Chicory Extract
Level 1 — Generally benignIn Winter's Dictionary
Chicory Extract is a flavoring — Natural flavor extract; blending with coffee
Also: Cichorium intybus, Wild Succory
What it does
Natural flavor extract; blending with coffee
Where you'll see it
Butter, caramel, chocolate, coffee, maple, nut, root beer, sarsaparilla, vanilla, wintergreen, birch beer flavorings; beverages, ice cream, ices, candy, baked goods
Benefits
In ancient times used as narcotic before operations; herbalists used leaves as poultice for swellings, inflammations.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- Notes: Also ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): In ancient times it was used as a narcotic, sometimes administered before operations