pero

Pero (beverage)

Pero is an instant natural beverage, usually served hot, made from malted barley, barley, and chicory. Pero is a product of Switzerland. In the United States, it is imported by InterNatural Foods, LLC....
are two European brands of cereal coffee substitutes which are also available in health-food stores in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Produced in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, Cafix and Pero are both made of malted barley, chicory, barley, rye, and beetroots.

Nestlé

Nestlé

Nestl? is a Multinational corporation packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, and listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange with a turnover of over 87 billion Swiss francs....
Caro

Caro Instant Beverage

Caro Instant Beverage, more commonly referred to as simply Caro, is brand of caffeine-free beverages. Some consider it a coffee substitute....
is made of roasted barley, malted barley, chicory, and rye and enjoyed as a coffee substitute. In Germany, it is sold under the name Caro-Kaffee and Caro Malzkaffee

Preparation

Some commercially available preparations are finely powdered and dissolve instantly in hot water
Some coffee substitutes, like chicory, are ground and brewed like coffee
Some coffee substitutes, like roasted barley grains, are left whole and boiled and steeped like tea

Coffee substitute

Ingredients

Preparation

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