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Cardoon vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cardoon and chicory

  • Cardoon has more copper, folate, magnesium, manganese, iron, vitamin B6, potassium, and calcium, while chicory has more fiber.
  • Cardoon covers your daily need for copper, 20% more than chicory.
  • Cardoon contains 85 times more sodium than chicory. While cardoon contains 170mg of sodium, chicory contains only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cardoon, 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 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
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 +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.6%
Contains more IronIron +191.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +352.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +156%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
~equal in Zinc ~0.16mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 0%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardoon Chicory DV% diff.
Copper 0.231mg 0.051mg 20%
Magnesium 42mg 10mg 8%
Folate 68µg 37µg 8%
Sodium 170mg 2mg 7%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.042mg 6%
Potassium 400mg 211mg 6%
Iron 0.7mg 0.24mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 3.1g 6%
Calcium 70mg 19mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.062mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.145mg 4%
Vitamin C 2mg 2.8mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.16mg 1%
Calories 17kcal 17kcal 0%
Protein 0.7g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 4.07g 4g 0%
Net carbs 2.47g 0.9g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.16mg 0%
Phosphorus 23mg 26mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.027mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.041g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more OtherOther +135.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Carbs ~4g
~equal in Water ~94.52g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +800%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.044g

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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. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/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.