Some ingredients used include : almond , acorn , asparagus , barley and malt , beech nut , beetroot , carrot , chicory root , corn , cotton seed , dandelion root , fig , boiled-down molasses , okra seed , pea , persimmon seed , potato peel , rye , sassafras nut , sweet potato . Some ingredients used include : almond , acorn , asparagus , malted barley , beechnut , beetroot , carrot , chicory root , corn , cottonseed , dandelion root ( see dandelion coffee ) , fig , boiled-down molasses , okra seed , pea , persimmon seed , potato peel , rye , sassafras pits , sweet potato , wheat bran .