Through a letter dated November 11th 2021, FSSAI has clarified that the coffee content in the Coffee-Chicory mixture should not be less than 51 % and every package containing a mixture of coffee and chicory should declare the percentage content of Coffee and Chicory separately. Along with that the regulator has reiterated that usage of the term “Pure” can be made only to describe single ingredient foods and Coffee powder containing a chicory cannot be claimed as “Pure Coffee”.
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