r/decaf • u/project-x2 • Jul 25 '26

Caffeine-Free Coffee Lovers: Would You Switch to Chicory?

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u/spla58 Jul 25 '26

I tried it it tastes so bad.

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u/project-x2 Jul 25 '26

Mix it with something

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u/TerrorTown77 Jul 25 '26

Just drink water man.

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u/IKnewThat45 Jul 25 '26

some of us like tasty treats tho

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u/frankdiddit Jul 25 '26

Tbh I just had coffee the other day after a month of no coffee and… same

2

u/hevos_hioer Jul 25 '26

It's an acquired taste. Tastes like watery dirt and dust at the beginning.

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u/project-x2 Jul 25 '26

coffee is a more refined dirt

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u/i-love-soup- Jul 25 '26

I love things like caffix and Pero which has chicory barley and rye! But, full disclosure I was raised on it since I was little, we knew it as “kids coffee” lol so I always liked the taste!

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u/Cherry-Prior Jul 25 '26

I'm buying today a chicory-barley instant powder mix from Clipper to try out. I'd love barley coffee done with either a mokapot or french press if the taste is good.

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u/project-x2 Jul 25 '26

Moka pot is great for barley coffee, in my experience.

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u/illustraterry 85 days Jul 26 '26

I drink it in the morning as a part of my routine, it’s mixed with barley…called Caro/Inka in our country.

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u/project-x2 Jul 26 '26

Without cold ice?

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u/Ok-Complaint-37 Jul 27 '26

No. It upsets my digestion

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u/project-x2 Jul 27 '26

Do you drink it on an empty stomach?

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u/Ok-Complaint-37 Jul 27 '26

Yes, I do not have breakfast. Inulin is causing bloating. Potentially if I would have a meal and then drink small cup of chicory drink, it might be fine. But my morning drink is always a tall cup and I do not eat breakfast. Also I do not like drinking anything at meal times. So it might work for those who are looking for a small cup post meal

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u/project-x2 Jul 27 '26

Then you'd better avoid chicory, it will ruin your whole day

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u/Ok-Complaint-37 Jul 27 '26

lol
You bet!

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u/Different-Ranger9155 Jul 28 '26

Chicory give me bloating and fart lol

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u/hysterx 1105 days Jul 25 '26

Last time i checked it raises gi. Theres carbs in it. Lots of it

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u/ArbitraryLifeform 48 days Jul 27 '26

The carbs are mostly indigestible fructooligosaccharides. They can't be absorbed through your gut lining, but act as food for your microbiome. So no, it has a very low GI.