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Chicory is a plant with bluish flowers. People use its root to make drinks as a coffee substitute – they first dry, then grind and roast it. Among the useful properties, one can note the absence of caffeine, as well as the presence of antioxidants in the composition.

Stevia is a natural sugar substitute. It is obtained from the extract of the  Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant . Stevia originates from South America (Indian tribes from Brazil and Paraguay used ground leaves as a sweetener), and today it is grown in many countries of the world.

A sweetener is a sweet-tasting substance that does not contain glucose, fructose, or other simple carbohydrate molecules. Since sweeteners do not contain carbohydrates, they have little or no effect on blood glucose levels and do not require the body to produce insulin.