The fruits may be used as a coffee substitute.
A tea can be made from the leaves and the roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute.
The root can be roasted and ground to form a coffee substitute.
"Neelix's new coffee substitute could have waited until the morning."
Neelix had stopped by to pour them each more coffee substitute.
It is also used as a caffeine-free coffee substitute in American cuisine.
Afterwards, it was promoted and sold as a coffee substitute for children.
The seeds are roasted for use as a coffee substitute.
Though to be honest, it was better than his coffee substitute.
The main reasons for making coffee substitutes are medical and economic.