Broad beans vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between broad beans and chicory

The amount of vitamin C, iron, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and folate in broad beans is higher than in chicory.
Broad beans cover your daily vitamin C needs 19% more than chicory.
Chicory has 8 times less vitamin B3 than broad beans. Broad beans have 1.2mg of vitamin B3, while chicory has 0.16mg.
Broad beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of broad beans is 79, while the glycemic index of chicory is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chicory, witloof, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Broad beans

Chicory

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+210%
Contains more IronIron	+525%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+193.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+180.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+161%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.1%

~equal in Calcium ~19mg

~equal in Potassium ~211mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Broad beans

Chicory

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+607.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+106.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+650%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	19.8mg	2.8mg	19%
Iron	1.5mg	0.24mg	16%
Protein	4.8g	0.9g	8%
Phosphorus	73mg	26mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	0.16mg	7%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.1mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.062mg	6%
Folate	58µg	37µg	5%
Magnesium	31mg	10mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.027mg	5%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.16mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	0.044g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.145mg	2%
Calories	62kcal	17kcal	2%
Sodium	41mg	2mg	2%
Fiber	3.6g	3.1g	2%
Carbs	10.1g	4g	2%
Fats	0.5g	0.1g	1%
Copper	0.06mg	0.051mg	1%
Selenium	1µg	0.2µg	1%
Potassium	193mg	211mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.042mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.142g	0.024g	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	1µg	1%
Net carbs	6.5g	0.9g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	19mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.002g	0%
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.016mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.039mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.035mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.005mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.022mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.041mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.015mg	0%