Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Instant Coffee Substitutes

9 of the top 10 instant coffee substitutes products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The instant coffee substitutes with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 13 instant coffee substitutes with complete data.

  1. 1 Caro

    Caro

    Nestlé · 200 g
    b NOVA 1 7 kcal 0.1 g sugar 0.1 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Chicoree liquide 250 ml

    Chicoree liquide 250 ml

    Leroux · 250 ml
    NOVA 1 20 kcal 2.4 g sugar 1.2 g protein 0.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Cereales con achicoria

    Cereales con achicoria

    Mercadona · 150 g
    NOVA 1 357 kcal 16 g sugar 4.9 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Mati Malt

    Mati Malt

    Favrichon · 250 g
    NOVA 1 331 kcal 7 g sugar 2.7 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Instant Cereal Drink

    Instant Cereal Drink

    inka · 180 g
    NOVA 1 353 kcal 8.2 g sugar 4 g protein 0.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Chicorée cuisine

    Chicorée cuisine

    Bio Lutin · 250 ml
    NOVA 1 128 kcal 6.5 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Chicory and Barley Coffee Alternative

    Chicory and Barley Coffee Alternative

    Clipper · 100g
    NOVA 1 359 kcal 3.5 g sugar 5.5 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Instant bio gabona kávé cikóriával

    Instant bio gabona kávé cikóriával

    Biopont · 100g
    NOVA 1 339 kcal 15 g sugar 3.9 g protein 0.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Mushroom Coffee with Functional & Adaptogenic Mushrooms

    Mushroom Coffee with Functional & Adaptogenic Mushrooms

    N0glitch · 150 g
    NOVA 1 297 kcal 2.2 g sugar 18 g protein 0.3 g fat

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives

  10. 10 Cafe Vienna

    Cafe Vienna

    Maxwell House · 256g
    NOVA 4 448 kcal 58.6 g sugar 3.5 g protein 12.1 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published instant coffee substitutes on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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