A few years ago I started to have problems with my stomach due to the acid in coffee, yet I wasn't enthusiastic about giving up coffee. My ayurvedic practioner suggested teeccino first thing in the morning instead of coffee because of the taste, smell, colors of your product. Voila. What a difference this has made. After a few months of a piping hot cup of teeccino in the morning, I reintroduced one cup of coffee after lunch. My stomach is much calmer as a result. I love the flavors of the teeccino teas. They remind me of coffee but without the painful side effects.