The chicory plant is a perennial used to feed livestock, as a folk remedy, and as a vegetable in human diets. The root is ...

Raw chicory leaves are excellent eaten fresh, drizzled with a little vinaigrette, or stir-fried and served as a vegetable side dish. Whole heads of chicory can be baked, poached or griddled.

which is often from chicory; FOS (fructooligosaccharides) from foods like onion and GOS (galactooligosaccharides) from beans and some root vegetables,” says Medlin. The isolated fibres are ...