| has gloss | (noun) trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains
Postum |
| has gloss | eng: Postum is a drink first made by C. W. Post in 1895. It is a powder substitute for coffee that is mixed with water. The ingredients are wheat bran, wheat, molasses, and corn dextrin. |
| has gloss | eng: Postum was a powdered roasted grain beverage sold by the Kraft Foods company as a coffee substitute. The caffeine-free beverage mix was created by The Postum Cereal Company founder C. W. Post in 1895 and produced and marketed by Postum Cereal Company as a healthful alternative to coffee. (The Postum Cereal Company eventually became General Foods which was bought by Kraft Foods.) Post was a student of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg who believed caffeine to be unhealthy. Postum was made from wheat bran, wheat, molasses, and maltodextrin from corn. It was discontinued in 2007. |
| lexicalization | eng: Postum |
| subclass of | (noun) a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it
coffee substitute |
