How bout sum New Orleans style french coffee ? Coffee contains caffeine, while chicory is caffeine-free. Chicory is more nutty and is has more soluble solids. You need to use less when you are brewing it. Coffee does not contain inulin, but chicory does ,As a prebiotic fiber, inulin helps feed the bacteria in the gut, which works to even out the good bacteria (aka probiotics) and the bad bacteria !