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Burdock root vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between burdock root and chicory

  • Chicory has less vitamin B6, iron, magnesium, and manganese.
  • Burdock root covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 15% more than chicory.
  • Chicory contains 4 times less magnesium than burdock root. Burdock root contains 38mg of magnesium, while chicory contains 10mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Burdock root, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +51%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 0% 7.6% 0% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17% 6.4%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 9.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +520%
Contains more FolateFolate +60.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2.8mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burdock root Chicory DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.042mg 15%
Magnesium 38mg 10mg 7%
Iron 0.8mg 0.24mg 7%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.062mg 4%
Folate 23µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.145mg 4%
Carbs 17.34g 4g 4%
Phosphorus 51mg 26mg 4%
Copper 0.077mg 0.051mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Calories 72kcal 17kcal 3%
Potassium 308mg 211mg 3%
Choline 11.7mg 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.16mg 2%
Calcium 41mg 19mg 2%
Fiber 3.3g 3.1g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.16mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Protein 1.53g 0.9g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin C 3mg 2.8mg 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 0.9g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.027mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.5%
Contains more OtherOther +85.4%
Contains more WaterWater +18%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.024g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/nutrients
  2. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.