FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
DANDELION ROOT, DANDELION ROOT EXTRACT
Ruth Winter.1978. A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives. Crown Publishers, Inc., New York.
A natural extract from the dandelion plant, cultivated as a lawn weed in north America and native to Eurasia. Dandelion coffee is made from the dried roots of the plant. The root extract is used in bitters, butter, caramel, floral, fruit, root beer, and vanilla flavorings for beverages, ice cream, ices, candy and baked goods. The fluid extract is used in butter, caramel, fruit, maple, and vanilla flavorings for beverages, ice cream, ices, candy, and baked goods. There is no known toxicity from ingestion of dandelions.